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Inspiration Thursday

Recently we’ve had two friends experience a spouse pass away in their sleep. I don’t believe there are words to explain the feeling of having your partner go to sleep and step into eternity, in the middle of the night, without any notice. In the hours and days that follow, the typical words of consolation just aren’t adequate. The one left behind doesn’t need to hear that their partner is in a better place, or that it’s all a part of God’s plan. Those words can come later. What they need to hear is, “We are so sorry”, “We love you”, “We are here with you and for you and we will walk through this together.” In a few days or weeks you can express to them that they will be okay, but not right now.

I am now in my seventh decade on this earth and I am reminded of Billy Graham as he reflected on his ministry when he was in his 80’s. I have become an “old man”. I have lived far more of my life than I have life left to live.  The question is, how will I choose to live the remainder of that life. By the grace of God and the help of my Creator, I want to live it in such a manner as to be pleasing to my Lord. Like many Christians before me, I don’t really fear death, because I know that God has prepared a place for me in His heaven. I do fear the process of death that I have seen some endure. Still, I want to finish my life strong and pleasing to the one who gave His life for my sin. When I step out of this life and into eternity, I want to stand in the presence of my Savior and hear Him say, “Well done good and faithful servant.” Have a blessed week.

Awe…some Mondays

Spring is in the air and for me that means photographing soccer, track & field, baseball, softball and any other sport I can find. Yes, I like photographing flowers, people, landscapes, wildlife and nature, but my first love is capturing sports images. That’s because the grand kids have always been involved in sports. Our oldest granddaughter played soccer and ran 200 meters in track. Our grandson has played baseball and basketball. The middle granddaughter was involved in dance and now is a student trainer at the high school. The youngest grand daughter plays soccer and competes in the high jump on the track team. Sooo….you will find my camera and me at some sporting event a couple of times per week during the spring.

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Photographing the grand kids sports gives me an excuse to brag on their achievements. The youngest granddaughter is a sophomore in high school. Recently she finished 7th in the high school state indoor track & field championships. There were between 30 & 40 competitors. She will continue now in the outdoor season. There will be a few times when track and soccer schedules conflict and she will have to make a difficult decision.

The high school soccer team is the defending state champion and they have won this title multiple times in the past decade. She is on the junior varsity this season. Last Tuesday evening the JV team played a double-header and won both matches. Our granddaughter, white uniform,  scored two goals in each match. My wife and I did not make it to the first match, but here are the goals from the second contest.

 

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After getting past the defender, the shot found the lower left corner for the first goal of the match.

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A few minutes later the ball is passed to her and she splits the defender and goal keeper. There is no way this shot is not going into the back of the net.

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Once again the lower left corner of the goal becomes the final resting place for the ball. The final score in this match was 2-0 so the granddaughter did all of the scoring. Okay, I’m through bragging now. This season has the potential to be a lot of fun for the family. Stay tuned, spring sports has just begun.

Note that you can also find me at Driller’s Place on Blogger. I am still testing out WordPress to see if I will move over here permanently. So far I like it. Have a blessed day.

The Journey Begins

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Well, I am testing out a new location for Driller’s Place to reside. Like most changes in life, there is a learning curve and I never could hit a curve ball. This is my first attempt to use WordPress and I am using the free version so I don’t know what features I am missing with one of the paid options. At any rate, I will use this free version until I get comfortable with the whole process. I may make the decision to return to EBlogger. I will definitely be at EBlogger for a while, until I get comfortable with this site and the posting process here. I am sure that posts on this site will be sporadic, at best, until I make the final decision to either move to this location or stay where I am. Any input will be welcome.