His Field ...

Later that day
we sat on the banks
the Mississippi overlooking
the real field
we had
come 2000 miles to see...



Tyson's Field

Tyson had received a scholarship
offer to play baseball at
ASHFORD
UNIVERSITY



I said absolutely NOT but Jeff, in his wisdom, said we needed to check it out.

Thus began our journey
2 days prior.


As we pulled up to the University, they were waiting for us.
Our hearts were pounding.
What in the heck were we doing?!
We were 20 hours from home for heaven's sake!!!

We were ... afraid.


Then it came.
I recognized it instantly.
I looked at Jeff.
I knew he felt it too.
I looked at Dill.
He smiled.



It was familiar feeling.
We knew who had sent it.

And in that very instant
we knew this was RIGHT.

We knew this was where
Tyson was suppose to be.

Tyson felt it too
but did not smile ... yet.

The thought of leaving was suddenly very real and as much as he loved baseball, he also loved home.

It was a
difficult decision for him.


However, the Lord knew these feelings would come
and He prepared the way.

One of Tyson's GHS coaches had just been transferred to Iowa.
A coach who loved Tyson.
A coach whom Tyson loved.

The distance between the 2 would only be 70 miles.
Coach Caf promised Ty he would be there whenever he needed him.

Tyson knew Caf would keep his promise.


Some would say this turn of events was "ironic"
but we know better.
We know the Lord knows all about FEAR.
He knows all about HOMESICKNESS.
He knows all about TYSON and has a plan him.

That's why he so clearly
paved the road
marked the path
sent the spirit
and on
July 6, 2010
Tyson signed.



Smiling!

Click below to read
the press release!

To be continued...

Field of Dreams...

Well, the fields of corn weren't
leading us aimlessly along,
we did have a mission
a "Field Mission"

In this hour we were headed to
"The Field of Dreams"

You know...
the famous the movie.
You know...
the movie we watch all the time.
You know...
the movie we watched on the way there.
You know...
the all time greatest movie ever!


What?
You don't know?
You don't watch it all the time?
You think the Twilight Saga is better?
Well, I inform you, you are
WRONG, WRONG, WRONG!


--------------------
Okay, Okay, OKAY ... enough bickering!
Back to the "Field" at hand.
(But rent the movie tonight if you haven't seen it)
--------------------

For those of you who have seen
The Best Movie of ALL Time
(Maddie, don't think I can't hear you screaming!)
you'll recall the famous line...

"If you build it, they will come"

Well, they were right,
WE CAME.

Of course
Dad had to play a
little catch with the boys
because when we die
we don't want regrets.

(You'll understand after watching the movie tonight.)

Of course
Mom had to sit on the bleachers and smile because dads, sons and baseball make moms smile!

(Sorry, I didn't have a daughter to choke on a hot dog and fall off.)

Of course we all
had to walk out of the corn
because that's why
"he built it"

(Don't be confused with
"Children of the Corn")


Of course we had to ask ourselves
"Is this Heaven?"

Of course our reply was
"No... it's Iowa."


And on a side note, so I don't get a bunch of hate mail, I also enjoy the Twilight Saga just not as much as I enjoy
THIS...

(Someday you'll understand Maddie.)

To be continued...

Fields of Corn ...

We awoke the next morning
to begin our journey once more.

We looked out the car windows only to see the exact same thing we'd seen the day before...
CORN, CORN and more CORN.

My "awe" of it all was still intact.
Nothing had changed since yesterday except for

Jeff and his "dangerous" attitude.

It was just as I'd imagined!

Cool
Crisp
Clean
and
TALL!

Dill had been in "awe"
as I had.
He explored.
He played a little ball.

It was all
he'd imagined it to be.


Did I mention the corn was TALL?


Finally Tyson ventured into the field.

He reminded us that
he, himself, is very
TALL
He was
no match for the corn!

Then I told Jeff I really liked the corn.
I told him I was glad I got to stand in it.

And then... well then...
Funny what CORN can do!

To be continued...

Fields NEVER ending ...

In case you didn't know
Nebraska
goes on FOREVER!

We were bored when suddenly the "back seat" softly declares,

"I didn't pack any boxers!"

WHAT??!!

"How does that happen?"
Then the other back seat pipes up in defense of the Little One

Mom, didn't you pack Dillon's bag?
"Yes, but I packed just what HE set out!"
Yes, but mom, didn't you notice he didn't have any boxers?
"Obviously NOT! I was trying to teach responsibility."
(How's that workin' for ya mom?)

Then the jokes ensued. I won't go into that as they were mostly inappropriate, but I will say the laughter
kept us awake
as well as the monotone concert being held
in the backseat.

And just in case you didn't know,
it is possible for teenage boys to hit High C.

By this time it had been

14 hours.

Did I mention Jeff
doesn't drive well
after the sun goes down?

So we made our way to a hotel.
Hoping to flop into bed.


But alas, as we unpacked and in my effort to make
"the backseat" responsible ...
(by packing their own bag)

it was discovered the
"Got2B glued"
had not been twisted shut before being packed,
thus exploding in the bag.

Let's just say, when you see the word

"GLUED" ... take it literally!

Quite awhile later, after a few things had been thrown in the trash
(due to the "glue")
a promise was made...
for a quick stop...
a Walmart run...
and

probably an arm and a leg.

Then we passed out.

To be continued...

Fields ...

Last week we found ourselves leaving...
QUICKLY...
UNEXPECTEDLY...

We threw some things in a bag and we were
OFF!

Jeff drove us.
He's a good driver.
He can stay awake for
a long time.
Well, as long as the sun is up.


Others couldn't stay awake.
Even with the sun up.

Even with blasting in their ears.

But in all fairness,
have you ever driven through
Wyoming?

Enough said.




And if you haven't
ever driven through
Wyoming...

Well, enough said.


We thought we'd brought all the necessities of life.

However, we did not!
A quick stop...
A Walmart run...
An arm and a leg later...
We were back on the road.

The stop was good for me.
I suddenly became fully alert.

I became intrigued with the
CORN.
Have you ever driven through
Nebraska?
There's a reason they're called the
"Nebraska Cornhuskers".


I begged Jeff to stop and let us get a picture with

the corn.

Jeff said it was to dangerous!

Then he almost KILLED us.


He spotted this...
He flew past 2 lanes of rush hour traffic to take the exist.

The back seat cheered.
The passenger seat screamed.

It was
Rosenblatt Stadium
where The College World Series is played...
where The College World Series was being played...
that VERY day.

The passenger seat had never heard of this event but suddenly found herself taking a picture when the driver...
pulled into the turn lane...
threw the car in park...
and ran into the street...

Not alone...

but with the back seat!

Ummm, hello ... driver who
said the CORN was dangerous!

My heart was pounding after the near death experience
so, in fairness, I wasn't all there when
this came out of my mouth...


"They sure like OBAMA around here."
Jeff: "Why do you say?"
"Look at all the OBAMA bumper stickers"


Laughter erupts from the back seat
"Mom, those say OMAHA!"

To be continued ...