Shelly's Shares: Faith Meets Baseball, She Prayed For One Thing And Watched It Happen

A special, personal share; a faith story related to a baseball tournament, two sons on two different college baseball paths, and the hope that everyone would be together. This is what happens when you pray for something specific and then have faith that whatever is meant to be, will be. 

Shelly shares a personal moment from a Big Ten baseball conference tournament. She talks briefly about sports, travel and work schedules, and that familiar tug-of-war between planning ahead and overthinking and the hope of her family all being together. Then the surprise happened when her oldest son arrived! What might have seemed like a small event,  was a moment she had prayed would happen....this is a brief story about faith and what had been hoped for, came true.

From a wellness perspective, we connect the dots between faith and wellness, prayer and mental health, and how a sense of peace can anchor you when you can’t control the outcome. Whether you practice spirituality or you simply want stronger emotional resilience, this story offers a grounded reminder: you can hold hope and still loosen your grip, and sometimes that’s exactly where joy finds you.

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Transcript

Welcome To Words Of Wellness

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A little bit of a faith story, you know, it's something minor, but at the same time, it's it was a big deal for us because we were all able to be there as a family. And it was really special. Do you get confused by all of the information that bars us every day on ways to improve our overall health and our overall wellness? Do you often feel stuck, unmotivated, or struggle to reach your wellness goals? Do you have questions as to what exercises you should be doing? What foods you should or should not be eating? How to improve your overall emotional and mental well-being? Hello everyone, I am so excited to welcome you to Words of Wellness. My name is Shelly Jeffries and I will be your host. My goal is to answer these questions and so much more. To share tips, education, and inspiration around all of the components of wellness through solo and guest episodes. With 35 plus years as a health and wellness professional, a retired college professor, a speaker, and a multi-passionate entrepreneur, I certainly have lots to share. However, my biggest goal and inspiration in doing this podcast is to share the wellness stories of others with you. To bring in guests who can share their journeys so that we can all learn together while making an impact on the health, the wellness, and lives of all of you, our listeners. The ultimate hope is that you leave today with even just one nugget that can enhance the quality of your life and that you will, we all will, now and into the future, live our best quality of lives full of energy, happiness, and joy. Now let's dive into our message for today.

Faith And Baseball Collide

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Hello, my friends. Welcome back to Words of Wellness. This is our Shelly's Shares episode, and thank you for being here. I am jumping in to share a bit of a personal story journey with you all. Not really a journey, but just a kind of a personal, personal story where faith and baseball came together. And for my mom and dads out there who are baseball parents or even any baseball players out there, I wanted to share something that happened recently with our baseball experience. And some of you might know that my son, our youngest, just played in the conference tournament for his

Big Ten Trip And Family Plans

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team. And his team was one of 12 teams that made it into the conference. And this is the Big Ten baseball conference that occurs at the end of the season. And our other son coaches for another team, another school for Northwestern. And at one point, we thought both teams would be in the final conference. And we thought that both of our boys would be headed to the Big Ten conference. And for the longest time, I was just praying that that would happen. And then it came down to me just hoping and praying that our older son would be able to be at the conference in some way, even if his team didn't make it. And I'm sharing this because I was literally praying that he would be able to join us. And I was literally thinking, even if it came down to coming like towards the end of the week or whatever that would look like for him, because we really didn't know his how his work schedule would play out. And so I just kept hoping and praying that it would work out that he could be there. And it was such a blessing that my daughter and her boyfriend joined us, and that they they committed to going thinking we would all be there. So that was their original commitment to going, thinking we would all be there as a family. And then Cody's team didn't make it into the tournament, but of course we were still going and they were still going, they had their flights, and we all arrived late on Monday.

The Home Run And The Highs

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And the tournament started on Tuesday, and the first game that our son Braden played in was Tuesday evening, and it was pretty amazing. I mean, it helps that we won the game, and also our son uh our Bray hit a home run in his first up-to-bat. So that was very, very exciting.

