easy come, easy go

The world famous East High School womens varsity basketball team will be playing for the state championship on Tuesday. Of course Raina played on every team except the varsity so she's really out of it. Reanna's team, who won first in their division, lost in the first game of the playoffs. It was horrible for Reanna. So, Raina's three teams and Reannas team, the 25 hours plus of basketball we were involved in over the last 3 months... is over. All of it.. Just over. Whoa, now what. We have done nothing but basketball for the last three months. Six days a week and hours and hours every single day. Reanna's team will still practice if they want to go to that pocatello tournament but other then that it's done. Randy and I have been talking about maybe running our own basketball camps over the summer. There are several girls who won't attend basketball camps and there is so much they need to learn. We're thinking we might plan a few weekends up at the hot springs camping, swimming and doing drills. Things Randy thinks the coaches aren't teaching. I guess that means it's in our blood.
Softball is starting soon. I've volunteered to be some kind of step and fetch it person. Just because the company I work for will give the school some money if I volunteer.
I don't have much more information on how to feel empowered again and how n0t to let this time of year turn me into a basket case. I'm still working on that. What I do have is the first few free nights I've had in months where I can sit with my kids and actually spend time with them that's not at a basketball game.
I tried to call my sister-in-law tonight but since she has recently moved, I'm not sure I have the correct phone number for her. I wanted to provide a little bit of support for her just in case this time of year turns out to be as hard on her as it is on me.
I need to spend tomorrow with my mother. I need to hug her and love her and just miss my dad. I need to talk to people who knew my dad and my sister-in-law and I need to share heartwarming stories. I need my husband. He is my strength in everything. I need Jesus whose plan is never to hurt us but always for our good. I need to pray to him and ask for guidence and strength in the coming days. I need time to find out just what I need to do and where I need to be to get through this horrible time of year.
This too shall pass.