Gods Indescribable Peace

A few weeks ago, our pastor preached a sermon talking about the sisters "Mary and Martha" in the Bible. I am very familiar with these two sisters, I did a bible study a few years ago by Jo Anna Weaver " Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World" I remember at that time in my life, I was definitely a Martha and longed to be Mary. I love that Mary knew the importance of sitting at Jesus's feet and soaking him all in and listening to every word he said,while Martha was the hostess with the mostest making sure everything was perfect for him and all their guest, cooking, cleaning, decorating, rummaging in the cabinets for the finest linens and the best china and oh dont forget preparing the most delicious meal.I am TOTALLY this type, and then I too,like Martha get upset that no one is helping they are having the most meaningful conversations and enjoying the moment instead of stressing and about to have a mental meltdown or as I like to say Im about to Snap" I feel like most women who are Moms feel this way, we are all running around inserting ourselves in all circles doing a million things at a time and when we do sit down we are mentally drained, physically exhausted and still thinking what needs to be done. I have always had this type of personality, I feel guilty if Im not involved. I try to justify by saying this is how God made me and that is true but he also wants me to rest and soak in his presence. When we lived outside of St Louis, Missouri,Life was good and we were certainly blessed beyond with the new friends we had made and our wonderful church and our sweet sweet school and all the people that came into our lives. As a family, we were faced with many many challenges and as a Mom I thought I can handle this, I can do it all and not many people knew what we were even going through. I didnt want people to think something was wrong or that I was not capable of handling everyday life with more problems than one can count health issues and diagnosis that I was afraid to talk about because you might not think my life was perfect like I pretended it to be. We had moved away from all of our family and friends, did not know one person. Chuck had taken a new job where he was traveling every week out of town and our boys were 4 1/2 and 2 I was so fearful, here I am 5 hours away from family and my "village" to being by myself most days with these 2 precious boys. It seemed like every other week one of us were sick, or a trip to the ER to get one of them stitches, more serious diagnosis came, it was non stop, I could seriously write a book. We met some of our closest friends while living there who truly became our extended family, our new village and oh how THANKFUL I was and still am for these precious people. We were being attacked on so many levels. I have had a relationship with Jesus Christ since I was a child but when we were going through all of this I remember really questioning my faith, questioning If he heard my prayers and my cries? I remember talking to a friend one day when I thought I was at my breaking point and she said Shannon, just surrender it all, all your worries, all your fears, all your thoughts, lay it down at his feet.He wants to hear from you, He wants to take them all from you.In all honesty I thought he truly doesnt care to hear from me so I kept it inside and tried and tried to handle it myself. Living that Martha life. A few years go by and seemed like things had calmed down or maybe we just got accustomed to it and thought it was normal. Our boys were so busy with school, baseball and their friends, we were running nonstop and had grown so much in our faith and were very involved in the church where we were members. In the book of John in the bible, John 10:10 says" The theif only comes to steal, kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life and have it to the full. I truly believed thats what was going on. I was so happy, loved being with my husband and boys and all that they were involved in. I was involved in circles at church, in my neighborhood and with sweet friends from all different pockets, I was so happy living life but I know satan saw that and said nope, this one is to happy, to involved and is sharing to much of Christ love and light and growing closer every day to him so guess what, anxiety and panic attacks came on with a vengeance, I had no idea what was going on with me so I hid it for awhile to where I could not hide it any longer, I stopped socializing with friends,stopped attending church and doing all of the things that I truly loved and I was so fearful of something happening to me and my family so I stayed home my safe place, it wasnt really my safe place , I had so many dark and hopeless thoughts .I had a close group of friends that noticed something was off and we met one morning and I told them what was going. I went to several different doctors and had so many test done and they would say its anxiety and panic attacks, I remember saying I dont have these, I have everything under control. What do I have to be anxious about? Guess what Martha, I mean Shannon, sit down, focus on me, surrender it to me. I had seen the scripture in Psalm 46:10 that says Be still and know that I am God over and over and every where. He was reminding me so many times but I was to focused on what was wrong and what other diagnosis could I have because in my mind I thought people with anxiety and panic attacks were people who were weak BOY was I wrong!!! Anxiety and panic attacks are not for the weak! You have to come to the realization that you can not do this on your own that you need someone to help you, someone who understands. I remember I was scheduled for a church staff meeting and I knew I just couldnt make it that day, I felt like my life was spiraling out of control. I could not even lay down to rest, my mind was all over the place and I was pacing all over the house having the most dreadful thoughts. I remember calling our pastor who was also a personal friend and just said Im not going to be there for the meeting today and he said oh no, is everything ok? and of course I still could not be upfront with him and say no I am struggling, I think Im dying, I have anxiety and panic attacks, I just said I need a date with the Lord just me and him and he said thats a great idea!! Chuck was working and the boys were at school, I remember turning the television off and unplugging the phone, I remember starting off in prayer and the next thing I remember I was face first on the ground sobbing and begging GOD to heal me, to give me peace and for him to take everything I was carrying, holding on to and the thoughts that were so fearful, please Lord just take them all from me and use me in a way that I cant even imagine! It definitely was not a miracle over night but he did give me all I asked for, he has used me and is still using me and I have learned to surrender it all to him, I have learned to depend on him. I have learned to Be still and know He is God (Ps 46:10) I have learned that with GOD all things are possible (Matthew 19:26) I still have days where anxiety wants to rear its ugly head but I totally give it to God and know without a doubt that He will take care of me, He reminds me that I am his and He is mine. When we go through tough times and messy situations, God always has a message for us and if we are willing to listen and call on HIM, you will discover a indescrible peace that only He can give, He says in John 16:33 I have said these things to you that in me you may have peace, in the world you will have tribulation. But take heart, I have overcome the world. I have learned in this mess, that he loves me, he gives me his peace that can calm any storm and he is in control I am not. I will honestly admit that I am still working on being like Mary but Martha is in my blood. If you are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks and need to talk to someone who truly understands please reach out. In the book of 2 Corinthians in verses 3 and 4 it says Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassionan and the God of all comfort. 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. I can be a friend in your time of need and I can introduce you to the one who will make all things new for you. Like I said I still have my trying days but I definitely know who to call out to and ask for His help and His peace and it is nothing like I have ever experienced before. Gods word is always true and He never breaks a promise, in Deuteronomy 31:8 his promise to us is The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you, he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid and do not be discouraged. I promise you are not alone! If you really stop and Be still and listen he will speak to you and direct you. When I was in the thick of it he woke me up at 3:30 am and told me to open my bible to Philippians 4:10-14, at the time it was hard for to decipher but now looking back I am reminded that I have his peace in all circumstances. Thanks for joining on my journey, I am still in need of his peace every single day but it sure is easy to find when all you have to know is, He is with you and all you have to do is ask him. Dont hesistate to give your input on how you find his peace in your life. As for Martha, I mean myself I would love to get some ideas from you as I am finding the stillness in my daily life and knowing that He is GOD and that will never change.

