UPDATE on 8/1/13 I have found a few more incidences of the number 3 in Carol's life; in looking at her pictures of their honeymoon cruise, the first night they stopped in Spartenburg SC and their room number was 230, and she also too a pic of their cabin door on the boat 3053. And I also recalled that before graduation Carol had participated in some acedemic competition for her school and she placed 3rd in the national competition for Christian Schools in accounting! I have added some pics below.
NOTE: I have not blogged recently due to the overwhelming emotions and love we have been recipients of in the aftermath of our daughter's untimely death. Carol Singletary died on Feb 27, 2013 as the result of tragic incident at her workplace. She was 19 years old and had just been married to Cooper for 6 months. It was a short life in many respects but it was a life well lived and it has been greatly recognized in recent days and is a testament to her faith and her great ability to be a "frown flipper" because she smiled so much and made others do the same around her!!
This is almost kind of silly to write about but I keep finding these instances of the number 3 in Carol's life....
I first noticed the prevalence of the number three around Carol's life and death when I read Trey Williams article in the Johnson City Press about Carol. He mentioned that the TRI Cities Eagles Girls basketball team this year had to play 3 games in 3 days to win their 3rd state basketball championship. (This is the same team Carol was on that won the 2 prior state championships of the TAACS). At that I realized that Carol's celebration of life service was on 3/3/2013 at 3pm. Carol's time of death was at 11:33 on the 3rd day of the week (Weds). She and Cooper lived on the 3rd floor of their apartment complex and their apt # was 3303. I was adding up how many days Carol lived and at 19 yrs and 58 days she lived a total of 6,993 days=all these numbers are divisible by 3! she lived for a total of one day shy of 233 months. And Carol scored over 300 points per year the last 3 years of her basketball playing career (313 10th gr, 331 11th gr, and 387 12th grade, totaling 1,031 pts. She played 35 games her senior yr, and that yr her points per game avg was 11.1 and she also played in a 3 on 3 league that her team won). Her phone number had three 3's in it. When she lived at home there were 3 of us here, and she and Cooper made their home of 3 when they got their dog, Roxy. And now we believe she lives for all eternity in the presence of the ONE who exists as a trinity (3 beings==father/son /Holy spirit)
I can't help it---I liked math. It is only another crazy thing about my daughter--------------------- CAROL MICHELLE HENSLEY SINGLETARY (30 LETTERS)...SEE what I mean???!!!!
THREE: In sacred Scripture the number three represents that which is solid, real, substantial, and something in its completeness. This number usually indicates something of importance or significance in God’s plan of salvation by identifying an important event in Salvation History. This number operates as a “sign-post” in Scripture study for the reader to “pay attention” to the significance of the next event. It also can mean intensity and strength. Judy Hensley 3/23/13
