The 7th. day of my positivity challenge from Sarah Dee Kaufman; 1. I wish you all could have seen what I saw yesterday. My two slowest junior high girls--at the end of a tough hilly run (that approached child abuse)--sprinting to the finish! If you are at Claymont on Saturday and hear someone screaming like a little girl when these two finish without walking, it will be me. A dozen kids more talented have walked away this summer because cross country is too tough and these two girls have come nearly every day--they are the heart of cross country and I could not be prouder of them if they broke a world record or scored a 36 on the ACT. 2. Whenever I see an example of estrogen toxicity, I always mutter (to myself,usually--but alas, sometimes aloud), right there is a good reason that I am not married. I am a happy single guy, but I do have an idea of why I am not married--it is my mom. There is not a woman in the world that can stack up against my mom--I always say that the great thing about having dogs is that at the end of every day at least they still love you, well add one person to that list. My mom has been my rock--always involved in my life and the things I love--and the one who reminds me that I am not that bad when I have failed miserably--and the one who lets the air out of my tires when I swagger in thinking that I am all that and a bag of chips. I got to see her be the care-giver for my ailing father the last few years, and I hear her speak to my late sister (and now my dad) EVERY night before she goes to bed. I will never know true sorrow until she passes away--but until then and with my last breath, I will love my mom. 3. Lastly, a little tribute to the person who nominated me to do this. Sarah Kaufman, you literally saved my life as a coach. When I was at my lowest point,, devoid of belief in my abilities, you came along and threw a bucket into my well and pulled me to the surface. Our relationship was forged by the heat of a tiny little man who had been given too much power, and because of that ordeal, we really got a chance to know each other as coach and athlete. You were the reason that I got out of bed for three years--and pooh pooh that all you like, but the reason I am coaching at TVHS is because you salvaged me at ZHS. You still owe me a beer and I would like to collect it after taking you to a Reds game, after spending a day hearing people say, you have a beautiful daughter, and just answering them, yes I do. Sarah, you have been the sunshine of my life--and I love the hell outta you.
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 07:18:40 +0000
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