Active life continues

Hello everyone,

This week has been much better for my family. We just got the good news that my mom is going to be fine. All the test that were performed, all the poking and probing, has revealed.... NOTHING! My mom is cancer free and we are so thankful and appreciative to the good lord above for answering our prayers. We celebrated this great news with tears of joy, nervous laughter, huge exhaling and above all hugs and kisses. I am not considered to be an emotional person, but one can not help but to be just that. The best part is that we stayed united in this fight and once again God provided us with the gift of life. My mom is OK, wow! That feels so great to say. My mom is OK, sorry had to say it again. Thank God for blessing us with this gift of life and allowing us to be blessed with so much love.
Now my active life, which did take a back sit, will indeed continue. Thank you for given me this forum to vent. The miracle of life is our greatest blessing, lets not waste it.

Waiting and waiting and waiting some more....

I preach to everyone that patience is a virtue that we must all practice. Now, I pray every night that good lord above grants me the strength to be patient for my mom.
We go on with our daily lives in the hopes for a better tomorrow, but no one says it will be easy. I must practice what I preach and allow my faith to be strong.
The courage that my mom has demonstrated over the last several years has been all inspiring. It allows us as a family to continue to hold on and never lose hope, faith and love. My family is very resilient and my mom is the catalyst. Here's to never losing faith and allowing ourselves to believe in miracles.
My active lifestyle has bee a bit derailed. I have since used my time to be there at my moms side hoping to be her strength and courage the way she has always been for me.
I still go to my sons tennis tournaments and i still coach my nephews baseball team, but I just want to use this format to allow myself to vent or express my feelings. Thank you

Not a good week guys...

My heart is aching, my mind is clouded and my pain is never ending. The reason, my mom. She has been through so much in the last couple of years and now she is being tested yet again. You see, my mom has suffered and survived ovarian cancer. She was strong and never deterred from her faith. She was true to her hope, her faith and her love. Now comes news that she MIGHT have another form of cancer developing in her breasts. When told of this news, she was devastated. Through her devastation, she smiled and with the tears rolling down her face she told us not to worry. You know I can't help to worry.
My heart is aching, my mind is clouded and my pain is never ending. The reason.... my mom.
I know this is not the usual entry, but its my way of coping right now. We (my family and my mom) are strong in the mist of adversity, we have love in the wake of this test and we have each other. Faith is never missing, hope is never lacking and love will be our eternity.
God bless the most beautiful woman... My Mom.

Enjoying the family

We had a huge family get together this past Saturday. We ate like there was no tomorrow and played wiffleball, basketball and tag football. Wow! so exhausting. It was all worth it, love being with the family.
My nephew continued his rein in little league baseball. His team has won the last tournament with a 11 to 10 victory. It was a good thing because we were able to enjoy our family picnic. You know the old saying, nothing tastes better than the sweet taste a victory. Let me tell you, those hot dogs, hamburgers, rice, baked ziti and everything else really taste GREAT! after victory. LOL!
My son is getting so good at tennis. He entered another tennis instructional tournament and finished in third place. This time it wasn't with beginners, it was with the rookie division. I am very proud of him.
This week we have been exercising to burn off all those pounds we gained during this past weekends feast. I am also training with my son, he is so into tennis. I also have another tournament with my nephews little league team. It all fun and enjoyable. I would not want it any other way.
Thank all the heavens for giving me this great gift called life.

The day after

Hello everyone,

We had a scheduled little baseball tournament game that was cancelled yesterday, but today we are back on. The kids are so excited and so am I. It is just a wonderful feeling to see the kids so happy and ready to go. I hope they win, but at the same time I really want then to have fun.
Even though it did rain yesterday, My family and I decided to make the best of it. Just before it started raining, we took off and went to Dave & Busters' at the Palisade's Mall. We played video games, ate (healthy of course) and just had a great time. After we left the Palisade's Mall, we came back home and had a tournament. It was too funny, but the tournament was to see who will be the next WWE Heavyweight champion of the world. My 9 year old son won the tournament and yes we do have the replica belts. I know it might sound crazy but I have a lot of energy and so does my wife and kids. These things happen in my crazy active world. Then I had to attend seminar at 8 pm, so play time was over. But I thank all the heavens for allowing me this gift called life.

Wow! I am so tired. My nephew is in an awesome little league baseball tournament in the Bronx. We, my younger brother and I, have been practicing to get the kids ready and it paid off. The team was great. Though they lost the first game, they came back to win the next three games to advance to the next round. It is electrifying and keeps me young. Lets see what happens in the next round.
You would think that would be all, but no. I also had to take my son to his king of the court tennis tournament. My son, Brandon, is 9 years old and just discovered how fun tennis can be. He wanted to join this tournament and I said yes. It was great how well the instructors worked with the children. My son finished second in his division (beginners). I had a ball, thank God for giving me the blessings to enjoy my family. Till my next blog, stay healthy and stop to smell the roses.

Sad day....

When I was driving my son to camp, I heard on the radio that George Steinbrenner past away. For those who don't know, he was the owner of the greatest franchise in the world; The New York Yankees. We have a love hate relationship with him here in New York. It is so sad that we realized so late how great he really was. My condolences go out to his family , God bless.