Christmas 2010"

Christmas 2010 has come and gone and it was another blessed year and to that we Thank God alone for providing for us and always being faithful to our family. This year we left for Memphis on the 23rd to spend with both of our families and had a great time and visit with all of them. We stayed for a week and were sad to leave. We always love being with our family and spending quality blessed time with them. This year Peyton really understood the meaning of being with family at Christmas, he was very sad to leave which really touched us all. He is already making summer plans to spend with his Grandparents and cousins. Again we all wish we were a little bit closer to home but for now this is home and we pray that this year will really feel like it.We are talking about everything we are going to do to make it feel like home.What we will get involved in and how we will step out of our comfort zones and do things we thought we never would do. We pray that 2011 is a wonderful blessed year for you and your family! Thanks for making us a part of your day

I finally went to Canton, Texas

Ever since we moved here all I have heard is You have to go to Canton... Have you ever been to Canton? You will love Canton.. You are just gonna die when you go to Canton.. Canton is incredible you have to go! So this last weekend me and my bff who is also known as my younger sister Michele met in the BIG town of Gun Barrell City and stayed the weekend.. She has never been to Canton either but has really wanted to go too so we planned this weekend to go. Gun Barrell is only 20 minutes from Canton so it was perfect. So we met on Friday morning at the hotel which was brand new and very nice, we unloaded our cars and got our things together and took off.. OMG~~ I seriously thought I had died and gone to heaven. If you like to shop it was your heaven too.. Its called First Monday and its huge, its the whole town shop after shop, booth after booth it has everything you can think of I mean everything just awesome!So we get there and look at each other and laugh and I am just like come on lets shop, we had a ton of fun so we shopped and we shopped and we shopped so we were getting tired and knew we had a full day the next day so about 5 that afternoon we went to a shop that I had wanted to go to which is incredible its called Paul Michael's Home Decor if you are there check it out if not at least google it,so we go in and they are serving wine to all the shoppers and of course we jumped on that.. From there with me and the start of a migraine we go to eat we were going to go to the
Beach Club" with DJ Friction but decided that probably would not be a good idea..lol so we went and had Mexican food, Michele said it was great but me with the headache my taster was gone:(..so after dinner ran and got advil knocked the headache out and shopped at all the big stores in Gun Barrell:) needless to say we didn't buy much..lol SO we called it a night and went back to the hotel and talked and laughed most of the night.. The next morning we got up bright and early and back to Canton we went, we shopped and shopped and had a great time we then decided we had seen enough of canton so we took off to Tyler and shopped until the stores closed:) We then headed back and what was suppose to be a 45 min ride back to Gun Barrell turned into 2 hrs..lol I took the wrong turn and we