· On Friday night, Dover-Eyota had a 3rd quarter lead over Lewiston, but let it slip away and ended up losing by 10. Frustrating!
· On Saturday, my Northwestern Wildcats had an 18 point lead over Illinois, only to let Illinois come racing back to take the lead with 6 minutes left. I had a ray of hope with 3 minutes left when Illinois fumbled, setting up Northwestern’s go-ahead touchdown with a minute left! I literally danced around the family room…until Illinois miraculously scored with only a few second left, giving me a crushing defeat. At least the Wildcats were close (unlike the Gophers!).
· On Sunday, the Vikings continued their pathetic ways. They couldn’t even beat a Kansas City team that had been HORRIBLE all season. It was pretty hard to watch.
Each loss left me down in the dumps…angry that my teams had chances but wasted them. Needless to say, I wasn’t a lot of fun to be around.
I love football…but did I really need to let it ruin my weekend? Perhaps, instead of focusing on the negativity of football, I could have looked around to see the blessings God brought my way:
· The weather was just glorious
· I got to be a part of one of the most fun weddings I’ve ever been to...with AMAZING food (and I love to eat!). Congratulations Jim & Dana!
· I had some time to quietly putter in the yard
· I got to be a part of one of the last church services in the gym!
· I actually had a chance to catch up on sleep (a rarity in my life)
There’s nothing wrong with enjoying football (or any sport, for that matter). The problem comes when I allow it to dominate my life…when I can’t be happy when my team is losing.
God works in my life in many ways. May I learn to focus on the blessings God brings my way…and not on the frustrations that the world abounds in.
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