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| November
29, 2004 |
| Kate
Endress' Weekly GoBSU.com Journal Entry |
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Kate Endress - GoBSU.com
Special Contributor |
| Photo
courtesy Ball
State Athletics |
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| Monday,
November 29, 2004 |
| Perspective |
| I woke up in a
horrible mood today!
I was disappointed with our team’s loss yesterday
and just sick about my personal performance and inability
to stay out of foul trouble.
I drudgingly stepped out of bed this morning
thinking of the piles of homework I needed to get finished
in a day’s time. After
about an hour of work, my cell phone rang, and I saw it
was Coach Roller. I
was apprehensive to pick it up fearing she would want to
talk about yesterday’s game.
Instead, she delivered news no one wants to hear.
Amy Fuller, an ex-team member was killed in an
automobile accident last night.
My heart dropped, and all I could think about was
Amy’s husband, Rick, and baby boy, Cordell.
In fact, I had just seen them all at our exhibition
game last week. Such
tragedies always lead to the perplexing question: why do
horrible things happen to such good people?
I spent most of today praying for Amy’s family
and reminiscing about experiences from my freshman year,
when Amy was a senior. I
remember Amy as a fun-loving, down-to-earth genuinely
caring friend. Tears
welled up in my eyes as I remembered Amy coordinating an
effort to saran-wrap the coaches’ cars while they were
up in their offices.
And I’ll never forget the infamous trip to
Miami
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impossible to comprehend, and I can’t begin to
understand God’s plan.
Events like this make us realize all too vividly
how fragile life can be and makes us painstakingly aware
that we have no idea what the future holds.
A disappointing basketball game and a pile of
homework no longer seem important as my perspective
readjusts to what is really
important in life. I
am thankful that I had the pleasure of knowing Amy Fuller
and will continue to keep her family and friends in my
thoughts and prayers.
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| Ball
State Women’s Basketball player Kate Endress
is kind enough to share a weekly journal with
GoBSU.com readers. Kate, a senior from
Evansville (Evansville Memorial H.S.), was named
to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team last
season as well as being first team All-MAC. Kate
is a likely candidate for MAC Player Of The Year
this season, as well as all the academic awards
she will undoubtedly receive. It is a very special
treat to have Kate share this journal with us.
Thank you Kate! |
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