ended up on the other side but it turned out fine, we talked and laughed and of course made more memories..lol.. We then got back and were hungry so we went to Denny's at 11:00 p.m. and laughed and laughed some more.. Then it was time to turn in so of course that turned into more talking and laughing.. What a great time.. I am so blessed to have her as my best friend and I look forward to many many more fun trips together,we are so blessed to have husbands who understand we need girl time and let us go and have fun.. Cant wait til our next outing which is already in the works...If you have never been to Canton I highly recommend it... Plan a trip and let me know when you are going and I will go too:)

GIRLS TRIP

GIRLS TRIP!!!! LAST WEEK MY MOM AND AUNT CAME TO VISIT ME AND WE HAD THE BEST TIME!! THE ONLY THING I CAN TRULY COMPLAIN ABOUT WAS MY CAMERA IS BROKEN AND I DID NOT GET ANY ACTUAL PICTURES SO THAT IS WHY YOU SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT LOGOS..LOL:) ANYWAY, AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE LOGOS WE SHOPPED AND ATE AND ATE AND SHOPPED!! MY AUNT IS FROM ARKANSAS AND MY MOM IS FROM TENNESSEE SO THEY MET AND CAUGHT A FLIGHT OUT OF LITTLE ROCK, MY AUNT HAD NEVER FLOWN BEFORE SO THIS WAS EXCITEMENT FOR ALL OF US FOR HER TO EXPERIENCE THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AND SHE LOVED IT AND CANT WAIT TO DO IT AGAIN!!! HER HUSBAND PASSED AWAY 3 YEARS AGO AND THIS WAS ALSO THE FIRST TRIP SHE HAS TAKEN SINCE HE HAS BEEN GONE SO LOTS OF FIRST STEPS FOR HER..HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF HER AND WE OF COURSE ARE TOO!!THEY GOT INTO HOUSTON MONDAY NIGHT AND ME AND PEYTON WENT TO PICK THEM UP,WE SURPRISED THEM WHEN WE WALKED UP:) SO OF COURSE WE GET THEM LOADED INTO THE CAR AND TAKE THEM TO DINNER AT ONE OF OUR FAVORITE RESTAURANTS WILLIES ICE HOUSE WHICH MY AUNT ATE FRIED CRAWFISH ONE OF OUR FAVS!!WE CAME HOME AND MET PHILLIP AND CHUCK AND SHE ALSO GOT TO MEET MAX AND MOLLY FOR THE FIRST TIME, THEY LOVED LOVED LOVED HER... FROM THEN ON WE SHOPPED AND ATE AND ATE AND SHOPPED.. I INTRODUCED HER TO SAM MOON'S AND CHARMING CHARLIES AND THE JEWELRY PLACE FROM THERE WE WENT TO THE OLD TOWN SQUARE OF TOMBALL WHERE WE SHOPPED AND ATE LUNCH AT THE WHISTLE STOP WHERE WE PIGGED OUT ON BREAD PUDDING WITH RUM SAUCE... IT IS SO YUMMMMMY.. MY MOM SAYS ITS NOT REAL BREAD PUDDING BUT WHATEVER IT IS WOW... ITS YUMMMY!!WE SHOPPED SOME MORE AND THEN CAME HOME TO GO OUT TO DINNER..MY MOM AND AUNT GOT TO MEET PHILLIP'S GIRLFRIEND NATASHA AND THEY THOUGHT SHE WAS SO CUTE AND A VERY SWEET GIRL!! CONGRATULATIONS TASHA YOU PASSED THE TEST!!LOL!!:) I ALSO TOOK THEM TO CARLTON WOODS SUBDIVISION SO THEY COULD SEE THE MANSIONS..UNREAL.. WE PICKED OUT JUST A FEW THAT WE WANT:)THEIR LAST NIGHT HERE THE SHOPPING AND THE RUNNING WAS FINALLY CATCHING UP WITH US SO WE DECIDED TO ORDER PIZZA AND PLAY FARKLE..WHICH WAS A FUN RELAXING NIGHT... I HAD SO MUCH FUN WITH THEM AND OF COURSE NOW AS I TYPE THIS I AM MISSING THEM!!! HOPEFULLY THEY WILL PLAN ANOTHER TRIP SOON!!! THANK YOU FOR COMING! HOPE YOU HAD AS MUCH FUN AS I DID! WAIT A MIN I KNOW YOU DID...LOL!!! I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A MOM AND A AUNT LIKE MINE.. THEY ARE SO MUCH FUN AND THEY ARE BOTH MY BEST FRIEND!! LOVE YOU BOTH BUNCHES!! XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Answered Prayers

