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TONIGHT, I WENT TO ELI'S BASEBALL GAME. I WAS TIRED TO START WITH, BUT I LOVE THAT BOY AND WANT HIM TO KNOW THAT I SUPPORT HIM. DURING THE GAME, ONE OF THE BOYS HIT A HOME RUN, AND A MAMA STARTED SCREAMING AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN. SUDDENLY, MY VISION CHANGED, AND FOR A MOMENT I SAW BOBBIE JO AS SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN, JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND CHEERING FOR HER SON. LET ME TELL YOU THAT GRIEF LADY SLAMMED INTO ME WITH ALL HER FORCE. I COULD NOT BREATH, AND BEGAN TO FEEL DIZZY. I TOLD MYSELF TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND CALM DOWN, AND WAS ABLE TO CALM TO SOME DEGREE, BUT THEN, I REALIZED I WAS CRYING SILENTLY. THE TEARS WERE STREAMING, AND I COVERED MY FACE AND MOUTH SO THAT NO ONE WOULD KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. MY CHEST WAS POUNDING, AND I FELT LIKE I HAD A KNIFE IN MY STOMACH. I BECAME NAUSEOUS, AND THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO BE SICK RIGHT THERE. "GET A GRIP, GET A GRIP" I KEPT REPEATING TO MYSELF. THE VISION WAS LONG PAST, BUT ALL I COULD THINK WAS HOW MUCH I WOULD LIKE A DRINK, (AND I DON'T MEAN PEPSI EITHER). I BEGAN TO THINK THAT IT WOULD BE SO NICE TO LEAVE THIS WORLD AND NOT BE IN SUCH PAIN ANYMORE. BECKY TOLD ME SHE WOULD TAKE ME HOME, BUT THAT WAS NOT THE ANSWER. SO, I BEGAN TO PRAY. I ASKED HEAVENLY FATHER TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS IN SUCH PAIN. OF COURSE I MISS MY GIRL, BUT WHY DO WE HURT SO BADLY? I THEN REALIZED THAT I COULD WAIT OUT THE EPISODE. JUST SIT THERE AND WAIT FOR IT TO PASS. THINK OF ALL THE BLESSINGS I HAVE, AND THE LITTLE ONES IN MY LIFE THAT MAKE IT SO SPECIAL. THINK OF THE LOVE THAT MARTIN AND I HAVE FOR EACH OTHER. THINK OF THE FUTURE, WITH GRANDCHILDREN, HOLIDAYS AND ESPECIALLY THE LOVE THAT OTHERS HAVE FOR ME. THINK OF THE AFFLUENCE I HAVE ACHIEVED IN LIFE, WITH THE BLESSING OF MY HEAVENLY FATHER. THINK ESPECIALLY THAT BOBBIE JO WOULD NOT WANT MY TO GRIEVE LIKE THAT FOR HER, BUT TO REMEMBER THE FUN WE HAD AT BASEBALL GAMES AND THE WONDERFUL MEMORIES. GRIEF LADY FADED AWAY. SHE TRIED TO COME BACK, BUT I WOULD NOT LET HER. I EVEN BEGAN TO SMILE AS I WATCHED THE LITTLE BOYS TRY SO HARD TO PLAY BALL. THE LITTLE FLOWER GREW A BIT TALLER. FINALLY THE GAME WAS OVER, (WE LOST), AND ROBBY ASKED IF I WANTED A RIDE HOME. YES, I DID WANT TO GO HOME, BUT NOT BECAUSE I WAS IN PAIN, BUT BECAUSE I COULD NOT WAIT TO GET TO MY BLOG AND TELL YOU ALL THAT THE PRAYERS WORKED, AND GRIEF LADY WAS BANISHED AT LEAST FOR NOW. SHE IS A SNEAKY OLD BROAD, BUT I WILL TRY TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR HER AND NOT LET HER SURPRISE ME LIKE THAT ANYMORE. LIFE IS TOO SWEET, TOO PRECIOUS AND TOO MUCH FUN TO LET SOMETHING LIKE GRIEF TO ROB ME OF EVEN ONE MOMENT. I AM THE RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD. IF I WERE TO TRY TO LIST MY BLESSINGS, I WOULD NEVER FINISH IN THIS EARTHLY LIFE. I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ALL MY FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES, THEY ARE THE GREATEST BLESSINGS. LOVE, NANASEE