My goodness what a day. Between work, the kids, softball, and the PFK Foundation, most nights I don’t sit down to unwind and write until after 11:00 at night. I keep thinking as things settle into our new normal that things will calm down, but so far they just keep rolling ahead at full speed.
Tonight, as I finally sat down and scrolled through Facebook my heart smiled a little. The petition to name the smallest softball field after Kayleigh was presented to our city council. Over 1,000 residents within the city limits had signed and that number grows by leaps and bounds if you add the signatures from everywhere. Amazingly, we don’t even really know most of the people that have decided that this needs to be done. These are people that heard our story, fell in love with our girl, and now want to do something to remember her. For all of you that have worked so hard, we thank you. Thank you for your time and energy, but most of all, thank you for not forgetting.
Since the founding of the Prayers For Kayleigh Foundation it seems like we have been on an extended cramming session, learning how different things work. I haven’t studied this hard since my senior year of college! What I am learning is that things take time. Just like the petitions that were presented tonight will have to go through the City Council and be voted on, so many things in life are a process – a process of growth and learning. That goes for marriages, raising children, careers, your spiritual walk, even grief. Every situation teaches us something for the future. I am learning that while I can see the past and the present, God can just as easily see the future. He knows how the story goes and he’s in it for the long haul, not a quick sprint. So, I’m learning to be patient and trust His timing in all things. I can say God’s track record is perfect, He’s never failed me, nor left me hanging. After 38 years of perfection He has easily earned my trust.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-4
1 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. 2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest. 3 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up. 4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
Psalm 27:14
14 Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
You cannot know how much we love you all.
Until tomorrow,
‘Carrow💜
This is the ad above the scoreboard on the little field. We do know these precious people. Last year they put up a perfectly good, pretty, sign in their signature blue that would have lasted for years. Then I drive by the park one day last week and the blue sign is gone, replaced with this. They have stood by us from the very beginning, helped in more ways than I can say, been our sounding board, our friends, run errands, and allowed their shop to be the go to place for all things Kayleigh. I am so thankful the Lord brought them into our lives 6 years ago. All because our oldest girls played softball together. Isn’t God awesome? We love you Timmy and Heather Peebles.
