Pretty much if this was me in the blue jersey, that`s what I looked like on this last ditch effort to flag the ball carrier on a kickoff return. Yep that`s right, I did that. You know when the person is sprinting away and in the NFL is about to get a touchdown and instead of diving for the tackle or flag, they just give up and concede the td? Yeah well I did that last ditch effort leap for the flag and caught it. It was sort of like when a Wile E. coyote gets squashed from trying to capture RoadRunner on Looney Tunes. I lifted the flag up to show that I got it but felt flattened. Today I feel like a truck ran over me. My shoulders and neck area from jamming on the field (well, it was a bellyflop onto the hard ground) are sosososo sore. Last night at work I could barely lift a drink up onto the hand off counter. But it was an amazing play!
We lost our football debut 15-0 which wasn’t bad considering we didn’t even get a first down all game. It was the pits. Our quarterback is brand new to quarterbacking and so it was her first game. She can’t throw the ball past 15 yds and that’s how far back she stands from the line of scrimmage so she has time before the rusher catches here. She is a great person but needs more work. It’s frustrating trying to run patterns then knowing that the ball will never even reach you. I got to play halfback a bit though and throw the ball. We hadn’t practiced it though and so my timing was off to get it to the receiver. I did chuck it quite far and hopefully proved that I should step up to throw more at halfback if not at quarterback.
I loved defense though. I got to play safety and I rocked it. I think that I missed one key play but I mean, it’s a team game and if other people miss the flag in their position then it’s partly their fault too. I made some key plays and was really focused and pumped up. Could be on account to the coffee AND energy drink that I had at 7am that morning before the game, nonetheless I was ready. It’s fun to be part of a team sport again and my leadership skills are really standing out. Everyone else is just getting down on the refs and the players and each other and themselves and swearing, but I am just trying to get everyone settled down, focused on what needs to happen next and just lead by example. It’s always been my way of leading.
I don’t want to sound pious and believe me I have been praying about that lately. I don’t think that I am the best and I know that I have a ton of work to do to get better but I do think that I have things together, that I am a great leader, and my lack of drinking and swearing as well as my encouraging words will soon shine a light in their eyes. Same with at work. Everyone is so gossipy and friends on friends off and it’s SO ANNOYING. So in trying not to come off as “I am better than you” I just try to distance myself from it all and just be nice to everyone, especially the people I don’t like. That’s the hardest, as I am sure that you know.
Life plans and decisions are really coming together. Prayer, Bible reading, talking with important people that I value and respect their opinions and other confirmations that have come from God have really set peace in my heart as to what my next step in life is going to be and where it will take place. I am not going to share right now until it really works out cuz there are a couple things that I have to take care of but as for the principle of the thing, it’s coming together and I am pleased.
Well that’s going to be all for now. Maybe something interesting will pop into my head at a later date for another blog to come soon. Until then, later days!
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