Buy Me Some Peanuts

 Baseball is a sport.

But it’s not just a sport. 

Baseball is a game, a series of games. 

Baseball is about being home and being away. 

We cheer for home runs. 

We cheer for brilliant plays. 

We root for the home team. After all, who wants to be shamed? 

Good sportsmanship and peaceable play is required. 

“Three strikes and you’re out!”

Baseball is not only a sport filled with games. 

Baseball is a common ground. 

Baseball is America’s favorite pastime. 

“You mean, I can play baseball and get paid for it?” My son asked. 

I nodded and thought to myself… yes, that’s what “free enterprise” is all about.

Happy Father’s Day

 Father’s Day is a special day of thanksgiving for the wonderful Fathers in the world. My Dad has given me so many words of wisdom and important insight over the course of my lifetime. 

“You have to step on the field and give it 110%. If you know you gave your 110%, you will be happy, whether you win or lose.” -My Dad talking to me before I stepped onto the soccer field for a game

I told my sons the other day I need to trim their fingernails before going to visit their Grandpa, otherwise I’d have to sit for a one hour lecture and questions about why I’m not taking care of my children. 

I remember the times my Dad made us go back outside and re-enter the house when we did not say hello to him when we walked in the door and saw him sitting there. “Hey Dad.” “What do you mean hey Dad? Hay is for horses.” 

The cold stare from across the table when he’d catch us crunching our chips too loudly or chewing with our mouth open. 

All of these little moments that add up to a lifetime of understanding and happiness are what makes life worth every moment. 

Now I am getting to enjoy watching the Father of my children creating these little moments that make memories worth keeping a lifetime of with our sons. The little sayings, the bursts of excitement, the dining places, the music, the laughter, the sports practice, the advice… 

I know people sometimes do not have the luxury of spending this type of time together with their parents. I am thankful. 

Happy Father’s Day! 

Thankyou

 It’s Friday night and the Dodgers won, the Clippers won, we got to eat at Olive Garden and we got some birthday shopping accomplished. The kids are sleeping peacefully. What more could I possibly ask for? 

Summer Routine

Kids thrive from routine. We are trying to get a sort of summer routine. What are your plans for the summer? 

Doors of a Beautiful Life

Sometimes in life we are faced with choices we have to sort of blindly go into. When we go to a wedding, or a sporting event, a party, a new job, etc. We arrive at the doors and we might know a little bit about the situation or circumstances. We might know a few people, we might have been to the place before, we might have done that sort of work already, etc. Because every day is a new day, we have different experiences every time. We create new memories every time. This is truly what it means to wake up every day knowing that it is brand new. What a wonderful opportunity it is to be alive. 

Sunrise

 

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