Friday night, the boys beat North Central 46-0. Jordan had 3 touchdowns and Jalen had 2. Thanks to Legacy Beyond the Lens for capturing these photos. J and J left the game after the 3rd quarter so we could get on the road to the University of Virginia for their first college visit/Recruit Day.
Jalen with linebacker coach Adams:
UVA’s stadium holds 65,000 people. It was massive, but all I could think was, “I wish people got this excited about Jesus.” I also did the math because this is how my brain works: did you know it would take 2,262 stadiums just like this to seat the number of orphans in the world?
We also visited Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. I love history and enjoyed our time there, but I walked away with a heavy heart. The man who penned, “All men are created equal,” had 607 slaves. He also fathered 6 children with a teen slave (his wife’s half-sister) and kept both her and his own children enslaved. So sad.
On the way home, we stopped briefly at Grandview Overlook in New River Gorge National Park, after which the boys both got invited to Penn State by a football recruiter. Guess that’s where we’ll head next!
