THE GAME

As a kid, I spent a fair amount of time playing sports. Sports allowed me to create a world for myself. A world full of confidence, competitiveness, and desire. A desire to do the best and be the best for me and for my team. And no matter how much time I spent on the field, I could never get enough. I rarely missed a practice and could barely wait for a game to start. In my world I knew who I was and what was expected of me. Sports are a lot like life. There are times when we forget who we are and what we're supposed to do. A ball is occasionally dropped. The refs sometimes make a bad call that puts us behind. But when we hit that home run or make that winning soccer goal, even if for just a moment, life is pure perfection. My team now is a lot different than it used to be. It consists of a husband and three crazy, but awesome kids. Sometimes I let the other team get the best of me my confidence lacks, and I end up letting my team down. When this happens nobody has a chance to win. But as long as I keep picking myself up when we're behind I'll be able to give my best to my team and we'll win every time. We might even have a little fun doing it. I just hope my team knows that as hard as life gets, I'll never give up. In sports and life, it really is all about how we play the game.