Pete says:
Three weeks ago, I brought Sarah, Andrew and Philip to visit Joel, their
first time since the accident. When we
finished praying for Joel, Philip was wiping tears from his
eyes. His quality of tenderness doesn't always show, but he regularly seeks Kari and me out
at night for a hug, kiss and an “I love you.”
On Tuesday Philip and I stayed overnight with Kari
and then went to HCMC in the morning to be with Joel until 2:30 pm, when we prayed with Joel and departed so we could get to Prinsburg field in time for Philip to warm up for his baseball game. Despite the losing effort, a big
highlight occurred when Philip connected well with a
1-1 pitch, sending it over the fence in left center field. He crossed the plate, exchanged high fives
with his coach and teammates and then deliberately came towards us. I thought he wanted congratulations for his first home run, but as I fist-pumped with him, I could see he had another mission. As I listened, Philip
uttered what had been on his mind as he felt the sweet
feel of ball hitting sweet spot, and as he took the home run trot, and through the high fives and off the field and over to his Dad, “That
was for Joel.”
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