I have had the priviledge of coaching 4 Upward cheerleading squads in the last 3 years. It has been an experience that God has used to grow me in so many ways. These girls (around 28 of them so far) have been a joy to coach. We have our "moments", girls like to talk and giggle and play. God has shown me how precious that is and I appreciate it more now than I am irritated by it. I have seen shy, quiet girls willing step up and be on top of the pyramid (albeit a small pyramid :) hold their arms up and grin from ear to ear! There have been girls who are outgoing, obvious leaders who learned to be effective leaders of their peers not bullying their friends into action. I have had numerous opportunities to minister to families. You can truly never know what is going on in the lives of these kiddos. They are each so unique and I have sweet memories of each squad. So, if you have the opportunity to be a part of an Upward league in your area take advantage. This is an incredible ministry to the families of our community and I thank God for allowing me to be a part of it!
So, this is how our family spends our Saturdays :) Yes we are an Upward family! Ben coaches our son's team and I coach 1 of our daughter's cheer squad. Our other daughter has the pleasure of being on a team with lots of girls from our church and is coached by a friend of ours from church. We travel between 2 different churches on Saturdays trying to see as much of each game as our schedule allows. No complaints from the Jarboe Team though, this is our season of life and God is showing me how quickly it will be gone!
When I get this all figured out I'll try to add some pictures of the action!
Here is a link to Upward's web site for more information. http://www.upward.org
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I saw your comment on Jennifer's blog and thought I would check you all out.
Ann Kelly
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