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR AWESOME PRAYERS,THOUGHTS.PHONE CALLS, CARDS,TEXT,E-MAILS FOR "OUR PAPPY" WE ALL APPRECIATE THEM SO MUCH AND TRULY FELT THEM.. LAST WEDNESDAY CHUCKS DADDY HAD OPEN HEART SURGERY, HE HAD TO HAVE A TRIPLE BYPASS WHICH IS A VERY SERIOUS SURGERY AND WE WERE ALL VERY CONCERNED.. WE DROVE DOWN ON TUESDAY AND GOT THERE ABOUT 11:00P.M. AND HAD TO BE AT THE HOSPITAL AT 5:00 A.M. THE NEXT MORNING SO IT WAS A SHORT NIGHT BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE HIS DAD AND STEPMOM AND AUNT AND BROTHER AND SISTER IN LAW WERE ALL THERE AND THEN HIS SISTER AND BROTHER IN LAW GOT THERE TO PRAY WITH US BEFORE HE WENT BACK.. IT IS JUST SO AWESOME TO COME TOGETHER AS A FAMILY AND PRAY TO THE ONE WHO WE ALL KNOW HAS IT UNDER CONTROL AND JUST THE COMFORT AND PEACE THAT WE ALL FELT WAS AWESOME!! HIS SURGERY LASTED A FEW HOURS AND HE DID HAVE SOME COMPLICATIONS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE BLEEDING BUT IT STOPPED ABOUT A HOUR LATER AND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE HIM... OH HOW SHOCKING TO SEE OUR VIBRANT PAPPY IN ICU ON A VENTILATOR, IT WAS TRULY A SIGHT THAT WAS NOT ONE I WANT TO SEE AGAIN.. ONCE HE WAS AWAKE AND WE WERE ABLE TO SEE HIM IT WAS A LITTLE BETTER, IT WS JUST SO SAD TO TRY AND COMMUNICATE WITH HIM ON THE VENTILATOR AND HE WAS VERY FRUSTRATED BUT WE DID COMMUNICATE WITH HIM WRITING NOTES AND PLAYING CHARADES:) BUT AS SOON AS THE VENTILATOR WAS OUT ALL WAS GOOD... WE CARRIED ON LOTS OF HEART TO HEART CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM WHICH WAS PRICELESS...HE WAS IN ICU FOR A DAY AND A HALF AND THEN WAS MOVED TO A PRIVATE ROOM WHICH WAS SO MUCH BETTER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL OF US IN THERE AT ONCE AND TO BE WITH HIM..IT WAS SUCH A STRESSFUL TIME AND ANXIOUS TIME BUT YET SUCH A SWEET TIME.. WE WERE ALL TOGETHER AS FAMILY AND GOT TO HAVE SUCH GREAT CONVERSATIONS AND JUST SHARE ALL OF OUR FEELINGS ABOUT HOW WE FELT TOWARDS ONE ANOTHER.. AS HARD AS IT WAS IT WAS A BLESSING...I JUST HATE THAT IT TOOK THAT TO HAVE TO SHARE OUR HEARTS AND TELL EACH OTHER HOW MUCH THEY MEANT TO US AND HOW MUCH WE LOVED THEM..BUT I TRULY FEEL GOD ORCHASTRATED EACH CONVERSATION..PAPPY IS HOME NOW RECOVERING AND HAS QUITE SOME TIME BEFORE HE IS 100% BUT HE WILL GET THERE, HE HAS A GREAT CARETAKER HIS WIFE!!PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR HIM AS HE RECOVERS AND PRAY FOR MAMMY THAT GOD WILL GIVE HER STRENGTH AND REST TO BE THE CARETAKER..PRAISE HIM FOR MAKING RELATIONSHIPS STRONGER AND ASK HIM TO JUST TO KEEP US ALL CLOSE!!WE THANK HIM FOR EACH ONE OF YOU AND ASK HIM TO BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES!! " Families Are Gods Chosen Gifts To Us"

