The weather took a turn this past week and it was FREEZING at our game on Saturday. We played in Ikego, which is a family housing area about 15 minutes from our house. The girls were sooo cold, but they played great and Hope was put in as pitcher (for the first time) in the middle of the game. As soon as she started to pitch it began to SNOW!!! Nothing accumulated, but it was just so cold. Hope struck out 5 batters total in 2 innings. She had great confidence. Jenna also tried out a new position - catcher. She did great and almost got someone out at home plate. The team won 7-3. They played against Jenna's best friend's team. Carrie (her best friend) pitched great, too! It was great because it wasn't a bunch "walks" scoring runs. There were few walks, many hits and some strike-outs. We'll have more on the season as it progresses.

In honor of William Piper - An excerpt from John Piper's journal entry dated March 6, 2007:

 

"It was 12:55 as I walked out of room 4326. Just before the elevators on the fourth floor in the lounge, a young man in his twenties was sitting alone listening to his iPod with headphones. I paused. Then I walked toward him. He stopped his music. Hello, my father just died. One of the greatest tributes I could pay to him is to ask you, Are you ready to meet God? “Yes, Sir.” That would make my father very happy. You know Jesus is the only way? “Yes, Sir.” Good. Thank you for letting me talk to you."

 

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