staff.thevillagechurch.net/p… My son and I have the opportunity to go on a mission trip at the end of this month. We would appreciate any help. If you feel moved to donate please click the link. Thank you!!

Big Time!!! Congrats @jacksongraham45 you deserve this. Continue to work hard, don't get complacent, and be the Man you are suppose to be!!! Congrats!!!

Big Time!! Congrats @coltonnussmeier

All Glory to God!! Thankful to have received an offer from The University of Georgia #GoDawgs @RecruitMarcusFB @Talonsmith_ @adamgorney @samspiegs @MikeRoach247

Confidence leads to motivation. Motivation leads to effort. Effort leads to success. Success leads to confidence. And the cycle continues.

Big Time!!!!!

Congratulations to our Competitive Character Award Winners for week #3

Sean McVay said, "We attack success. We don't fear failure." Are you playing to win or are you playing not to lose? People today are afraid to start because they're afraid to "fail". • It means taking risks. • It means trying new things. 5 Things to Know About Fear of Failure: 1. Failure Isn't Permanent - Failure isn’t a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of bravery. Setbacks are temporary. Challenges are temporary. Reframe the language and perception around challenges or "failures". Remember, that this moment isn't permanent and it doesn't define you. 2. Resilience is a Choice - Resilience isn't about avoiding challenges. It's about choosing to face that adversity and bounce forward. By deciding to bounce back and bounce forward, you're building the strength needed for future successes. It’s the process of bouncing forward in life with adaptability, grit, and toughness. 3. Where you are today, isn't where you will be - Growth only happens when you learn from your mistakes and make it a habit. A growth mindset starts with the belief that your abilities and intelligence can be developed through hard work, dedication, and perseverance. View it as a step towards success rather than a permanent setback. 4. Think Feedback, not "Failure" - "Failure" is not the end but an opportunity for learning and growth. View every critique and setback as feedback, not failure. This shift in perspective can transform your approach and enabled that growth-mindset to focus on the journey rather than the outcome. 5. Eliminate The Noise - Nothing happens without focus. Clear out the distractions and focus on what matters to you. By staying focused, you are able to channel your energy and resources towards our goals and make progress towards them. Define your goals, set your standards, and don’t let anyone dictate your limits.

Texas High School lost a legend last night. Coach WT Stapler passed away at the age of 90. He was former Head Coach at Winters, Conroe, Sweetwater, Ft Worth Boswell, Andrews, and Brownwood. Please pass along your prayers to his family. @THSCAcoaches @Matt_Stepp817

Boom!!!! @jacksongraham45

Big Time!!!!! @DavidAdegbenro8

2 games. 2 W’s. 2 impressive performances by the Hughes brothers. @CarterHughes_ @tylerhughes_ #GATA #ThisisTitanTerritory

Heard this at church about perspective… “We try to mask our scars, in hopes no one sees our failures. We have this illusion scars mean loss…NOT TRUE! No matter win/loss, scars reveal you were in a battle! I want to be with that guy, not the guy that won’t fight.”

Ed Reed on learning the defense "Guys are not taking notes..... there's no way you're going to remember this whole playbook."

BOOM!!!! Congrats @JoseCastillo_88 . Well deserved!!!

Two summers ago, Kara Lawson was speaking to her Duke basketball team. She wanted them to shift their mindset. What followed was 2 minutes of gold on how to be successful. Here’s Lawson on embracing hard things: “We all wait in life for things to get easier. Think in your own life. I just gotta get through this, and then it'll be easy … It's what we do. We wait for stuff to get easier. “It will never get easier. What happens is you handle hard better. “Most people think life is gonna get easier. Basketball is gonna get easier. School is gonna get easier. It never gets easier. What happens is you become someone that handles hard stuff better. “That's a mental shift that has to occur and each of your brains. If you go around waiting for stuff to get easier in life, it's never going to happen. And then what happens? Oh, it's so hard. Oh, I can't do it. When is it going to be easy for me? Oh, it's easy for other people. “It's not. It's hard. And the second we see you handling hard better, what are we gonna do? We're gonna make it harder. Because we're preparing you for when you leave here. Not just basketball – in life. “And if you think life when you leave college is going to all of a sudden get easy because you graduated and you got a degree, it's not going to get easier. It's going to get harder. “Make yourself a person that handles hard well, not someone that's waiting for the easy. Because if you have a meaningful pursuit in life, it will never be easy. If you're trying to win a championship, if you're trying to have a family … Ask your parents. Do you think it was ever easy for them? “If you want to be successful, it goes to the people that handle hard well. Those are the people that get the stuff they want … If it's hard, don't get discouraged. It's supposed to be. Don't wait for it to be [easy]. It won't. "Make yourself someone that handles hard well, and then whatever comes, you're going to be great.” – My takeaways: 1. This isn’t about sports. It’s about building a business, building a family, building a community, being a valuable citizen and every other meaningful thing in life. 2. “Hard” doesn’t mean “bad.” There can be joy in hard things. 3. There’s a Haitian proverb: “Behind mountains are more mountains.” There’s always another one to climb. 4. What you see on social media is a facade. People make their lives look glamorous online. Behind the screen is a human being struggling through their journey. 5. None of us are immune to difficulty (even if some try to appear that way). 6. “Easy” is convenient, “hard” is fulfilling. What satisfies you in the short-term robs you in the long run. 7. Have you ever heard someone tell a story about how easy a great achievement was? 8. “Easy choices hard life, hard choices easy life” misses the point. We shouldn’t seek an easy life to begin with. 9. Instead, build your capacity for difficult things. Then find joy in the process of handling those things. 10. No meaningful life travels an easy road. ||| Hope this is helpful. Follow me @TMitrosilis for more writing. I also write a weekly newsletter on the process of improvement → theprocess.news/subscribe

Coach Leach On Working Through Adversity “Nothing is really, really, really fun… unless it’s hard” Via @CoachBechler

Congrats @Chance2Robbins!!!! Keep them coming. Whomever you choose will get a good one!!

Congratulations @CHSTitanTennis Coach Fair for being named FISD Coach of Influence for the fall semester.