It all started 14 years ago when a sweet friend insisted suggested that Christian and his bestie (her son), play soccer and that Hubby would make an excellent coach, cause ya know, Hubby had kicked a soccer ball once.
*grin*
Little did my sweet friend know what she was unleashing onto the local soccer world.
*wink*
Christian did play soccer with his bestie and Hubby did coach and then went on to coach Charlie and Caleb and Emmeline and Lizzie and actually ended up starting a whole new soccer club along side some other soccer friends.
So for us, soccer has been fun and healing and bonding and...
it all started with Christian, who has now been playing longer than most of our other kiddos have been alive! How's that for perspective.
Now... Christian is a senior and getting ready to graduate...
It was Senior Night and Hubby and I got to walk Christian out on the field before the game.
As I watched him play with the same intensity and love of the game that he always brings to the field...
I could not help but to see my precious 5, 6, 7, 8.... year old little boy out there....
and while uniforms...
and hairstyles have changed...
his level of commitment to play has not.
It has been an incredible 14 years of heat, cold, rain, bugs and sweet sunshine watching you play dear Christian and we just could not be prouder!
This year he was awarded Defensive MVP...
and made the Regional Team...
and you earned it my darlin'!
Dear Christian, I have loved watching you play...
I have loved watching you grow up on that field...
little did we know, so long ago, how this sport would grow you...
and oh what a leader you have grown into.
It has been a profound privilege my dear Christian to have been your soccer Mom...
and while this is an ending, what you have learned out on that field over the past 14 years about team work and commitment and leadership and winning and loosing graciously, will remain with you as you step into a brand new beginning.
Love you always #6!
