One of the players from Washington that has been staying at our home for the past ten days, David, has shared some of his past year with me. His mom and dad are going through a divorce. His mom's house burnt to the ground and his dog died in the fire. It turns out it was arson and they didn't have any insurance since his mom had stayed in it but his dad had cancelled the insurance policy. He didn't even have a bat or cleats to play baseball so one of his team mates, Blake, and his mom took him shopping and bought him everything he needed to play ball this season and it turned out well - playing his way to place third in the world series.
Tonight when I took David and half the team to Airborne and paint balling, he was smiling on the way out to the car and said, "That was the best day of my life!"