The Hotel Room Surprise

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And so that was the first night, that was the first game, and the next day we had we were all working out and doing our routine, and we were in the hotel room, and all of a sudden in walks or Cody, he drove a few hours and surprised all of us, and came to the tournament.

Prayer, Peace, And Letting Go

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And I just thought I would hop in here and just share a little bit of my kind of a faith story because you know, I was praying really that we would all be able to be there together. And at one point I just had this kind of sense of peace, knowing that it's gonna work out how it's meant to work out. And I also felt like, okay, we're gonna all be there together. It's gonna work out that Cody can join us. And then I never really thought about it. Although I did put some thought into, okay, if he does come, maybe he can bring some extra blankets and sleep on the floor in our hotel room. And I did kind of start to think about that. And then I went, okay, let's not overthink this. Um, it'll work out how it's meant to when the time comes. And then I never really thought about it again. So sure enough, he comes and surprises us. He brings extra blankets and his own pillow. And he was like, I'm fine, I'll sleep on the floor. And my husband was like, No, you're not sleeping on the floor. And as it turned out, the first night he did because our game ended like at midnight. And then we were able to find, my husband was able to find the next day an additional room right across the hall from our where we were staying. And so he was able to get another room. So that totally worked out. But I'm sharing this because I was just like, wow. Wow. This is what I had prayed for. And I literally had kind of that peaceful moment where I went, okay, it's all he's gonna be able to be there, or at the very least, it's all gonna work out as it's meant to. And I just was just like just overwhelmed. I was in the shower thinking, oh my gosh, God is so good. And I almost started crying, of course. And it was just amazing. And you know, the other thought about that I had before we went and left for the tournament, I had told my husband, I thought, you know, it could work out. If it works out that Cody can can join us, it might actually work out better because he'll actually have free time. He won't be coaching his team and be with his team and have games and such. He'll be able to just kind of hang and and hang with us and relax and and and uh you know, cheer his brother on. And that's really how it all worked out. And so I just felt like jumping in here and kind of sharing a little bit of my a little bit of a faith story. You know, it's something minor, but at the same time, it's it was a big deal for us because we were all able to be there as a family, and it was really special. So I just feel like, you know, I was praying hard that it would work out and it did. And so I just thought I would, I would just briefly kind of share. And uh, for those of you who who have the faith and who do pray, you know, I just feel like it's just another testament to to what God can do. And I I always will say, you know, I might pray for something, and if it doesn't happen, it wasn't meant to happen. And I really sometimes it's easier said than done, and I really kind of work on having that thought process. But this was just a really, really special, special time, and I just keep replaying in my mind when he came walking in our hotel room. I was like, what, what? It was just so exciting and really special. So I wanted to share that with you all. And you know, have

Faith As Part Of Wellness

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the faith. And this is this again, you know, this is part of our wellness for those of you who have your faith and you pray. I feel like it's such an important part of our overall wellness journeys. And it might not be that way for all of you, and that's okay, but I did want to share my experience, and it was just pretty amazing. So, with that being said, take some time for yourself and your wellness on this day, and have a beautiful, blessed rest of your week, everyone, and we'll see you next time on Words of Wellness.

Take Care Of You And Wrap-Up

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Thank you so much for tuning in to today's episode. I hope you gained value and enjoyed our time together as much as I did. And if you know someone who could benefit from today's episode, I would love and appreciate it if you could share with a friend or rate and review Words of Wellness so that more can hear this message. I love and appreciate you all. Thank you for listening. And if you have any questions or topics you would like me to share in future episodes, please don't hesitate to reach out to me through my contact information that is shared in the show notes below. Again, thank you for tuning in to Words of Wellness. My name is Shelley Jeffries, and I encourage you to do something for you, for your wellness on this day. Until next time, I hope you all have a healthy, happy, and blessed week.