In true Jensen form....nothing comes easy and our kids constantly have to work their way up due to no fault of their own. Eli is a senior and should have been a starter this year. He is good. It is hard to be a starter on a team with 6 coaches kids and a catcher (a position he doesnt play) one other spot went to another senior who rightfully earned and that left everyone else fighting for 1 position. It was brutal the first week. Lots of tears, frustration, Eli sending us a text that he wanted to quit and he was sorry for wasting our time and money. We are NOT even the slightest upset with Eli - we would have been if he'd quit - we don't quit, we finish what we start, but we can't be upset about things that are beyond our control. Not knowing what else to do for Eli, all I could do was offer him a blessing from his dad. So they he got one. Jared said it was one of the most spiritual experiences he had ever had. His blessing told him how was a great young man and was blessed with the mission his heart desired (foreign and speaking a different language). He was also told that now is the time to focus on the Lord. Get to know the Lord. Make him be your best friend. Pray to him daily. As he gets to truly know the Lord he will be blessed as a missionary, a husband, a father and future church callings. As he continues to turn to the Lord he will end up with a good baseball season. So as best as we can we are focusing on the Lord and Eli is getting up earlier, reading his scriptures, saying his prayers and still going to the Temple. We will just hold out hope that someone gets sick or injured and he gets to step in and kick butt - ha ha! Jk .... sort of.