The Ennis Family Comes To Visit

Our best friends The Ennis Family came to visit over labor day and we had the best time! They truly are like family to us.. We go way back to St Louis.. We met in 1999 when we both lived in St Louis, we were neighbors and when we met we hit it off immediately!! Michele is truly truly the sister that God did not give me.. We are so much a like but oh so different..I can tell her anything and it does not shock her one bit.. Our husbands are the best of friends as well and have such a great time when they are together.. Our kids are like cousins, I think they seriously think they are.. So needless to say when we are together we have the best time.. All of us do!! They moved back to Arkansas 7 yrs ago and I thought I would die when she told us they were moving,oh what was I gonna do without her.. She was the friend who was there for everything, the friend who was there to hold my hand and cry with me, the one who encouraged me and prayed with me during the hardest days of my life!! The one who laughed with me and at me, the one who my children thought was their other Mother!:) She means so much to me and I can not imagine my life without her in it.. I am so blessed that God allowed our paths to cross back in 1999 and has continued to bless and grow our friendship..It is very very rare to have this kind of friendship and I just wish everyone could have a friend like her..Her husband Terry is one of the sweetest guys I know and is so much fun, we have shared many many laughs and have are own personal inside jokes) Seriously, how many relationships do you have that your whole family love each other and have great connections!! We had the best time,while the girls shopped shopped shopped, looked at houses, talked, laughed and just had the best time, the guys rode 4 wheelers, went to the shooting range, played basketball and hung out at the pool and then all hooked up for dinner it just seemed to good to be true...We celebrated Terry's bday while he was here and had so much fun, one night we went out for Mexican where they sang to him in Spanish and slapped him the face with whipped cream,needless to say out table was full of screams and laughter...The next night we had a pool party, lit the tiki torches and just had a blast... We just love their family so much, it just stinks that we are so far away from each other and cant get together very often.. Maybe one day God will see it to it that we can be neighbors again, that would just be the perfect plan for me!! Love y'all and cant wait til the next time we are all together!!! xoxoxoxoxoxoox

