Day 3,625

The ER Trip. The Minneapolis Trip. 

All is good. All is good. We had some popsicles by the pool yesterday. 

The scene quickly changed about 20 minutes after this, when Amelia came up out of the water with a busted chin. She somehow managed to reopen the same wound from two years ago when she slipped on the tile in her ballet tights. 

So, we changed out of our suits, drove to our new friend’s house, dropped the kids off (THANK YOU WHITE FAMILY!!!), and my babe and I headed to Duke Emergency. 

And they were hands down, the best ER doctors ever!

It was a breeze and completely calming. Amelia didn’t shed a single tear and ended up with three stitches!

That’s my girl! So proud of her and SO grateful to the pediatric team at Duke! Truly, an incredible experience!

After only two hours in the ER(!), we picked up the rest of the babes, said a huge gigantic thank you to our friends, and headed out for family ice cream. 

The kids finally all passed out by midnight, and at that point, I had just barely spoken to Adam. Last I had heard from him (maybe around 11), he was told he was opening the Durham game on Saturday (sort of like a starter but they only pitch one or two innings before the actual starter comes in) and was hoping to get some extra sleep. Molly struggled falling asleep, so when I got him on the phone at 12:05, I was in every way expecting him to give me a brief update and then we’d go to sleep. But instead, he told me he wasn’t opening anymore. Ok. Well that was a quick turnaround. Well, why? Well because the Rays decided to call him up instead!! :) So from midnight until about 1:30, Adam was receiving itineraries and texts and phone calls and the like, preparing him for his noontime flight to Minneapolis, where he is right now. A total, utter surprise, especially after the past couple weeks we’ve had! The Lord has been working so intimately on our hearts in regards to baseball this past month, and truly, we were at a point before last night where we were both content with whatever was to come of the rest of his season and career. We trust God ultimately and live our lives in pursuit of glorifying Him, but sinfully, we were hoping in all that baseball would give us as well. We had had so many expectations fail miserably over the last couple years and the weight of any more was just wearing us out. It was wrong. So, we resolved to enjoy a season finished in peaceful contentment, striving to work his very best, but nothing more, and wherever that would be. And as of tonight, it is with the Rays in Tampa. We are incredibly excited and feel honored to have gotten the call. Durham is loaded with not only exceptional talent, but the best group of guys Adam has ever professionally played with. Thank you, Rays, for giving him the ball again. Wow. Our past few baseball years have been pretty tough, but this is the team we specifically wanted to play for, and you’ll get our very best. 

Finally we can say it together:

RaysUp!