A great weekend, as well as a great Auburn Season, is coming to an end.
We have made some amazing new Friends this year.
You all know, I believe NOTHING happens by chance and that God has a PLAN and a PURPOSE for everything.
The same holds true for our Auburn Season Ticket seats.
Yes, you read that right.
Our Section 39, Row 47, Seats 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 were divinely appointed by God Himself.
Yes.
I believe this.
Without a doubt, our seats were exactly where God wanted us to be, with the exact people He wanted us to be around, for the exact reason He wanted us to be there.
It's really awesome how you sit in the same seats week after week and you form friendships with the people around you that you will never forget.
You get to know them and their Family.
They get to know you and your Family.
You laugh, sing, yell, scream, cheer and even cry together.
Yes, cry.
You pray for them and you know they are praying for you.
They are the new friends at the beginning of the season that seem like old friends at the end of the season.
They become Family.
Such is the case with our Section 39, Row 48, Seats 24, 25 Friends.
I am so thankful God's Hand is in EVERY part of our lives, even our Auburn Season Ticket seat location.
I am thankful He placed these two precious people not only in our lives, but in the lives of our children.
He knows EXACTLY what we need, WHEN we need it, and EXACTLY who we need there.
I didn't ask their permission so, I won't post their names.
You know who you are.
Thank you both for your Friendship and for all the memories we've made this Season.
There is no doubt in my mind that God placed you in our lives.
We are not sure what we will do on Saturday's now?!
Thank you for your smiles, your hugs, all the laughs, and the high-fives!
Thank you for being patient with the little curly blond headed boy sitting in front of you.
Thank you for sharing your peanuts, your popcorn, your gum, and even your ball cap the game his head got hot.
Thank you for crying with me as my heart broke.
Thank you for praying for our sweet boy and this situation.
Thank you for loving our Hayden.
He would always ask us, "Are our Friends gonna be there?"
He loves y'all.
So do we.
A LOT.
We MUST keep in touch.
MUST.
Yesterday, my Beloved Tigers took on the Georgia Bulldogs in our last home game of the 2010 Season.
It was a great game!
We won 49-31.
It was a hard, ugly battle that got uglier as the game went on.
I remembered around the end of the first quarter that I had to sing this morning at Church.
I tried to lay off the yelling as much as possible.
It was hard.
I would forget and I paid for it, dearly.
When I woke up this morning, I could hardly talk.
I really didn't yell that much!
Seriously!
Maybe it was the cool, night air.
I'm not sure, but whatever it was had me in a bad way.
I got out of bed this morning and headed straight for the medicine cabinet.
Have you ever heard Nurses are the worst patients?
It's true, we are.
You wanna know what's even worse than that?
A Nurse that is treating herself, (with OTC meds, of course).
Anyway, I sang and I hope it turned out ok, I hope?!?!
Lord knows I prayed over that Mucinex enough! =)
I'm only working 3 days this week.
I told you all about Haley's surgery.
She has an impingement in her Left Shoulder.
What is a shoulder impingement?
Shoulder impingement syndrome is caused by compression of the tendons of the rotator cuff between a part of the shoulder blade and the head of the humerus. This can become a chronic inflammatory condition that may lead to a weakening of the tendons of the rotator cuff, a situation that may result in a torn rotator cuff.
She does not have a torn rotator cuff, yet.
It's just a matter of time if we don't get it fixed.
This is, by far, the lesser of the two evils.
What is causing the compression in her shoulder?
Her acromion is significantly sloping downward.
What's an acromion?
Glad you asked! =)
Acromion- the lateral extension of the spine of the scapula, forming the highest point of the shoulder.
Why is it sloping downward?
God designed her that way.
Literally.
It's always been this way.
She was born with it.
So, why is it causing her trouble now?
Not sure exactly.
There are a number of things that are contributing factors.
She is left-handed.
She has played softball since she was 5, so that's 15 years.
Remember, she was an outfielder, a Left Fielder, to be exact.
You know what that means.
Long, hard throws from outfield to get the ball in as quick as possible.
She hasn't played ball since July or so when she played in the High School Alumni game.
Her shoulder has NEVER hurt her one time throughout her softball career.
Her elbow, yes, from tendinitis, but never her shoulder.
She hasn't had an acute injury.
It will be done Thursday of this week as an Outpatient.
She is out of school next week, the week of Thanksgiving.
That's why we planned it now.
This will give her 10 days before she has to go back to class.
We are hoping that's enough time.
She will have to have Outpatient Therapy so we'll get that set up just as soon as we can.
Wanna know what's worse than having a Nurse as a Patient?
Or
What's worse than a Nurse that is treating herself?
ANSWER: A Nurse whose child is a Patient.
That is THE WORST ever.
=)=)=)
Just kidding.
Kind of.
I have some really precious Friends.
One of them will actually be doing her Surgery and others will be taking care of her during and after Surgery.
Above all, My Friend, The Great Physician, will still be in COMPLETE control Thursday.
We are in Auburn for the last home game of the 2010 Season.
It makes me sad.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE coming here.
There is nothing like watching Nova or Spirit circle Jordan-Hare Stadium before landing at midfield.
There is nothing like singing God Bless America and The National Anthem with 87,000 other voices.
Imagine Heaven.
I have that same thought every time we sing them.
