Learning to Balance May Be Life’s Most Important Lesson
This is stability to me. Learning to balance on an uneven, but forgiving surface. Teaching others to do this in a strong and capable way is one of my greatest joys. Of course, it’s not always as easy as it looks.
A Monkey Bar Faith
We let go of Mommy’s hand to enter pre-school.We let go of Daddy’s hug to board the bus.We let go of our beloved teacher’s smileonly to do it again next year because we must. We let go of the hand of the principalas she wishes us well on our way.We let go of our first […]
US Women’s Soccer Team Has Inspired Us to Believe
Who says the Bible is an outdated book that doesn’t speak to our current circumstances?? From Acts 2:42-47, we read, (with some modifications) … The Fellowship of the Believers They devoted themselves to the coaches’ teaching and to their teammates, to the breaking of carbs, proteins and fats in moderation and to petition, imploring and appeal […]
Thank you, Bennett, For the Way You Played the Game
There’s nothing quite like playing a game with a kid. Pull out the equipment, explain the rules and you’re off! When they’re small, you may need to correct them, re-route them, or help them a bit. As they grow, you may show them a few tricks and, every now and then, have to caution them […]
The Hurrieder I go, the Behinder I get
That phrase, from a poster on my high school bedroom wall, is haunting me today. Not because time has passed, but because it hasn’t seemed to. It’s even more true today than it was back then, and it has me wondering whether I am making any headway. Speed breeds errors. Which mean do-overs. Which take time. […]
Where There’s a Will There’s a Way!
Have you seen this?!! Paul Pierce’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer wins it for the Wizards. https://youtu.be/oDg3cuFF4k4 But who is that fan who runs out into the celebratory huddle? OMG -I know him! That’s Will Smith. He even made the Washington Post. Will is the son of upstanding members of our church community. I know because I had Will in […]
Six Perfect Words: I Just Love to Watch You Play
“I just love to watch you play.” (okay technically seven) These are the six simple words I would like to tell my kids after every game, every performance, and every event. It’s the one thing I want them to know, and it’s been this way since…well, forever. I remember my delight at watching them find […]
Can We Bring Back Going Steady?
So.Much.in.the.World. What ever happened to going steady? Just the thought of it makes me smile, recalling Happy Days with the Fonz and Richie Cunningham sorting out teenage life at the malt shop. Going steady was what a boy did with a girl before asking her out or to the prom. Of course, after school you’d meet up to […]
Faith Doesn’t Work without the Works
On the 13th of January, my book was released. It’s titled, Fit2Finish: Keeping Your Soccer Players in the Game. No, I didn’t self publish. There is actually a publisher out there who believed in me and believed in my message enough to work with me to get this into print. Thank you, Morgan James, Publishing, for […]
This Gift is Not Mine, But Yours
There’s such a difference between “You are gifted!” and “You’ve been given a gift!” One might confuse the two, thinking either one will do. But no, one must go. Step away; the other may stay. You are gifted! Shining star, you’re certain to go far. A sure anointing, don’t be disappointing. The burden so heavy, not the resources to […]