David and Melody

September 1, 2012

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Derrick Tribbey:

Love seeing your weddings again! I long to be like the Lauren Clark! Looks like life is treating you well and congrats! Take care! The ring shot is my fave!

 (09.01.12 @ 01:37 PM)
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Agra vs Carney

August 31, 2012

Let me begin by saying that 6 years ago when Josh decided to go back to school to be a teacher and a football coach I was not supportive. I had this idea of what being a coach's wife would look like and what our marriage and family life would look like and I would't have it. It was really terrible of me and I am so thankful that I've had the opportunity and time to grow up in love and maturity since then. 

If you know me very well then you know that I don't really care about sports, I was always in art classes instead of sports and thought that watching them was boring. I never knew the players, I never knew what was happening at any given moment and I thought the people were crazy who got all into it. 

Now I understand. It's all about the players! Now that I know these kids, I believe in them, and I want them to WIN! I was screaming and clapping the whole game! It was so exciting, I almost cried after the first touchdown. I know, dramatic. Maybe it's my pregnancy hormones. 
Yes, I did just type that. I think it was just this swelling of pride in my husband and the team that he cares so much about. He doesn't just go through the motions to get a paycheck, but he really, really wants these kids to succeed and have it all. It made me so proud of him, proud to be his wife.

I was photographing the team running onto the field, grabbed a few shots of my awesome hubby and then it happened, Blake took it down the field for a touchdown within minutes of the game starting. I was SO excited that I just welled up with pride and emotion. WHHAAA? Me, get excited over football? Yes, God changes people! It is true and it is totally amazing. It's evidence that we are right where we are supposed to be. 

I am thrilled to be Coach Clark's wife and can't wait to go to as many games as little Solomon will allow. I kept him out with me strapped into that stroller the entire time, he was a trooper and is now happily sleeping, hopefully until 10 AM. 

So yes, we won our first home game and yes, I am pregnant and cry all the time. 8 weeks to be exact. Both are really exciting. I've already gained about 5 pounds and am psyching myself out not to gain 70 again. Oh my.

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Solomon is so loved here. He has about 20 babysitters waiting to watch him while I take photos. Thanks Coach Peveler!

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melissapepin:

:-D woohoo!!!! Congrats lady!

 (08.31.12 @ 11:50 PM)
Janalin:

Congrats Lauren! What a blessing you are to Josh. Do you follow Time Warp Wife? You and I are walking a similar path with the Lord right now and I find her blog very encouraging as I do yours as well. God Bless your growing family!!! xo

(09.01.12 @ 12:14 AM)
lroah:

Congratulations!!!!! SO happy for you. Great football pics too - what lens are you using? You still a Canon user?

(09.01.12 @ 01:00 AM)
Carri (Neu) Strom:

Oh Lauren, congratulations!! That's just wonderful! I can imagine that being a coaches wife would be so hard. I remember seeing you at Love Affair and I remember that you had been having some hard times, and maybe that was part of it. God has obviously blessed you! I know you must be so proud of Josh. I grew up in a very small town, football was everything to all the people there. The coaches families were always watched after. Let all those high school girls help you with Soloman. Those boys and parents are so lucky to have you taking all those awesome pictures too. So good to see you post about your sweet little life, I admire you!

 (09.01.12 @ 06:08 AM)
Harold Clark:

Congratulations Josh and your team! It's always nice to have a win and the first game win always gives an extra measure of confidence. Lauren, love the photos, you would make a great sports photographer. So happy to hear that Solomon will soon have have a little brother/sister. The Clark family is so fortunate to have you in our family. Thanks for the blog!.

(09.01.12 @ 08:46 AM)
Michal:

Congratulations on bambino number two! Love the football pics too. :)

 (09.01.12 @ 11:50 AM)
AllieN:

Aww! CONGRATULATIONS LAUREN!!! I'm so happy for you and your growing family!

 (09.04.12 @ 08:36 AM)
Shallin:

Congratulations!!! What a blessing! I am so happy and excited for you.

 (09.07.12 @ 05:53 PM)
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Agra Football, home scrimmage

August 26, 2012

I'm getting a little bit better at knowing where to anticipate the action! Here are a few from the home scrimmage last Friday.

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The only way I could handle Solomon without a babysitter or his Mimi was to strap him into the stroller and wheel him around everywhere while feeding him apples... that only lasted so long!
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Thank goodness for Josh's mom! I wouldn't be able to be at a game longer than an hour without her!
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Sarah Little:

Wonderful! Congrats to you and Josh! And, I'm so happy to see that Josh now wears Orange and Black... even if its not for the Cowboys!

(09.01.12 @ 08:15 AM)
Kristin:

Imagine my surprise to come to your blog tonight and find YOU photographing football, HELLO! And you are preggo!!!! YIPEE! I'm so excited for you!!!

Congrats on all the success!!! And you can't just blog a football shot without sharing the knowledge baby...what lens? LOL

Love,
kristin

 (09.01.12 @ 08:41 PM)
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We met a rooster

August 26, 2012

Life is still really crazy. I feel like a single mom most of the time with Josh teaching and coaching, and so my time to blog has been really lacking. We went to a friend's house this weekend to get some face time with other human beings (Solomon mostly just sees me each day unless we plan an outing) and he got to play with dogs, kittens, this little rooster and goats! He loved it and especially loved jumping on the trampoline. What a lively boy he is turning into, always running around, always moving, always exploring. That's my kind of boy.

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Becca:

Hey Lauren--I came to one of your brainwashes about a year and a half ago, and I remember you saying Josh was almost done with his education degree--and I've been kicking myself ever since, because when you said he was going to coach, I think I actually grimiced! What a jerk I am! My husband is a coach, so my initial reaction came from a very real part of my heart--but I hate that I did not follow up with a reassurance of how wonderful it is to have our mission field on the football field. I hope things at home aren't too hard with his long hours, and I also hope that each of your faiths are made stronger and more relevant every day! Have a great season, coach's wife!

 (08.27.12 @ 11:11 AM)
Lauren:

Becca, I read "The Coach's Wife", a book about what to expect being a Christian coach's wife and it was so awesome! It prepared me with real expectations and I'm not really bothered by the long hours at all. I feel very involved with the team and the community and I actually love it!

 (08.28.12 @ 09:17 PM)
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First scrimmage

August 18, 2012

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I went to Agra's first scrimmage last night with Solomon strapped on my hip and was able to take a few photos of the action. I need to get much better at anticipating where the action will be, but I am much better than I was back when I photographed the Texas Tech games 7 years ago. It is so much fun living in a small community where everyone waves at you when they drive by and people just stop by to say hello, this is the perfect place for us! More football photos coming in the future! 

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