Day 67!

Well hello there everybody! You're lucky you caught me awake... I did a lot of napping today! Me and Daddy watched a movie together this morning. I slept through most of it. Then me and Daddy watched the NCAA basketball tournament most of the afternoon together. I slept through a lot of that too.... but I did learn some things. I learned that each team has a mascot... like a blue devil or a bulldog. If I was on a team I would want it to be the Cowboy Donkeys. Wouldn't that be a great mascot for a team? If I was the coach of the Cowboy Donkeys and I was losing a game, I would probably look something like this:

I also learned that people take this game so seriously that they throw their bodies on the ground trying to chase down a silly ball. I wondered what that would feel like so I got Daddy's ball and tried it out for myself. I didn't get it. Didn't feel the rush. Didn't get my adrenalin flowing. No one stood up and clapped. It just hurt. I learned that people actually spend hours of their day trying to figure out who's going to win a game weeks in advance. They obviously don't understand the value of living each day as if it were your last. They could learn a thing or two from me. Who knows if you or those players will even be around weeks from now!??! But wouldn't you know it... Daddy tried to guess the winners too? Silly Daddy. Must be his love for the game... he used to play back when he was in school. And he's doing ok so far on his prognostications too... 12 for 12...50 or more like that and he could win $5,000,000 - (YEAH RIGHT!) :)

I also learned that there were these crazy people called "fans" that go to these games and jump up and down and yell and scream and paint their bodies different colors and spend tons of money on tickets and travel and food and who knows what else! So I decided to share with you a picture of what I would look like if I was a Cowboy Donkeys' fan at one of these games. Here I am cheering and shouting for my favorite player! "Go my favorite sports team!"
One thing I did admire watching these guys play this game is the way they gave it their all in everything. Kinda like we should with life and serving God. Don't hold back. Don't leave anything in the tank. Go big or go home. Go strong... life is better with blood sweat and tears.... and all that kind of stuff. I wonder if these guys even realize that they are glorifying God just by running up and down that court? Did you ever think about that? They are showcasing the majesty of God and how fearfully and wonderfully the human body is created to do such incredible feats. Maybe that's just the line that Daddy gives Mommy so he can sit around and watch the game all day... :) Seriously though when you think about it, you just being able to breathe or walk or talk or think is something amazing that shouldn't be taken lightly because so many of us may never be able to do those things and would never take them for granted. So many people would give anything for the chance for their child or for their friend or for themself to be able to have just one day with all those things that you take for granted. Thank God right now for the way He made you.