Slo-pitch.

So for those of you who don't know... I just recently joined the Fresno First CO-ED Slo-Pitch Softball team. We play on Friday nights at Lincoln Elementary if you ever want to come hang out and watch a game. But yeah... I really enjoy it. Our coach... he is just the kind of guy you can tell totally legit. For him, the game, the team, the process, its all about glorifying the Lord. And as I was listening to him pray for the team at practice a couple of fridays ago... I was just really moved. What great faith... to know that God is with us and for us in even the "simplest" of things. But its really not simple at all. Its an adventure. Its living and breathing and laughing and playing hard... and witnessing to others through our character and sportsmanship. Lol... please forgive me if I am getting all hyper-symbollic on you;) I just really excited/passionate about things that are... real. And not only that but while I was pondering my Coach's amazing motivations... I started to wonder about my own. What exactly am I doing on a softball team? I mean... look at me. Just look at me. I have absolutely no coordination or athletic ability... I am completely out of shape, overweight, and harboring a secret eating disorder. So first I was like... what business do I have on a Softball team? But then I tried looking at it from another perspective. If I was a healthy and happy version of myself... looking at the current version of myself... what would I see? Would I tell that person... hey you probably shouldn't join our team cause you'll just slow us down? Probably not. I would probably see that person's adventurous spirit and positive attitude, and over time I would begin to respect their courage in playing hard even though they don't have the same abilities as everyone else. And at the end of the day... I would find inspiration and encouragement in the courageous actions of my team mate. We should follow our dreams, live hard, play hard, no matter what curveballs our life throws us. And if for me that means going out there every friday and striking out... then its worth it. I want to play Softball because I know I am more than the sum of all my parts, and that if I can choose to be courageous in the "simplest" of things, maybe I will learn to be courageous in my faith. Which, at the end of the day, is the only thing that matters to me. So yeah... come out and chillax with the Fresno First team this friday at Lincoln Elementary at 6:15pm cause I'm bringing snacks:)