Every time I have a big project - no matter how much lead time I have before its due, inevitably there comes a few days were its all out to finish it. These are the times where the issues are clearest, my writing is succinct and I'm exhausted and off schedule. This is the week.
A few early morning rises (3:30 a.m.) got a big chunk of the framework done. But I was never able to get a good head of steam going. Getting kids up and dressed, stopping by the school to check on a child who was debating staying the day or coming home, and the transportation to tryouts, practice, game, game, tryouts, practice, grocery shopping, work, complete job application, dance, practice dance, practice, . . .. Notice there is no sleep - I think I've just napped and refueled on coffee this week. My body is feeling the effects and I have a 10k to run in the morning. Seriously considering bailing on my friend.
Since stepping on the scale to good news on Monday, I'm happy to stay in blissful ignorance until two weeks from now. Mark and I haven't spent much time together - I know he has shared some things about his new job, but I have no active memory of what he said. And, dare I say it, I don't really care. My focus is on my case and my case only. Except now, while I'm waiting for the next round of caffeine to kick in. I'm praying that Ry can make it through the day with no issues.
His first basketball practice starts tomorrow night - yes, he made the local team. We knew that calls would come by Tuesday night, but it was a practice and dance night. Ry joined K's practice with the coach's son and spent a hour running around to burn off his nervous energy. Then, after we dropped K at dance, I called the machine. The coach had called and wanted to speak with Ry directly. What?!?
Ry is not an experienced phone talker, so before calling back we talked about the best responses. For good news - an enthusiastic "thank you" was appropriate. For bad news - something like "thank you for the opportunity" "I had fun trying out" and "good luck on the season, Coach" were some of the agreed-upon responses. Then speculation set in.
Ryan reasoned that if the Coach wanted to talk directly to him then it was probably bad news and the Coach just wanted to let him know he did a good job and to encourage him to keep playing. We talked about God's will and sometimes not getting what we want. We talked about faith and how we want to have faith that God can do anything, but must accept that His will may be different than ours. Then the phone rang. I answered and passed the phone back to Ryan. Coach let him know he made the team - silence - then a quiet "thanks." Coach said we're going to have a lot of fun this season "ah-huh" was the response. He then asked "are you ready to work hard?" "Mmm-huh." Can I talk to you mom again? "yup" - So much for enthusiatic response. But, then he did the happy dance.
After I hung up, he said, while you were talking to Coach I prayed and thanked God for helping me make the team, because there was no way I would have made it without Him. I love that kid!!
"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say
to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be
impossible for you." Matthew 17:20
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