Tennis At Linda's House

Upon returning to Texas, we looked forward to getting back on the tennis courts again. We looked forward to playing with our friends, Mary Jane and Dave Mulaski. We were disappointed to find out that Dave had injured his knee during the summer and was unable to play for a while. As it would happen, Dave suffered a massive stroke in November (see prayer requests for Dave). Please continue to pray for Mary Jane and Dave as Dave works hard to recover.

Mary Jane asked Joni if she would like to play doubles with Linda Lam (pictured in red and black) and some other friends at a backyard court at Linda’s house. Joni has known Linda Lam for many years, but had never played on her backyard court before. As you can see, it is a beautiful court with lots of trees, foliage, decks and even a pond of gold fish surrounding the court.

Well, the match was wonderful….. and so it continued and continued. Linda continued to call Joni to join her and others for doubles throughout the fall. Joni enjoyed meeting new tennis friends, Velma, Carol, Connie and Karen Nester from Trophy Club, Since were were in Linda’s backyard, we could play anytime. Linda’s husband Connor was so nice. He cleaned off the court every time we played and even provided a cooler full of water for us girls.

We played at least once a week, sometimes twice and even three times a week. It is hard to resist such a wonderful invitation. Linda and Joni became closer friends with each match and also as we called each other often to get updates on Dave’s condition from Mary Jane.