There's nothing like watching and hearing our Country's fighter jets fly over the clear blue sky in God's Country.
There has been a scandal of sorts in the media the last week or two involving our cute quarterback with the beautiful, white teeth.
It REALLY, REALLY frustrates me to hear GROWN people actually say they WANT him to be in trouble and have trouble.
I mean, REALLY?
I don't care what team a person plays for or cheers for that is RIDICULOUS and they should all be ashamed of themselves.
Today, all over our State, there are people who are sitting on cloud 9 thinking Cam Newton is going to be declared ineligible and thus, all our games be forfeited.
Really, people?
He's a real kid.
With real feelings.
With a real Mother.
With real feelings.
I can't imagine how mad I would be.
I'm mad now and he's not even mine.
Ok, enough of that rant.
On to the world of the Johnson's.....
We have Hayden this weekend.
Nothing has changed.
We are taking what we can get, whenever we can get it and savoring every minute of it.
He is in Auburn with us today.
He is too cute and soooo sweet!
I am so in love with this boy.
I'm sure I'll have a picture or two to share with you.
Thank you, Father, for every single minute I get to spend with this sweet boy.
Kylee is fabulous.
Seizures?
What seizures?
No sign of any seizures, AT ALL.
Thank you, Father, for healing my precious baby girl and freeing her from that nightmare!
She is having a wonderful 8th grade year.
She is an excellent student who never fails to tell others of Christ and stand up for Him.
I am so proud of her.
Haley is good.
She is having shoulder surgery Thursday.
She has an impingement in her Left shoulder.
She is left handed, so that should be a little bit of a challenge.
Remember when she decided she didn't want to play college softball because she was burnt out and I was so incredibly sad about it?
Well, God has used that to show me how He takes care of us when we don't even realize it.
The Surgeon's words Monday after looking at Haley's MRI were, "It's a REALLY good thing she's not playing softball anymore. She would have REALLY, REALLY messed up her shoulder bad."
WOW!
Thank you, Father, for taking care of my baby when I had no idea that you were protecting her from anything
I'm so glad He knows far better than me.
He sees the WHOLE picture and not just a tiny snapshot like I see.
I'll share more about her surgery soon.
I'm in God's Country and I've got a 4 year old screaming, "Mom, come on."
As I walked through the preschool building to get him from Sunday School this morning, I got a lump in my throat and felt like I had been kicked in the gut and couldn't breath.
I had tears streaming down my cheeks.
I try so very hard to hold myself together.
I really, really do.
I mean, I can't tell you how hard I try.
I've always been the strong one, the one everybody else leans on, but it's just so overwhelming.
Basically all through the service this morning, he wanted to sit in my lap.
I hold him and as I nuzzle against his neck and he wraps his arms around mine I can't lie, I'm hurting, I question God, "Why, Why does it have to be this way?"
Our Sunday School lesson this morning couldn't have come at a better time.
Once again, God knows what we need, when we need it.
We studied in Mark about Jairus, whose daughter was dying.
The story goes like this.....
Jairus fell at Jesus' feet and begged him to touch his daughter and heal her.
There were some that said, "Your daughter is dead. There is no need to bother the Teacher anymore."
BUT.....
Jesus didn't pay any attention to them.
His focus was on Jairus.
His words to Jairus, "Don't be afraid; just believe."
Did you get that?
Jesus said, "Don't be afraid; just believe."
Then Jesus goes to Jairus' house where He finds a large number of people crying and making a lot of noise.
Jesus asks them why they are making so much noise because Jairus' daughter is not dead, only sleeping.
They laugh at Jesus.
He throws them out.
Then He takes the child's Mother and Father, along with Peter, James, and John to see the girl.
He takes her hand and says to her, "Young girl, I tell you to stand up!"
At once, she stood up and began walking.
At. Once.
I love this story.
See, Jairus was begging Jesus for his daughter's life.
There was no bargaining, or negotiations.
Simply begging, and pleading.
A desperate, heartbroken Father begging for his daughter's life.
Sounds sorta, kinda familiar.
I've been begging and pleading.
God, Jairus, and I share something in common.
God knows what it's like to lose a child.
Let me say that again, God know what it's like to lose a child.
Have you ever really thought about that?.
He knew how Jairus felt because He had been there.
He knows how I feel because He's been there.
He gave His Son.
How his heart must have broken.
Jairus' heart was broken.
My heart is broken.
Jesus asked TOLD Jairus not to be afraid and just believe.
He told him to SEE the UNSEEN.
The same with me.
He tells me not to be afraid and believe.
I have a choice.
I can either see the hurt or The Healer.
I'm trying so hard to stay focused on The Healer.
It's times like now, when I know our time with him is coming to an end that my eyes begin to well up with tears.
Today, I had the pleasure of eating lunch with a sweet friend.
It was wonderful to be able to talk and share my feelings without hearing all the things I spoke of here.
God truly does know EXACTLY what we need, when we need it.
He knew I needed you in my life.
Thank you, Jamie, for being a Friend, a non-judgmental, supportive Friend, whose vocabulary doesn't include, "What's the big deal?", "You will still get to see him some", "It will be ok.", or "It will all work out".
Thank you for listening, for knowing it doesn't always work out, it's not always ok and that winning the consolation prize isn't really winning.
I couldn't say that yesterday.
Isn't it the cutest thing?
