KeriFranz

Christ Follower, Wife, Boy Mom, homeschool teacher, cheerleader to my kids,KU alum,and sports fanatic!!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@FrommJake It was a blessing to meet you last night! You were everything my boys were hoping you’d be: gracious, kind, and amazingly FRIENDLY! Thank you for letting us interrupt your favorite song to chat and take a family pic and selfie!! God bless you like u blessed us!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

Well done Elijah!!!

[SMC PIONEERS @GOSMCPIONEERS]

Baseball ⚾️ Pioneers defeat CIU, 9-1 in the opening round of the AAC Baseball Tournament. Travis Dannecker pitches a complete game and 3 hits each by Elijah Franz and Jarian Pinckney. #RollNeers #AACBase

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

Craziest play by a pitcher! Bare hands a line drive headed up the middle! SMC vs Union commonwealth!
@GOSMCPIONEERS @UnionCU_ky
@espn

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@StetsonCulbert1 @SMCPioneerSball Congrats to her. Let her know our son Elijah plays baseball there at SMC and if she has questions we are available! 💙

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@PaytonHerring16 @SMCPioneerSball @kimberlybraxton Congrats!! We are fury family too (baseball) and our son is a rising junior at SMC on their baseball team. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Or we will see you on the field behind you! 💙

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

Praying for Gods healing over this great coach!

[Elijah Franz @ElijahFranz5]

One of the best leaders of men I’ve ever been around! He gave me a chance when no one else did! I am praying for healing in Jesus name! Love ya coach!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@furmanstrength CONGRATS!!!

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Giannis on LIFE.

"When you focus on the past, that’s your ego. When you focus on the future, that’s your pride. I try to focus on the moment, in the present. That’s humility."

A reminder for all of us: Stay grounded. Be present. Humility wins.

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@coachcjstone Happy birthday Coach! Saw the hilight win last night on tv! Well done!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@INNvision_FIHS Finish strong fury!!!!!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@lauren_vasiliou I’ve homeschooled 19 years and it’s been the best decision ever! You won’t regret the time with your kids to openly discuss truth! Teacher manuals and YouTube classes for free will help guide you if you choose to teach.

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@Wendi_Irlbeck Keep impacting in ALL areas of lives!! Amen!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@Wendi_Irlbeck We waited to give phones until they could dive at 16 or 17! We figured if everyone else had one then it’d be easy for our kids to call us if they needed anything! 😂 We live with a “no regrets” motto and we definitely don’t regret waiting this long!!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@coachcjstone CONGRATULATIONS to you and your precious wife!!! Excited for you all!!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@Wendi_Irlbeck I know your posts are mostly geared towards athletes but have you considered adding nutrition info for the menopausal busy sports mom trying to keep unwanted weight off while helping athlete child with his nutrition? (2 different meal plans and prep work!) Thank you!

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

The struggle is real! Glad he spoke truth so we are educated!

[Braden Appelhans @AppelhansBraden]

Those of you who follow New Mexico basketball may have noticed I haven’t been playing or anyone who knows me may have noticed I have been so distant from everyone and there is a good reason for that. 

I have struggled with depression off and on since high school. I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in 4th grade. I was put on medication to help with school and only took it during school (summers and weekends off) I was told my medication had a slight antidepressant in it. Since my depression wasn’t constant and would come and go my parents just helped me through it, thinking my medication would help.

Last spring, after taking a medical redshirt, trying to recover from surgery, and learning how to balance school with a tough travel schedule my depression showed up in a big, bad, scary way!  I went home after school got out, got into my doctor, and started on an antidepressant.  

I returned to UNM for summer and fall and killed it in practice.  Was earning playing time and showing signs of having a great season.  However, in late September I started spiraling into a dark place again. My coaches noticed a dramatic change.  I would call me several times a day to my mom in just a complete meltdown. I couldn’t make it through a practice without breaking down in tears.  I couldn’t function, stopped doing homework, lost interest in basketball, and was going down a dark path to the point where I was questioning if I should even be here.  My coaches called my mom and said she needed to come and be with me.  She was on a plane the next day and spent 4 days in Albuquerque.  I went to see the team doctor and learned my ADHD medication and depression medication were canceling each other out.  For about 6 months I wasn’t getting any medication.  I got on a new medication that worked with my ADHD meds and got in with the sports therapist.  Slowly but surely I started to feel like myself again.  Then the start of the semester came and anxiety attacks kicked in. They would hit me out of the blue.  They were almost crippling and exhausting.  So back to the doctor I went and decided it was time to stop the ADHD meds - too much stimulation.  Now I am about 2 months ADHD meds free.  Grades are still good and I feel like myself again. I still take an antidepressant every day but I am in such a better place!

