Going For It!

Posted on July 1, 2008
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This past weekend was full of reunions. The CU Buffs Football program had their annual fund-raising event that drew former players from previous eras and several states across the nation. I saw guys that I hadn’t seen in years. It was very cool. But as much as I enjoyed seeing our old friends, I most enjoyed seeing our son Ryan so easily mingling among them. There was a time when he was just a child that he looked to these massive guys as idols of sorts, now he stands among them as an equal . . . the select few chosen to don the black and gold.

Many of them, not having seen Ry since he was 5 or 6, became emotional as they told him that they watched him on Saturdays with pride or, from the ones who went on to play professionally, coached him up giving him pointers on how to tackle (mostly “low” for the record). He beamed as the guys he holds so much respect for paid him such respect. Wow.

Since he was just a little guy Ry wanted to be a Buff. He would stand on the sidelines during practice, watching his father play with rapt attention. At around 4 years old, he received his first few stitches; an injury resulting from playing with Eric Bienemy that he boasted about proudly. Ry has, throughout the years, set his doing and being toward this moment in his life. Endless drills with his father, lifting weights, working out, you name it - all to meet a goal that seems, at times, as if it was established before he could even walk. As his mom and biggest fan, it’s a joy to see him realize his dream.

I guess I’m writing this to encourage you, to encourage me, to live out and work toward whatever goals we’ve set for ourselves. And to, like Ry, set our doing and being towards it as relentlessly and with as much devotion. It won’t be easy. There will be obstacles and pitfalls to traverse. Ry has had his fair share of setbacks that have stood between him and the field he so loves to play on . . . concussions, injuries, surgeries . . . but today, praise God, he wears the number 15 proudly, and today is all we have.

Psalm 20: 4 May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

Thank you my sweet, beautiful boy. Thank you for exemplifying strength, courage, faith and fortitude for the world to see and your mom to learn from. I love you.

Peace and Blessings,

Nic