That's been our team all year long. They don't get rattled.

They bring a passion for softball you don't find in a lot of kids. They live for it.

If you talked to anybody in summer ball, they'd tell you she's pretty good.

I went over and gave him a hug. He remembered meeting the kids.

When I read about her protesting, I sent a thousand dollars of my own money to get myself and my children on an airplane up here to share my side and my thoughts and Alan's. I want to let the president know that Diana does not speak for this family.

One day, the lotus spoke again. "You remember me? The flower that grows through the mud?" I did. I said as much. "Have you ever considered my significance? I'm everywhere - art, religion, nature.... Have you ever wondered why?"

... It spoke, "Nothing touches me. I radiate beauty. You can do the same."

"How?" I asked.

"Easy," it said. "I grow in a pond. I take the water and nutrients I need to grow, and let the rest sink to the bottom. What's in mud, anyway? Water, nutrients, life and a little bit of sludge. Let the sludge go like I do. Then stand tall above the leaves.