Update we packed up early Friday morning and headed for
the 5hour Drive home with much anticipation!!!
We drove Straight to CHS where J.T. Got to hangout with his Friends,
Teachers and Coaches for a couple of hours.
Loaded up and drove to our house and got ready for the game. At our home
we found gifts of homemade food, Desserts and Snacks. They lasted all weekend. Food was Supplied by Shawna Owen and Brenda
Smith , Quinn Kersey, ERBC Sunday School Class, Barry and Shannon Bellamy,
Travis and she nicer Carpenter, Danny and Leah Brooks, Tommy and Hollie Brooks,
and my mother-in-law Diane Smith. We
headed back to CHS for the where J.T's teammates were waiting for the Inaugural Mobuck Walk. Things took on a Magical Tone at that
point. I could not believe how many
people had arrived at 5:30 for this Glorious night. The Crowd was Huge. We were Greeted with Smiles, Waves , and
Hugs. It was Very Emotional!!! J.T. Went
to the locker room and his Locker was set up for him. His teammates treated just as they always had
with respect and friendship. He went out
for warm ups and the crowd erupted !!! They were Amped from the get go!!! The rest of the night was Just Plain
Awesome!! My words can not do it
justice. The pictures and Videos out
there tell the story so much better. He
was interviewed by 4 T.V. Stations and multiple Newspapers. I got to be by his side . I just tried to let
him take it all in and he did. You could
just see by the look on his face he was Home in his Element. The Sullivan Central Team and School showed
Amazing Class and Respect. During the
game he Celebrated with his Teammates, Took the Head Phones and Called a Play
or two with his Coaches. By the time the
game was over people had started coming out of the stands to Love on him the
procession of Friends, Family and even just people wishing him well kept
growing and growing. It seemed like we
were some of the last to leave the field.
My Emotions were getting the best of me in so many ways. I was so taken back when the game was over
and each and every Sullivan Central Player came over and Greeted J.T.. They told him he was a Legend!!! We finally headed home where he had River
Bailey, Eion Hughes, Carter Reynolds, Grayson Cowan , Ryan Bledsoe and Huston Hamilton spend the
night. They stayed up until 3:15AM. He woke after a little Sleep in and headed
right out with his friend to in his words go everywhere in Rogersville. They hit The El Parasio, The Town Square,
Pals, Callie's Cabana and parts unknown.
He had a Fantasy Football draft with some classmates. The Chauffeur for the Day was Jaret Brooks
with the team of River Bailey and Ethan Crowder in tow. They arrived back home to watch College
Football. Jaret and Ethan spent the
night. We got up and thru much hard work
made it to church just in time!!! We
have been so blessed by our ERBC Family!!! The service was great and J.T. did
speak briefly Thanking them. After
church we came home and had a Good Old Fashioned Family Cookout. Bacon Cheeseburgers by my brother Danny and
his wife Leah who set the Bar very high.
Tommy and Hollie brought Baked Beans and Tater Salad. Diane Smith brought her Famous Butter Scotch
Pie!!! We had a blast!!! Unfortunately it all came to an end today
when Peyton had to go back to Furman and J.T. and I headed to ATL. We made it
here safely with terrible Traffic. As I
Reflect in my exhaustion I am so Thankful and Just Taken Back by the Enormity
of the Support We have Received over this time, but things were taken to
another level this weekend. Our whole
Community and those around us have gotten behind J.T. . I have just spent some
102 days in Atlanta a Great Big City of 6.4 million people !!! I had told Christie that had we lived
somewhere like this we would maybe have 5-10 friends and. That's it yet we live
in this little Community and have the Support and Love of Thousands. It's Quite Amazing and is a Testament of the
up brining we all have had and more importantly it shows that we are God
fearing People. This is Proof that the world and our Community in particular
has many Great people in it. The people who's lives have been touched by this
has definitely renewed not only my Faith in my Fellow man. It has Drawn me and many others Closer to
God. I know he can and will
provide. This weekend was so therapeutic
for J.T. to know that he can come home
and be himself. It was what Christie,
Peyton, Jacob and My Family needed. I
also believe that our Community , His Teammates, Coaches, Classmates, Teachers,
and Friends needed. Now they too know
that by seeing his smile and his determination that J.T. will be okay and that
he will overcome this . Thanks to God,
Family, Friends and an Amazing Community.
The Respect and Embracing we have felt from surrounding Communities
included!!! So many were involved in this Monumental Event that I would leave
someone out so I will just end saying Thank You All So Much. We Love You Genuinely and God Bless!!!
#fightfor5
