Signed, Sealed and will be delivered in August

Tuesday was a big day for our family.  Even though John had already given his verbal commitment (which is just as important), to play baseball at SMC, he signed his letter of intent on Tuesday.  He made that decision himself after weighing other options and thinking through what would be the best fit for him and praying over where God wanted him to be.  He was great at blocking out all the other noise and opinions in his ear and making a mature decision for himself. I'm so proud of him for all the different things he considered and taking his time to pray over it.  SMC is a great place for baseball players for LOTS of reasons and I'm sure it will be for him.  Stephen couldn't get away for the day with classes and practice but Jessica and Chrissie jumped in the car together and made the trek to Aiken to be here to celebrate with the brother.  It was special for him to be able to sign along with good friend Blue Sanderson. Those boys have played together since they were very young and to get to do the college thing together is extra special.
As proud of John as we all are with the baseball opportunity and the player that he is, we are even more proud of the person that he is.  Our prayer for him is that baseball will be a platform and a tool to give God much glory.  As crazed as our society is about sports, we are praying it be used as a witnessing tool at every opportunity.  For John personally, just like it was with Stephen, to be able to play college ball and yet be balanced in other areas, keeping God first and not allowing baseball to become a god, is the thing we are all most thankful for.  Keep working John, in some ways the work has just begun!!