Adversity Makes Us Stronger!

Today was a very cold and windy day. J'Dee played baseball at 4:00 and Shaniah played her lacrosse game at 5:00. Lucky for us they were both in Lone Peak and only about 7 minutes away from one another. I went to the first half of J'Dee's and then left my hubby there to continue to record the game. I made it to Shaniah's game and recorded her game. I had a good friend at the baseball field, a mom from one of the boys, text me updates on the game while I was at Shaniah's game.

 It was difficult to not see and only hear what was going on with J'Dee's game. It reminded me of last year when I was flat down in bed and only received text updates from some of the team parents about the game. It was extremely nice of the parents to keep me informed but it is just not the same as being there. I really missed it so much last year! I am so happy to just be there this year! Especially since it is my sons last year of playing!

Shaniah won her game  and as they finished, our good friends on the team told me to hurry and go to J'Dee's game and they would bring my chair, blanket, and Shaniah over to the game when they finish with the coach. I hurried off the field and b-lined it to the game. I was so thankful because just as I arrived, I was able to see J'Dee up to bat.

The game was tied in the bottom of the 9th inning. They had already went two extra innings and before the game was over they went a full 12 innings before the other team scored one to win. It was a difficult game for the boys to lose by one. But I told my son that "Adversity Makes You Stronger." I told him I have learned this the hard way this past year. I told him we can't always win or do amazing things. We all have to have bad days or bad games or bad years. I had to remind him that baseball is only a game but it can teach you  about life.

You will have ups and downs in life, just as you have in baseball!  Somedays you are on and somedays you are not! I reminded him it is better to not focus on what we can't or didn't do but rather on what we can or did do that matters!  Keeping a positive perspective through whatever we are dealt in life will really help us be happy and grateful through it all!