Monday, June 25, 2007

COURAGE

Last week was playoff week in Danny's baseball league. I can't stand how I get during baseball. It's only a game and Danny loves to play. Danny is not one of the best players on the team, nor does he need to be. I admire Danny for his persistence and not giving up when others would throw in the towel. Danny's team won the game Wednesday and progressed to the championship game on Friday. The score was 4 to 1 and Danny's team was behind. They had all the bases loaded and 2 outs and guess who was up at bat? Yes, Danny. He has not had one hit all year--he has had some foul tips but just has not been able to connect with the ball. He also does not always swing at the ball. He did swing and had strike 2, but he looked good swinging:) Then the final pitch came and Danny thought he was going to be hit by the ball and jumped back resulting in a strike call. My heart felt so bad--but you know, this was a silly feeling. It really is a game and we are not playing to win/ lose. It's to meet people and have fun. Danny did have fun. We were so lucky this year to have a great coach resulting in a great team that worked together and became friends. His attitude over the weekend showed he did have fun. I was hoping this would be the last year of baseball but Danny is motivated to play again. He loves it that much and wants to try. I admire him for his entusiasm. As Daddy says, he has a lot of courage. The pictures above are from Danny's game Wednesday when JiaLi was on the swing singing a song. The pictures below are a mix of Wednesday and Friday. Yes we had to wear pants and sweatshirts. It was cold. But it will be 96 degrees tomorrow:)

2 comments:

mommy24treasures said...

wow, sounds like you are doing something right!:)
What a great attitude and sweet spirit your son has!

LaLa said...

Way to go Danny...glad you had fun. Looks like JiaLi had fun too swinging...