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Coming to an End

Postby Paully_44 » October 31st, 2007, 5:16 am

Can I be a proud daddy?

Tomorrow is my son's last practice and Saturday is his last game... he is 10 and started tackle football this year. He had never expressed an interest in playing until summer, so I put him in a 4 day summer football clinic to see if it was really something he would like. Turns out, he loved it. Our team was an expansion team, all first timers to tackle football so our record reflects that, but that is ok.... he has loved it all. It has been great for him physically and emotionally.

I have even used him as an example of our spiritual walk. He is one of the bigger kids and not the fastest, but he honestly gives 100% all the time. The coaches continually call him out as an example of how to push yourself and give it your all, as that is how he plays. I was watching him at practice a couple weeks ago, watching him push himself running until he was in tears, not stopping or slowing and thought to myself.... "if only I could push myself like that in my walk with Christ".

Out of 20 kids on the team, there are only 2-3 of us who stay for the entire practice, most parents just drop their kids off. I love being there, rain or shine watching him and occassionally helping out.

I am really going to miss it, after the weekend.
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Postby Rob » October 31st, 2007, 5:37 am

Paully,

As a parent I love to hear stories like this. Thanks for sharing and tell your son I'm proud of him too. Keep up the good work you're doing something right.

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Postby Rob » October 31st, 2007, 5:38 am

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If I were to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for business. I do the very best I know how, the very best I can, and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out right, what is said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right will make no difference." -Abraham Lincoln

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Postby Darling » October 31st, 2007, 8:52 am

This is also one proud Gram and Poppa. we have been able to attend a few of his games and practices,

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Re: Coming to an End

Postby turbotim » October 31st, 2007, 9:09 am

Paully_44 wrote:Can I be a proud daddy?

Tomorrow is my son's last practice and Saturday is his last game... he is 10 and started tackle football this year. He had never expressed an interest in playing until summer, so I put him in a 4 day summer football clinic to see if it was really something he would like. Turns out, he loved it. Our team was an expansion team, all first timers to tackle football so our record reflects that, but that is ok.... he has loved it all. It has been great for him physically and emotionally.

I have even used him as an example of our spiritual walk. He is one of the bigger kids and not the fastest, but he honestly gives 100% all the time. The coaches continually call him out as an example of how to push yourself and give it your all, as that is how he plays. I was watching him at practice a couple weeks ago, watching him push himself running until he was in tears, not stopping or slowing and thought to myself.... "if only I could push myself like that in my walk with Christ".

Out of 20 kids on the team, there are only 2-3 of us who stay for the entire practice, most parents just drop their kids off. I love being there, rain or shine watching him and occassionally helping out.

I am really going to miss it, after the weekend.


That is awesome... I can't wait till Jake is old enough...
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