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Woohoo!!! This is the best way to end this A to Z challenge! My son, Jake, a tight-end with the Wisconsin Badgers, now has a new Zip Code! He just signed with the New Orleans Saints. Thanks be to God!
Want to know more about Jake Byrne, including his battles with type 1 diabetes, and how he got to be a “saint,” read below:
https://writingstraight.com/2012/04/28/y-is-for-yours/
https://writingstraight.com/2012/04/11/j-is-for-jake-and-juvenile-diabetes/
https://writingstraight.com/2012/04/25/v-is-for-the-virgin-mary-and-an-nfl-victory/
New Orleans! My shocked kids!
Yes YOU! You did it Jake! You were an awesome player in high school, even while struggling with a diabetes diagnosis. 
You were a fantastic Badger!
So proud of you!!
And a good brother to sister Betsy and to brother Nick!
Congratulations Jake!!!! Whew! Glad the A to Z challenge is over and Jake got on an NFL Team. Go Saints! I also got an agent for my novel and hope to be the next one in the family to get a big contract! All glory to God!
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Congratulations Holly to you and your family. May the glory of God shine on you and yours for always.
Jennifer
congrats! after reading your blog, I was waiting to hear your son’s name get called. Glad to see he found a new home.
Thanks! Me too!
Congrats Jake, Holly and all the family!
Praise be to my Holy God. He is good. Congrats to jake with his new zip code. Congrats to you for your agent for your successful novel. A double portion!
God is awesome!!!
So happy and proud for Jake and your family! We will be watching for him on TV, we love football around here. I can’t wait to tell Dexter……..he will be so excited to hear that Jake is in the BIG league now. Love to your precious family! 🙂
Thanks Amy. We’re so excited! Blessings to your family
The Lord is good always. We are grateful for His blessings especially to Jake! http://episcoblog.holycatholicanglican.org/archives/2012/04/another_saint_i.html
Congratulations, Jake! Fantastic achievement. And best of luck to you, Holly! May your wonderful novel find a great publisher.
Yes, yes, and yes! Congratulations to the whole family! And an agent for you, Holly! Woo-hoo is right!
Continued blessings on your family.
Congratulations to everyone!
Thanks Naomi!
Congrats! That’s so great!
Thanks Marney!
Congratulations to Jake and your family! New zip codes are very excting! So are contracts with agents! Awesome!
You bet!!! Thanks!
Congrats!! That’s wonderful!!! You must be ecstatic!
We really are! It’s exciting!
Yay! What great news! I’ve been thinking about Jake during the draft. Very exciting! And congrats, Holly, for going A-Z!
Thanks Stacy! 🙂
Thanks for the update. I’ve been thinking about Jake. Congrates to your family. The Saints is where Jake is meant to be. I’ll be watching for him. God has blessed you and your family. June
June! Hi! Thanks so much. We are all very happy for Jake. He’s worked so hard. Hope you are doing well!
Wow! Congrats! Love the pics too.
Connie, Thanks!
Congratulations!!!!! How exciting for Jake. My guess is that if you weren’t a Saints fan before, you are now!
Wow Holly!! Only God could give such an exciting ending to your A-Z challenges. New Orleans is not far from where I grew up and so the saints are someone easy to cheer for…and especially now, knowing your son will be suiting up to play with them. Congratulations to Jake and for his wonderful parents cheering him
on. I hope some day God lets our paths cross. In Christ’s love,
Glenda…the best is yet to come!!
Glenda, Thank you! I’d love to meet you sometime. Where do you live?
Thanks Anne, I wasn’t, but am now! Geaux Saints!!!
Hi Holly! I told my hubby and son about Jake, so we were trying to watch for him in the draft process. CONGRATS to Jake! What an inspiration he will be to kids and young adults who live with diabetes.
Thanks Susanne. We’re hoping he will have a platform to do some good!
Looks like the Saints are making some great turn-arounds after the bad news they made a few months ago. CONGRATS!
Thanks Wade. I told Jake that fans will be glad to see some players, as himself, with integrity.
Congrats!
Thanks George!
Congrats to you both! The Saints have always been my favorite team! And an agent for you Holly! Wow!
Thanks P.T. Exciting times!
I got to thinking during my afternoon run… where else can you read about a future Pro Bowler/Hall of Fame football player and a future best-selling author announcing their professional debuts on the same blog post? I’m honored to be on record as being a part of this historic event. (Hey, I can’t help myself. I dream big because I serve a BIG GOD!) PS Jake, if you ever get a chance to talk to Jason Witten do it. He’s maintain an incredible witness while competing at the top level.
Congrats, again. Holly, don’t get worn out from all the happy dancing.
Wade, thanks so much! Jake and I are really having fun with this…when we both got an agent at the same time…then, he signed! Now, I told him I should follow with my contract! We’re all about signing bonuses! We’re motivated. And we do serve a big GOD! Lots of prayers and asking for His will in our lives!
What exciting news! Congratulations Holly and Jake! Will be watching… 🙂
Thanks Heidi! We are excited about this news. God is good!
Awesome! New Orleans is a fun place to visit, especially while you’re waiting for your big news. (Since the publishing world is so slow.) So excited for your new adventures. God IS good. 🙂
Thanks Barbara! He is good!!!
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Such good looking children! I’m not a football fan, but I do know that the NFL is a big deal. New Orleans will be a very nice place to vacation, won’t it?
Good luck on your book!
Thanks!
Such great news, both for your Jake and for the Saints. God knows we here in Louisiana need the boost. Now, please begin praying that Drew Brees gets whatever $$$$$$$$$$ he’s asking for and we can breathe a collective sigh of relief!
Yes, I read about that in the news. I hope it all works out! Thanks for stopping by!
Yay for Jake! I was praying, and we were watching! God is so good!
Thanks Melinda! Have a great Friday!!