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==================================== {SFTH} *An All-Star Washer Player* 3/14/01 ==================================== If you enjoy this free daily email service, I encourage you to I appreciate any feedback or constructive criticism, so feel free to Just joined us and want to see all the past stories we've run? AOL Users click here: Straight From the Heart ================================================== By Stephanie Brown
When we arrived, my uncle and cousin Jeff were throwing metal rings at 2 holes in the ground. Curiosity got the best of me so I went over to watch. Dust flew in the air as my Uncle David's metal ring sank into the hole. "You win again!", my cousin Jeff replied as he marched angrily past me. Noticing that I was standing there, my uncle asked if I had ever played washers. Being A "city girl," my reply was that the only "washers " I knew were the ones that cleaned clothes. Chuckling, Uncle David explained that the metal rings were called washers. Picking up the 4 washers off the ground, he continued to explain this favorite game of his. He then gave me the washers and gave tips on how to pitch better. Later as others gathered around the holes to play a game, I thought that I had better "move out" of the way to "make room" for the good washer players. As they began to pair off, I was shocked to hear my uncle saying he wanted to keep me as a partner. As I began to protest that I could not possibly play against anyone, my uncle insisted that the only way to improve your washer playing was to actually play a game. Although I had quite a few washers to roll toward the cornfields, I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game. We were beating everybody! Our winning was due to my uncle being one of the greatest washer players of all times--at least in the small town of Clay, KY and definitely in the eyes of his twelve year old niece. Eventually the championship game was to be against my mother and older brother Kevin. Being extremely nervous, I somehow managed to pitch washer after washer until it was my last turn. As the washer went into the air and began to fall, I was amazed to see a cloud of dust appear as the washer sank into the hole. My first ringer! I had actually thrown the washer into the hole! Screaming and jumping up and down, I felt two strong arms lift me even higher as my Uncle David hugged me and told me "Way to go!" Getting that ringer placed me on cloud nine for quite some time. In the months to come, this small success (especially sweet because I had beat my mother and brother), in washer playing helped me to gain back some self confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball. Although twenty-three summers have gone by since that day, I do not believe any of my other successes in life tasted this sweet! My mother has always told me that you never forget a person who is kind to you as a child. I will always remember how my Uncle David raised my spirits as well as increasing my self esteem that one summer afternoon in his backyard. He truly made me feel like an "all star," as he shared his game of washers with me. He will always score a home run with me! Stephanie Brown Send Stephanie an email and let her know what you thought of her story! Stephanie Ray Brown is happily married to her high school sweetheart Terry. She is also blessed to be a stay at home mother to Savannah age 5 and Cameron age 2. This story was written for her uncle David for Father's Day. A poem she wrote for Terry for Valentine's Day was recently included in the book Love Letters Of A Lifetime. ================================================== From: mcnare@gpcom.net (mcnare) About 2 1/2 months ago I wrote asking for prayer for the son of my husband's coworker who had been shot by his mother who then killed herself. Praise the Lord, he will coming home on Wednesday. He drags one foot when he walks and he will need large print books in school. Considering what happened to him, he is doing well. I ask that you continue to remember him in your prayers. As well as he is doing, this is still a lot for a 10 year old to deal with, and he will need the Lord in his life even more than before. Thank you for all your prayers on his behalf Sue Thought For the Day: "Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things you have for which
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