The Lord always gives us exactly what we need. I was very discouraged before the tournament for several reasons. I had yet to go better than 4-2 at a tournament, I hadn't won an out round in regular season, I wasn't speaking well, and I couldn't win with our affirmative case. Before the tournament, I became very very sick with stomachaches. The night before the tournament began, I got no sleep. I was exhausted and throwing up. My awesome partner told me that 'When we are weak, He is strong." and that became my strength for tournament. I was exhausted and sick, but the Lord blessed us at the tournament, despite my sickness. He gave us a 5-1 record, had us sweep double octas, and allowed me to speak well enough for fifth place speaker award. We were third seed in out rounds, allowing us to take ninth. The Lord also didn't allow us to do TOO well, and I'm beginning to realize that is beneficial. Chris and I need to work on many things, and the Lord gave us the judges we needed to make that happen.
I look forward to Richardson.
