Three strikes and you're out!

Lightning strikes again, and that again ended tonight's tournament game in the bottom of the second inning. Mitchel's team had to come out and play tough if they wanted to get a W over the favored Richmond team, and they did just that...for awhile.

I'm listening to the pouring rain,and as much as I love the sound (and we need the rain), I type with hopes and prayers that tomorrow evening will be clear and player-ready. It would be wonderful to hold our 3-0 lead for the remainder of the game. What a long game this one is already!

...to be continued.

Get 'em, Chesterfield!

Translucent Tuesdays

Tunnel vision

Cleverly disguised as a side trip from our little hotel getaway (wink-wink), the wheels on our SUV were going round and round heading to my favorite place in the world: the BEACH! Enjoying the drive with two snoozing boys in the back seat, life was grand. And then we stopped. Anyone who drives by way of the tunnel knows to expect bumpers and tail lights. We did too. It was the sign that threw me off. Congestion ahead: Be alert. Really? The shutterbug in me was ready! Hold your applause, please. Even if I didn't happen to have my eye glued to the view finder, I had plenty of time to dig the camera out from the back in a Chinese fire-drill sort of way. No worries, a few photos for memorabilia and we were on our way. Our destination was worth the time, traffic and the tunnel vision. The Lord reminded me that life is full of taillights and roadblocks, but our eternal destination awaits-and it's worth the trip!

2 Corinthians 2:9

But as it is written, "No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined the things that God has prepared for those who love him."

I am LOVED!

I love driving along with my five year old strapped into his UVA car seat.

He has nowhere to run and we have some wonderful conversations.

It's a rare moment when his words don't start with a pending query and this morning's blurted thought was a real jewel.

Troy had just told me that he loves me.

I could hear the wheels turning as Nicholas exclaims his own love for me.

Awww!

With a bit of forcefulness to his words he continued,

"I love her more than a SUB!"

(Momentarily he added a toy too, but it was the food that got the gold here.)

I guess he was hungry?

What a sweetheart.