10 points

10 points!

Well, Reanna had her first playoff game for this year on Saturday and sometimes you see a team play and they look like a team. They pass to each other like they’ve practiced and every play seems to work. That’s what Reanna’s basketball team looked like on Saturday. I don’t think the Lakers or the Jazz could have beat those seven little angels on Saturday.
We had some zebra issues but the girls were so far ahead it wasn’t a factor in the game. The only thing is, it affects Reanna’s play when she doesn’t get calls and she’s fouled hard. Sometimes I’d like to tell the zebras to watch it and just call a foul on the other team so she’ll play with confidence. I’d love to have that much power, but I don’t. Reanna scored the first four points. From Marley, to Grace to Reanna and the bucket is good. From Marley to Rachael to Grace and the bucket is in and out, but Reanna gets the rebound and the put back is good.
The coach, Cal, who is a wonderful, patient, nice man and has put a great deal of time into coaching, knows how sick Reanna has been so he didn’t push her as hard as he normally pushes her. You see, she’s had strep and mono at the same time and Cal understands that because he’s a pharmacist. Raina has been thinking about being a pharmacist so Cal is a wonderful resource for our entire family. Cal would make sure Reanna got long breaks and didn’t push her too hard. Rachael and Grace are probably our best shooters, Marley and Kenya can steal the ball as well as John Stockton. Kendall is versatile and so small, but a force wherever she plays. Anne Marie, our newest player and the only girl on the team taller than Reanna is a hard worker and a kind, sweet girl and she’s really learning the game. Those girls have worked so hard this year and they are so much fun to watch, but the highlight for me was the 10 points Reanna scored. They kept the other team completely scoreless during the third quarter. The final score was 34 to 15 and without playing the entire game Reanna had 10 points. When you watch your children succeed in something they have worked hard for, there is nothing better in the world. I’m so proud of her.
Reanna has had a hard year and this is the success she needs. Randy has been hard on her with her weight but she has been hustling up and down the court like she’s 50 lbs lighter than she is. I’ve told Randy if he wants to work her that hard he needs to be more involved in her physical activity and maybe he should coach a super league this summer. He talked to Kendall’s dad and they are actually talking about coaching. I’m proud of him for stepping up and actually doing it. It’s hard to be this proud of my entire family. I keep waiting for the other shoe to fall. How could I be this blessed. I know it’s nothing I’ve done but the grace of God.
Our Father, who is in heaven, who created the universe and everything in it. Thank you for blessing me with a wonderful family. Thank you for the gifts that truly show how kind and loving you are. Thank you for teaching me some humility and working on my pride. Thank you, because I know everything good comes from you. Thank you for my husband, please soften his heart toward you. Thank you for grace. I know it is a gift more precious than anything else. Thank you for making my children, your children.
In Jesus name.
Amen.