Proud Uncle

-JWS

Welcome baby Vivie, our niece!


-JWS

Life is Good

We hope everyone had a great Christmas, we sure did. We love this time of year. It tends to be kind of busy (especially this year bc we are again on the 19th) but we enjoy being home and actually getting to spend time with our families.
Speaking of families, Scott and I are going to be aunts and uncles again. We will be welcoming Vivie Leah to the family early Wed morning!! We are so excited to be home to meet my brothers little girl. One of the downsides of traveling is that we miss so much. We missed our nephews, Pete, birth a couple of years ago. We are beyond thrilled to be here this time.

So... Even though it's not golf related that's what is going on with us!

Scott is working on sponsorship for 2010, practicing with his new clubs (something about new grooves for next year), and working out like a maniac.


-JWS

Merry Christmas!!


-JWS

We are finally home until the first of the year!! Last night we did our first Christmas like activity.

Home!

We are finally home and trying to get settled.  Scott constantly has that iphone glued to his head (as many of you can imagine)but is getting a lot of work done.  We have made some big decisions in this "new" part of the golf world that we have entered.  We have signed with agents, club companies, etc.  Life is great but crazy in the same.  We have been blessed to say the least.  Soon things should begin to slow down, now that some of the bigger decisions are now behind us.  

Tomorrow we are having a big thank you party for those in Knoxville that have help us along our journey!! I'll post some pictures here soon from the big event!! :)

One putt...

It is unbelievable how many people keep talking about Scott's putt on 18 green... he's final putt to make the PGA Tour.  How many people have asked him what he was thinking when he saw that six foot putt not go in... Many people acted like it was the end of the world... or that he should be so upset.... Yall will never know.
What was it like being out there? One of the most nerve racking feelings of my life.  The last round I thought that I was going to vomit.  Why was I so frazzled? ha. It is beyond me.  It is not like I can control any of it! As we were finishing the last several holes all I could do was put on my headphones.  As I had been telling God all week, show us the steps and help us to walk in them.  Regardless of what happened yesterday, I knew that it would be what and where God wanted us to be.

I was giving Charlie several updates throughout the round so he would know how to tell Scott how aggressive to be.  Never once did Scott look at a leaderboard this week.  He had no idea where he stood.

One 17, I put my ipod on repeat.  The song, Jeremy Camp's "Empty Me".

Holy fire burn away,

my desire for anything

that is not of you and is of me

I want more of you and less of me.

Holy fire burn away,

my desire for anything

that is not of you and is of me

I want more of you and less of me, yeah.

Empty me,

Empty me, yeah,

Fill, wont you fill me,

with you, with you, yeah.

It goes on like that... I listened to that for the last couple of holes.  When he played 17 and hit it in the bunker, I was prepared not to play on the big tour next year.... and then he makes that really long putt.  As I was watching him prepare for that I was just singing that song in my head.  All I could do was laugh when it went in... I thought, "Ok Lord... here we go... your will be done."

Charlie told Scott on the 18th tee box to make birdie and play on tour.  Scott thought he had to make a birdie to get exempt on the Nationwide Tour... After his first shot, Charlie clarified then that he was playing for the big tour. He hit the ball to six feet. Great shot, especially under that pressure.  It is not like Scott choked when he took that look at birdie.  He hit the ball exactly like he wanted to.  It just didn't go in, it wasn't God's plan for us.  Did he realize at the time, standing on the green what had just happened? No.  It took about 30 minutes to sink in. As soon as he walked off the green he was bonbarded with news reporters.  One guy asked him what he thought as soon as he missed that putt, his response? "I'm glad my wife applied for her passport before we left." haha.

To be completely honest and some may think you understand, but you wont and that's ok... I am so thankful that he missed that putt.

We are beyond blessed by all of you.  We are so loved and we feel that, we really do.  Thank you all so much for the support you give us.  We couldn't do it without you.  Many of you who read this we have met along our journey.  You are like family to us.  You were our families when ours really couldn't be there, thank you.  We have many adopted parents around the States and that is such a great thing.  To our families at home, we couldn't do it without you.  You have blessed us beyond believe and your encouragement is undeniable.  Thank you so much.

Our journey is not even close to being over it is only continuing and beginning to get a lot more fun...

Day 6

Full Nationwide Status


-JWS

Day 5

Tired.

Day 4

The end of day 4 but not the end if round 4. The boys are on 14 tee and did not want attempt it against the wind as it was getting dark.
Cold, rainy, and very windy for the round today. Tomorrow will be a long day with 23 holes. Luckily, tomorrow is suppose to be really nice weather.


-JWS

Day 4, delay 2

Restart at 3 at the earliest. Will have to play six rounds no matter what.


-JWS

Day 4, delay 1

We are on an hour delay here. The weather looks to have cleared and it will be in the 80s today.
We are very thankful not to be home in the snow... Picture from my parents house.


I've met some great wives this week and am very excited! Two years of praying for them... God provides!

-JWS

Half way...

Round 3, -6. I feel like this tournament will never end!! All the golf channel people were out there today getting ready for tomorrow. Kinda strange.
Met a guy watching today from Oak Ridge, the tennis pro from this club. Small world.
Trying to rest every moment we can.


-JWS

Day 3, delay #1

Made it to the 4 th green before the day.


-JWS

-3 under today.


-JWS

18 down, 90 to go...

The wind howled today... Maybe the most I've ever seen on a golf course. Scott shot +1 today and is in good position after his first round.

Tournament starts tomorrow!!


- from JWS iPhone