Mother's Day

So after enjoying a perfect 80 degree night of baseball the other night here in Adelanto, the sun just wanted to tease me and we are now back to windy, colder, jacket layering nights again. With complete disappointment in the drop of temperature, my agonizing desire to want to whip out the summer clothes will have to wait a little longer.

We enjoyed our second off day of this season this past week. We had plans to go to the beach, but again, the sun didn't want to come out and due to it being overcast, we decided we'd wait until it's warmer and try to go our next off day. So instead, we got to spend more time with our families. We had a wonderful time celebrating mother's day/my brother's birthday this past Sunday. Daniel had a day game that day and we were done in time to meet up with my family for dinner at this awesome Japanese steakhouse near home. It was so much fun and felt so good to spend time with family. (I'll post pics below).

Today, we are back in Victorville. The manager of Daniel's team decided to give the guys a "show and go" today, which means Daniel didn't have to be at the field until later then his usual 2:00 showtime. We got to sleep in longer, which Daniel loves. He's played every game since opening day this season, which is a blessing because last year he was fighting for playing time. So while we are thankful for this opportunity, it does take a toll on Daniel's body. So when we get some 'down time', he loves to take advantage of it and recuperate.

We are so thankful and praise God for the fruitfulness this season has brought so far. We are only barely a month in, but have seen the Lord's blessings overflow more then we could have imagined or hoped for. We praise God for the production Daniel's been able to put up so far this season, but know things can always change in an instant and are still taking it day by day. Beyond the stats though, and more importantly, we want to be able to be a bigger impact off the field. My prayer is that our lives and attitudes always reflect that of Christ. That is the biggest desire of my heart. This life is only temporary. The statistics prove that-one out of every one person will die. I want to leave this earth having made an impact for my Lord. In the end, it doesn't matter the stats Daniel leaves or the places we've been or the level my husband played at...it matters what we did for the Lord wherever He had us.

Greeted into Nor Cal with Flashing Lights

Woke up at 6:20 am yesterday morning to the sound of our alarm. My mind wrestled with the idea of continuing to lay in our cozy bed and stay warm or get up to get things going. With little time to spare, the latter won. I got up and got our things together to hit the road for our first road trip of the season.  Daniel had to be at the field at 7:15 to meet up with the team and catch the 6 hour bus ride to Modesto,CA.

I decided that I would leave ahead on my own this time instead of following the bus like I have in the past. I left about 30 minutes before the bus left and was on my way. I know 6 hours seems like a long time to be in a car alone (Daniel isn't allowed to ride with me and has to ride with the team), but I was actually excited to just have some alone time to listen to music, catch up on some podcasts and have some good prayer time.

The beginning of the drive went smoothly. Besides hitting some traffic a few hours in, I was really enjoying the California scenery. I stopped mid way through to fill up gas again and was back on my way. All was good. I had driven successfully for 5 and a half hours and only had 15 minutes left before reaching the hotel when I saw the dreaded flashing red lights behind me as I looked in my rear view mirror.

My stomach filled with dread as I slowly pulled over to the side. I have never gotten pulled over or have had any type of ticket in my life so I was a bit shaken up. I heard a pastor tell a story before on how he had got pulled over once and when the cop approached his car he told them he had no excuse for speeding. The cop was impressed with his honesty. since he probably hears countless excuses all day and ended up letting the pastor go. That story fled my mind moments before the cop came to my window, so I thought I'd try to go for it. He came up to my window and I quickly told him that I was sorry and that I had no excuse for speeding.....he had no mercy, so at that point I told him I had been driving for the past 5 hours and was only 15 minutes away from where I was heading, so I must have just lost track of the speed. Again, no mercy! After that, I just began crying because I was freaked out by the whole situation and even then...the cop still had no sympathy.

Although I was super bummed about it and shaken up, Daniel was so sweet to encourage me and make me feel better. I realized a speeding ticket is not nearly as bad as getting into an accident or having car trouble along the way. I was thankful to just make it out here safely. With that said, last night was the first game of the 4 day series against the Modesto Nuts, an affiliate of the Colorado Rockies.

Daniel went 2 for 4 last night (Praise God! He also went 3 for 3 the night before so he is 5 for his 7 last at bats)! And I was finally able to enjoy a baseball game without wearing layers of jackets! It's been freezing at night at the home games in Adelanto so it felt so good to enjoy the gorgeous weather and be able to wear sandals and a tank. I was a happy girl!

A blog I had written for the Baseball Wife Blog site (that I love!) was posted today. If you want to check it out, along with other amazing stories by the girls behind the plate go to:
 http://www.baseballwifeblog.com/