First Game

Well Carlee enjoyed her very first school associated volleyball game. Carlee went to the game thinking she would not get very much playing time. When the game started she sat out the first match. They lost their first match against Jasper, the coach then decided to put Carlee in. I could tell she was really nervous yet excited. She went in there fighting. She did her serves very well, and then she returned some serves back to the other team. I could tell by the middle of the that match she was easing in to the game, and some of the nerves were starting to go away. Carlee got to finish off the win on that match with her serves. With both teams winning one match they had to play the 3rd match. Carlee got to stay in and play the 3rd match also. It was such a good game. They ended up losing the match by two points, but you could tell the girls had a really good time. They had nothing to hang their heads about at all!!! When Carlee was done she came up to the stands and you could tell that she had an awesome time!! The girls play again tonight and they play in Nevada, I am hoping the girls all have a good time tonight. I reminded Carlee before the game that she needed to pray to play to the best of her abilities because God is where you get your strength from. I asked Carlee this morning if she remembered to pray before the game and she said no actually I forgot to. I told her that it is important to pray before an event because if it wasn't for Christ we wouldn't have any of our talents. Of course Tanner had to chime in and he told Carlee that was why he says a prayer before his baseball games, because that is his talent. Carlee looked at me and said you know mom, I think we need to pray as a team. I told her that was an awesome idea!! I told her she needed to suggest that. I thought to myself, what a witness. Something so simple as a prayer before a game. The thing is though, does she realize who that could touch that is not a christian? That moment in the vehicle this morning made me realize how proud I am of Carlee.