It's a THREE POINTER!!!

The minutes were ticking by.....8:30...8:35 and no phone call. Poor Matthew went upstairs....crawled into bed...head buried under the covers. I laid down next to him.

I am thinking to myself. 15 boys to make the team. The coach is going to call 15 boys in 30 minutes??? Not likely...but as the time got closer to 8:40 I started to wonder if Matthew was going to make the team. I started to tell him that coaches make mistakes...that we are still proud of him...all the things Moms say when trying to mend their children's hearts.

Then finally at 8:49 the phone rang. Nathan answered the phone. I took it from him....it was the coach. Matthew sprang from the covers with tears in his eyes. He hesitated at first to talk to the coach because he was crying. He took the phone and the coach told him

YOU MADE THE TEAM!

All Matthew could say was thank you and thank you....

Matthew has literally been dreaming of playing for Carver for three years. He practices every day and lately has even been practicing with his friends and adults at the YMCA. This means SO much to him.

Here are some HAPPY DANCE pics and a short vid to show you how excited he was.

(Right after hanging up the phone...)

(Calling Mema and telling her the good news....)

(And of course, the HAPPY DANCE!!)