Monday, ugh!

Well, here it is Monday. I am upstairs and Jaque is on the 3rd floor. I just finished watching her and her friend Jason play basketball. They both have very similar injuries. They were smiling, and of course aggrevating each other. Then they raced around the court. First time that is what they did, race. Jason is much stronger, so he went around the basketball lines, Jaque went around the volley ball lines. They were neck and neck. The next time around they were doing down and backs. Jaque pulled Jason down, the Jason pulled Jaque back. But always, they ended up crossing the finish line together.

Jason is from FL, but originally from Barbadoes. His mother currently lives in the Cayman Islands. She arrived for the first time in 5 weeks, last Friday. In sitting and talking, it has been a blessing that jason and jaque have been next door to each other through the inpatient, and even now at the apartments.

Jasons father is a Baptist preacher. Here is the kicker -- pay attention -- Jason's mother said that when jasaon had his accident and the Lord spoke to her and gave her a verse for him. She was looking my "Jaque" shirt. She said praise the Lord. That is Jason's verse, Jer 30:17. She said that is why the Lord is putting them together so much.

Yes indeed, praise the Lord. In thinking about them playing ball, it reminds me. At first we are worried about winning, but doing so with our teammates in mind. Then it becomes more about making sure that when you make it to the finish line, your teammate makes it to. Otherwise who will you celebrate with?

All of Jaque's life she has been ruthless on the ball field. Those that did not know her sometimes took offense to this. But for those that know her and were her teammates, they respected her for it and knew that she would do anything for them and for their team. I never left a game thinking that she could have pitched harder, or ran faster, she always has and
will cotinue to give it 110%. The prize is not the trophy, but who is beside you when you get the picture. Her game is getting stronger, but remember that her teammates are the same. It is each of you that read this blog each day. God does not do things to us. But through things that happen, he will bring more to us that we ever imagine.

Thank you for being faithful and reading this blog every day. God is restoring her in his sweet time, and does not want to rush his great work in her. Great things -- that is what I wanted for her, He will do more with her life that I had ever imagined he would. I thank God for allowing me to be her mother, he chose me out of everyone in line, he chose me.

Please be specific in your prayers. Pray for strength, mental and physical. But most of all, pray for HIS will.

Hope you all had a great Easter with your families. We will be home soon enough. In just a moment, we will look up and be home visiting with all of you.

Love and Miss everyone. Will try and get time for Jaque to update a post as soon. And yes, thanks to hep from a special someone, the Easter Bunny did find Jaque all the way out here in ATL.

Carol