Priorities

This season has offered us several opportunities to find our priorities. So many things vie for our attention at any given time. But, so many things seem to vie for our attention on days that used to be earmarked for the Lord, set aside, not used for extra-curricular activities.

E joined Cross Country again this year and coach told him that the meets would be on Thursdays like they were last year. Well as they got into the season and the schedule was set, it turns out that almost all of the meets were on Wednesday. So, E was faced with the decision of Cross Country or youth group. He missed youth group once and then said, I don't want to sacrifice youth group. So, my 12 year old had to make a decision, we told him we would support whatever that decision was. Then he had to do the hard part and tell his coach. It actually went well and I am glad that he had to make the decision and face the coach, it is a great learning curve.

Then HG was put on the gymnastics rec team and turns out they do their meets on Sundays. Yikes! I gotta tell ya, this one was hard. There are only 2 meets a year, so that leaves 50 of the 52 Sundays free and clear. But still, there was the mental back and forth of can we support this if it invades Sundays? Are we sending the right message to HG? Are we sending the right message to the other parents? Will we be shining our light or looking just like the world?