March 1 – “Two in a row”

For a day that only comes around every four years, yesterday was a relatively uneventful one.  I thought February 29 was supposed to be this earth-shattering, apocalypse-beginning, much-to-be-remembered moment in time.  Eh … Not so much over here.

Chris and I went on another date.  Sort of.  Two in a row, you know.  This time we went all the way to Pasadena just to watch a baseball game.  No, not the one in California.  That would just be silly.  We went to Pasadena, Texas, to watch oldest grandson Jachin play a baseball game.  Always a treat, and especially when the weather is as nice as it turned out.  Chris did have a blanket to wrap up in, and I did wear a hoodie with the team logo on it, but the sun was shining and it was just cool enough. 

The good guys lost by one run, but it was definitely a nail biter.  Jachin made several really good plays – stretches – at first base.  He also walked twice.  And the best part of the event?  Someone from Jachin’s team was providing free hot dogs and hamburgers to all family and friends.  Oh, and among the side dishes was a really good cherry cobbler.  Nice day …

We took Kel and Jachin home after the game.  Christina had to pick up three of their kids at the karate studio where they were experiencing a class on proper techniques for stretching.  Micah and Josiah had to go to one of those demonstrations and write a paper on it as one of the requirements for their next belt attainment.  Don’t ask me what colors are involved on the belt.  No way I can keep up with that.  They all got home shortly after we did, and the chaotic hum that is the norm around their house settled in place once again. 

Proverbs 16:9 says, “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”

Father, please help Jachin and the young men on his team stay focused on learning and improving from one game to the next, in spite of the score.  Toughest lesson ever.  Amen.