We had quite the sports day yesterday. For one thing, Cailyn was with us for the day
(always an athletic feat). She joined us
for a multi-faceted sports trip into Texas that started around 8:30 in the
morning. Micah was first on the
docket. He was playing in a basketball
game at the YMCA near their house. I
think their opponent was the Lakers.
There was nothing little about those little boys. I think Micah’s team managed to score two
points on free throws. Micah impressed
me with his defense, though. In fact in
the second half his coach assigned the opponent’s best player to him to
guard. The kid was their high post and
had been scoring at will. With Micah on
him, though, he was completely shut down.
They finally moved the kid to low post and then it became strictly a matter
of height differential. Nevertheless, I was
proud of that Vaughan kid’s spunk.
Next we went outside to Josiah’s soccer
game. He played the first period at
goalie, but his team so dominated the game that he never even came close to
touching the ball. In the other periods
he was moved to the field (not sure what they call the positions when there are
only five of them out there). Most of the
time Josiah played a cautious game, staying near but not so much in the middle
of the pack. He did mix it up a time or
two, though, and one of those times he managed to score a goal. Once again, I was proud of one of those
Vaughan boys.
Jachin was next with a flag football
game. Actually we had a few hours in
between, so Chris and I made our way over to Sam’s and Hobby Lobby to pick up
some things for the church. Trip into
Texas means taking advantage of everything on your list. Cailyn went home with her cousins to get in
some play time. Shopping accomplished,
it was on to the football game. Jachin’s
team has had one or two practices I think, but they discovered after the last
one that the guy who seemed to be their coach was actually a YMCA staffer who
was just filling in. They had no coach,
actually. Kel agreed to help as much as
he could, so they sent him an email with the rules. And every time the boys lined up to run a
play, the ref blew the whistle for an infraction of one kind or another. Kel was, to say the least, bumfuzzled. None of the calls matched the email he had
received. He stayed with it for the entire
first half, but let another Dad take over for the rest of the game. The opponent for the game was a group of boys
who had been playing together for several years, and it showed. They were really good. Jachin made several really good passes as
quarterback, and one of them went for a really long gain. Several, however, were intercepted, not because
they pass was bad, but because their defender was just that good. We’re hoping he doesn’t get too
discouraged. They will get better as the
season progresses. I was proud of that
Vaughan boy as well.
And speaking of grandparent pride, the
girls were great as well. Cailyn was a
big help with Noa when we were crowded into the stands at the basketball game,
and both of them played well together as we all tried to stuff ourselves under
the umbrella’s shade at the hot football game.
So, yep. Proud of my girls as
well. Oh, and I’m certain Zak and Caleb
and Luke did something equally as memorable that I haven’t heard about yet, so
let’s include them in the pride parade.
Gotta love those Vaughan kiddos.
Philemon 4-5 says, “I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear
about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints.”
Father, thank you for those great kids you
blessed us with. Oh, and thanks for the
part their parents played in getting them here.
Amen.
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