Day Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight

The Missing Piece of Foot

-WARNING-

This blog post contains a sensitive image that might make your skin crawl and your mouth utter that tiny toddler word, "ewwwwwwww!"

...YOU'VE BEEN WARNED...

ICK!

Adam is currently breaking in his new cleats.

And though this happens every time he dawns a fresh pair, the resulting blister has never been quite this  big. That chunk of flesh was probably 4 layers thick and tough as a strip of Duct Tape. *Skin Shiver* Thank goodness he didn't wait until Spring Training to break those puppies in.

Also, for a little more of a baseball update...since I haven't given much of one lately…sorry! :

Adam is currently in his third week of bullpens. He's just now begun working on that oh-so-elusive slider of his from the mound and believe it or not, IT'S COMING ALONG! Party!!!! He's messed with that darn pitch so much over the past 3 seasons and finally, he's made a (hopeful) breakthrough. We're excited to see it develop into a pitch he can use effectively and confidently at the next level.

Aaaaand…one more "also:"

My sister Ellie is going in tomorrow morning (Tuesday, January 28) for a reconstructive knee surgery. She's only 23, but was born with - how I would explain it - "body parts in the wrong place." Tomorrow morning, the doctors are cutting into her knee (and hamstring) to reconstruct some tendons that aren't functioning properly, which are in turn, causing her excruciating pain. Please, if you would, keep Ellie, her doctors, and her nurses in your prayers…that the procedure would go smoothly. That the doctors' hands would work carefully and their minds would think clearly. And that Ellie will come out of surgery healthy and on her way to a recovery that will ease the pain she's been in for so long. Also, since Ellie will not be able to walk for the next three months, she's had to make the decision to call my Mom's home her home until she can - literally - get on her feet again. Praise the Lord, my Mom and Dan are able and willing to help Ellie, so if you would pray for my Mom and Dan…that they'd be given extra patience in these next few months, as their home grows by not just Ellie, but Hunter too :) 

Thank you, friends, so very much.