MY TEAM

Last night the Giants won the first game in the World Series. Anyone who is a Giants fan knows how good that feels. Anyone who is a sports fan knows what a payoff it is when that team you've been routing for, for years gets a crack at being the champs you know they are.

 

I think about all the hard work they put in to get to these games, how good it must feel when they win. I love watching the slow motion celebration photos, the genuine emotion they capture is enough to make you want to pump your fist and shout "WOOOO" right along with them.

 

We all love to know, that hard work, devotion, sacrifice, or just plain sticking by your team was worth it.

 

This is my team...

 

I was thinking about this, 'my team', sometimes we don't always look like we'll be ready for the season, or we've got some tough 'games' ahead, but there sure is a payoff when we win. The things we do for our kids, the sacrifices we make (like our pride and anything that once made us cool) are well worth the payoff. I put my all in this team.

 

And if you thought you saw celebrating when Pablo Sandoval aka Panda hit three home runs, well we had a little home run of our own last night...

That's right..my girl's a walker, put that in the books!

 

Today's Reflection:

Some teams are built for championships. Some teams will win trophies and awards, they will have all stars on them and record holders. They make movies about these teams, hang banners in stadiums celebrating their success.

 

There is a really good chance that my team will never have a movie made about us, or a banner raised in our honor. I'm honestly okay if we're not even the best team out there.

 

I think one day, God will open the gates of heaven and for my team it will be like winning the world series. We will pump our fist and fall to our knees as we realize we just won the game. Everything has paid off.

 

"‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’"

-Matthew 25:23 

THESE FEET

Lord, bless these feet.

As they walk, as they discover new places.

Bless the places they enter and the places they leave.

Keep them safe.

Let them learn to stand on their own.

Let these feet run to happiness, run to love, run to where ever you are Lord.

Lord give these little feet the strength to carry whatever load you will one day give them.

Lord make these adventurous feet, let them see things that I could only imagine.

Let them walk in fields covered in your beauty,

Dance in streets filled with your praise

and stand still in all your grace and glory!

Let them always remember their way home.

and Lord, please please, don't let them grow up too fast.

Amen.

We are working on walking. She's getting close, and I'm beginning to see my baby, turn into a little girl more and more each day.

Let me take in these moments just a little longer. 

 

Today's Reflection:

"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

-Genesis 28:15