I know that we are a little behind those of you farther north, so you’re probably thinking, “Duh!” But this is the first week that the weather has made me think, “We need to go to a football game!!” Yes, I look back fondly on those years of watching our own sons play football! Even if they didn’t win, there was a wonderful camaraderie among parents and friends in the stands. The band played, the team roared onto the field, the smells of popcorn filled the air, and a large portion of the community turned out for the entertainment of the week!!
So, that being said, we are going to our first high school football game since our move ‘south!’ We will watch Daniel and Thomas – two seniors from our church who play for the Kirkwood Pioneers – as they challenge . . . oh . . . some other team!! We have the luxury of choosing to go on a beautiful fall evening to watch as they play their second game in their newly renovated stadium. (And we have the luxury of not even caring who they play!)
Please understand that I have not forgotten all those icy-cold nights of sitting in sleeping bags to keep our toes from becoming frost-bitten or those torrential downpours when we sat in ponchos under tarps! But, happily, we are not required to choose to go on those nights anymore. (Even though, those very experiences helped cement that earlier mentioned camaraderie!!) No, this Friday we go because it is beautiful football weather!! Go, Daniel! Go, Thomas!! Go, Pioneers!!
Next time,
Karol
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