This Thursday is our last Jr. High game of the year. Our record isn’t going to end up the way we hoped it would. But, you know what, I think the first year of truly being a head coach is about learning what works to motivate the boys, figuring out how to work as a head coach and be in charge of other coaches, treading lightly and being careful when you speak to parents about playing times for their son, and balancing all of that with more work and having a family. It’s been hard on all of us. I’m thankful that this is the last week, but in so many ways I’m sad!
We’ve built relationships with these boys that are absolutely precious to me. Stephen’s players have been taught respect, love for Christ and one another, and responsibility and accountability-lesson that sadly haven’t been taught at home a lot of the time. I love running into them at the county fair or WalMart or at church and just being able to talk to them about nothing, but seeing their faces light up because someone is giving them their undivided attention. Precious. Honestly, I love his team. BWhite, JWhite, Ross, Frost, Hanuska, Magdaleno, Douglas, Benton, Green, the list goes on…
Our family has learned a lot during the course of this football season. I’ve learned that I can a lot more than I thought I could with 2 kids by myself. Paige has learned how to be a phenomenal helper to me, Ryan has learned to love football and head banging and tackling, and Stephen has learned that even though football is his job, it’s still a game and in the grand scheme of this life, being a football coach is a very small part of our lives and eternity. The big job we all have to to live our lives to impact eternity. Eternity, people! That’s big stuff. Stephen is a small part of these boys lives, but he wants to impact them in a BIG way. I’m so proud of him! He loves Christ, he loves us, he loves his job, and he loves his boys. I’m blessed to be a small part of their lives and more blessed to get to stand next to Stephen!
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