Gotta Figure This Out

I want to dedicate my 20th post to the one and only, Emily Mcguire.  This beautiful, godly woman has been a real encouragement to me this year as I underwent several changes this year after graduation and, now, she is getting ready to have the same type of change, only hers is on a bigger scale.

This girl just graduated and is moving to Africa for the next two years as a missionary.  She leaves in October and she will be greatly missed while she is away.  However, we do have a reason to rejoice as she is going to be serving the Lord and His children.  I have been amazed at her transformation this year.  The Lord is doing some pretty cool things in this girl's life.

Now, I want to call you guys to join me in doing something for her before she leaves.  This may be a long shot... but Emily loves the Reds and I would love to see her get the opportunity to meet some of her favorite players before she leaves! Ahem... Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto...  She wont be able to go to a game (let alone watch one) while she is gone.  What if they go to the World Series this year?! YIKES! So far, I have been trying to appeal to Brandon Phillips and the Reds through their Twitter accounts (click on the links to find their pages).

It's funny, later in the day that I began to tweet at Brandon Phillips I read this sweet article about how he read a fan's tweet that mentioned him in it.  The fan had forgotten to get refreshments for his son's little league baseball game and was suggesting that Brandon come by the game.  Phillips, who had been nearby, picked up some things and then arrived at the game.

What a well-timed story, considering the fact that I had just thought of the request for Emily.  So, we know that Mr. Phillips at least pays attention to his account.  In fact, he is pretty active on his twitter account.  If you guys want to join me in asking this from the Reds in any way you can so that Emily can have an opportunity to meet some the players from her favorite ball team, then I would much appreciate it.  I REALLY want to see this happen for her.

If I haven't convinced you yet, I am a STL Cardinals fan.  This may dissuade any Reds from reading any further, but I SO want her to get this that I'm willing to put aside any differences to make this happen for her.  Thank you for reading this!