Visit with Blake

As the fireworks store was about to open Richard realized he needed some extra hands in order to get it stocked before opening day. Blake was quick to volunteer his time and ended up coming and staying with us for 4 days. It was so nice to have extended time to hang out and visit with him. Even though he worked most of the day with Richard we did have a family dinner and game night and we also had lots of time playing with Luka. I’m glad he was able to come, make a little money and hang out with us!

District awards

With football over now, the district voted on awards and Axtell did so well. So many guys got the praise and recognition for a wonderful season of hard work! Troy received several: All District 1st team Wide Receiver,  All District 2nd team defensive back and All District Academic!

Those awards are special, but my proudest moment was seeing Troy go over to Hamilton’s injured player, laying on a stretcher and pray for him. A Hamilton parent found Emily online and wanted to commend Troy for his compassion and kindness. It was neat to see the comments online and see pictures and video of them watching Troy extend the love of Jesus. What a God honoring was to end his football career! 

Playoffs

Round 1 of playoffs started with a Wednesday night Black Out pep rally and resulted in a Thursday night win!! It was a horrible first quarter, but we figured it out and turned it around! Bi-District Champs! 

Round 2 of the playoffs was played in Weatherford so we had a huge cheering section. Our QB broke his collar bone in the 1st quarter and left the game, but the team didn’t let that stop them and we won 45-6! 

Round 3 of playoffs was played in Robinson against Mildred. The whole family, including Blake and Luka, were able to come! Plus most of Richard, Daniel and Emily’s family so our cheering section was huge. We had a short pep rally and send off the morning before the game and then we went to lunch before 3pm kick-off. It was a great game that resulted in game winning history! Axtell has never been to round 4, so that is exciting!

Round 4 of playoffs started with a Christmas themed pep rally that was so much fun! 

The game was one of the best the boys have ever played but in the end we lost by 1 point in the last minute of the game. It was heartbreaking! We were the better team, but there were some bad calls made and when it was all over we were stunned at the loss. What an unforgettable season it was and one we will all remember forever!

Going Grand

It looks like Richard and I will be grandparents this summer! 

I have been praying for this little one often, but last week the Lord woke me up at 4:30am to pray again. As I started listing the qualities that came to mind I started with love and how I hoped it would have love like Jesus and to share boldly about Jesus like Paul. I think Paul came to mind because I’m currently reading about Paul. Then I asked for it to have wisdom like…I was going to say Deborah, but I felt the Spirit so not like Deborah, but like Solomon. I then thought of courage and bravery like David and Daniel. As I thought back over the list I noticed it was all men. That made me wonder if the Lord was telling me this little one was a boy?!? 

At the gender reveal I was not one bit surprised when I saw blue. The Lord is so faithful and personal and I know that this little boy and I will have one thing in common…Jesus. 

Thanksgiving

This year’s Thanksgiving looked a little different due to football. Because of all the practices we were unable to travel so we spend the afternoon and evening at Lynette’s with Richard’s brother’s family. We ate and played games and watched the Cowboys. Maysen even decided to play beauty parlor and curl my hair! It was a relaxing day!

Senior Night

The boys played their last game at Ellison Field and to honor them we went all out for Senior Night. The lockers were decorated on Thursday and then the pep rally started the fun off with a surprise baby fat head song. The cheerleaders came out with each seniors’ baby pic and it was hilarious. 

Then, before the game we had the senior walk.

The game was a little too close, but both boys made great plays and Troy even got one last touchdown on his home field! 

Wide Receiver pic with Coach Draper. 

After the game the boys did a “signing off” and we watched a super fireworks show! It was a great way to end their football career on home turf!