Through all of this, I missed practices and games.  My coaches, teammates and everyone involved in Lobo basketball put me in a protective cocoon and took great care of me and I couldn’t be more thankful for them. My coaches decided to limit me to make sure I was mentally healthy.  I've handled it the best way possible and I understand their decision because I know what a dark scary place I was in.

You change from here.

I am so grateful that I reached out for help. I knew I could call my parents, coaches, and teammates at any time.  Most people (young kids and young adults especially) don’t have that. Most don’t dare to reach out and ask for help. I hope someone reading this will see that it can happen to anyone, even kids who are living out their dreams.  Everyone needs help at some point. 

So there it is. That is the big story and mystery as to why I haven’t been on the floor and why I have been so distant from everyone. I have accepted that I have an invisible injury that I am fixing and is well on the mend!   I will be back in a Lobo jersey next year! 

-BA1

[Braden Appelhans @AppelhansBraden]

Those of you who follow New Mexico basketball may have noticed I haven’t been playing or anyone who knows me may have noticed I have been so distant from everyone and there is a good reason for that. 

I have struggled with depression off and on since high school. I was diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety in 4th grade. I was put on medication to help with school and only took it during school (summers and weekends off) I was told my medication had a slight antidepressant in it. Since my depression wasn’t constant and would come and go my parents just helped me through it, thinking my medication would help.

Last spring, after taking a medical redshirt, trying to recover from surgery, and learning how to balance school with a tough travel schedule my depression showed up in a big, bad, scary way!  I went home after school got out, got into my doctor, and started on an antidepressant.  

I returned to UNM for summer and fall and killed it in practice.  Was earning playing time and showing signs of having a great season.  However, in late September I started spiraling into a dark place again. My coaches noticed a dramatic change.  I would call me several times a day to my mom in just a complete meltdown. I couldn’t make it through a practice without breaking down in tears.  I couldn’t function, stopped doing homework, lost interest in basketball, and was going down a dark path to the point where I was questioning if I should even be here.  My coaches called my mom and said she needed to come and be with me.  She was on a plane the next day and spent 4 days in Albuquerque.  I went to see the team doctor and learned my ADHD medication and depression medication were canceling each other out.  For about 6 months I wasn’t getting any medication.  I got on a new medication that worked with my ADHD meds and got in with the sports therapist.  Slowly but surely I started to feel like myself again.  Then the start of the semester came and anxiety attacks kicked in. They would hit me out of the blue.  They were almost crippling and exhausting.  So back to the doctor I went and decided it was time to stop the ADHD meds - too much stimulation.  Now I am about 2 months ADHD meds free.  Grades are still good and I feel like myself again. I still take an antidepressant every day but I am in such a better place!

Through all of this, I missed practices and games.  My coaches, teammates and everyone involved in Lobo basketball put me in a protective cocoon and took great care of me and I couldn’t be more thankful for them. My coaches decided to limit me to make sure I was mentally healthy.  I've handled it the best way possible and I understand their decision because I know what a dark scary place I was in.

You change from here.

I am so grateful that I reached out for help. I knew I could call my parents, coaches, and teammates at any time.  Most people (young kids and young adults especially) don’t have that. Most don’t dare to reach out and ask for help. I hope someone reading this will see that it can happen to anyone, even kids who are living out their dreams.  Everyone needs help at some point. 

So there it is. That is the big story and mystery as to why I haven’t been on the floor and why I have been so distant from everyone. I have accepted that I have an invisible injury that I am fixing and is well on the mend!   I will be back in a Lobo jersey next year! 

-BA1

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@StetsonCulbert1 AMAZING game! What a finish!!! 💪🏼

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@Wendi_Irlbeck 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️

[KeriFranz @Kerisuper7]

@ElijahFranz5 Proud of you and your teammates, Elijah for the commitment to study Gods Word. Jesus + Nothing = EVERYTHING! 🥰🙏🏼