2010 SUMMER FULL OF BASEBALL

WOW! THE SUMMER OF 2010 IS COMING TO A CLOSE. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW WEEKS LEFT UNTIL SCHOOL STARTS BACK AND WE ARE BACK IN THE ROUTINE OF GETTING UP EARLY..UGH.. MAKING SURE WE ARE A SLEEP BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND DOING HOMEWORK AND STUDYING FOR TEST.. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE THAT BOTH OF THE BOYS LOVE THEIR SCHOOLS AND LOVE GOING TO SCHOOL BUT WE SURE DO HATE TO SEE SUMMER COME TO A END.. THAT NOT ONLY MEANS WE HAVE TO BE IN A ROUTINE BUT IT ALSO MEANS ANOTHER YEAR OLDER, WHICH MAKES ME SAD!!BUT THIS SUMMER HAS BEEN FUN AND WE HAVE DONE ALOT OF THINGS HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WE COULDN'T PLAN A VACATION OUT OF STATE UNTIL THE VERY END BECAUSE WE HAVE PLAYED BASEBALL EVERY SINGLE WEEK AND WEEKEND AND PRACTICED 2 TIMES A WEEK. THANK GOODNESS WE ALL LOVE THE SPORT. WE HAVE REALLY MET SOME NICE PEOPLE AND MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS AND HAVE GROWN CLOSER TO THE FRIENDS THAT WE ALREADY HAD AND WE HAVE JUST HAD A BLAST WATCHING THE BOYS PLAY..PHILLIP DECIDED TO TRY OUT FOR A HIGH SCHOOL PREP TEAM AND MADE THAT TEAM BUT ALSO DID SO GOOD IN THEIR TRYOUTS THAT THE COACH OF A SELECT TEAM ASKED HIM TO PLAY FOR THEM SO HE WAS THRILLED AND SO WERE WE..HE HAS PLAYED SELECT BALL BEFORE BUT NOTHING THIS INTENSE.WOW TALK ABOUT COMPETITIVE, THIS IS SERIOUS BALL BUT IT HAS BEEN GOOD FOR ALL OF US TO REALLY SEE WHAT COACHES EXPECT OF THEIR BALL PLAYERS AND THE PARENTS. IT IS ALSO GOOD TO SEE AND HEAR THAT CHUCK IS NOT THE ONLY PARENT WHO GETS INTENSE..LOL.. HE LOOKS VERY MILD COMPARED TO SOME..:) PHILLIP IS PLAYING WITH GUYS WHO ARE HIS AGE AND OLDER AND FROM ALL DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS HERE IN THE AREA AND HAS REALLY ENJOYED GETTING TO PLAY AS MUCH AS HE HAS. HE HAS DEFINITELY IMPROVED AND WE HAVE SEE BIG GROWTH IN HIM IN EVERY POSITION THAT HE HAS PLAYED. LAST NIGHT HE PLAYED A DOUBLE HEADER AND HE ACTUALLY SAID HE WAS EXHAUSTED,WE HAVE NOT HEARD THAT ALL SUMMER. LAST WEEK HE PLAYED 6 DAYS IN A ROW, I WAS EXHAUSTED JUST WATCHING HIM BUT HE NEVER SAID A WORD. HE STILL HAS A FEW TOURNAMENTS TO PLAY IN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND THEN FALL BALL STARTS BUT HE LOVES IT SO THERE FOR WE DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO MAKE SURE HE PLAYS.. HIGH SCHOOL BALL WILL START AND HE IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AGAIN SO FOR NOW THE LAWN CHAIRS ARE STAYING IN THE BACK OF THE CAR..PEYTON ON THE OTHER HAND.... HE PLAYED SPRING LEAGUE BALL AND HIS TEAM WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP AND SO FROM THERE HE MADE THE ALL STARS TEAM AND PLAYED IN THOSE GAMES AND HE DID VERY WELL, HE IS SUCH A HITTER, HE HAS SO MUCH STRENGTH IN HIS SWING THAT WHEN HE IS UP TO BAT EVERYONE ON THE OTHER TEAMS COACHES AND PLAYERS START YELLING BACK UP BACK UP, WE ALL LOVE THAT.. HE DID NOT PLAY SUMMER BALL, THANK GOODNESS AS BUSY AS WE HAVE BEEN WITH PHILLIP, I SERIOUSLY DONT KNOW HOW WE WOULD HAVE DONE IT WITH BOTH BECAUSE WE TRAVEL ALL OVER SO THAT WAS A BLESSING..HE IS DEFINITELY READY TO START FALL BALL AND HAS MISSED THE GAME BUT HAS STAYED IN SHAPE BY PRACTCING AS MUCH AS HE COULD WITH CHUCK AND PHILLIP SO HE WILL BE READY WHEN THAT TIME COMES. HE HAS TOLD US THAT HE WANTS TO TRY OUT FOR SELECT BALL FOR THE FALL SO STAY TUNED FOR MANY MORE BASEBALL UPDATES ON THE RAY BOYS.. THIS MOMMA AND DADDY WILL BE BURNING THE HIGHWAYS UP TO WATCH BOTH OF THEM PLAY. WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN WATCHING THEM AND CHEERING THEM ON. WE ARE SO BLESSED WITH THESE 2 HEALTHY BOYS AND THANK GOD FOR ALLOWING US TO BE THEIR PARENTS!! THANKS FOR MAKING US A PART OF YOUR DAY..