fundamentals

i play soccer on an indoor team at the blast in burnsville. we are the flying chinchillas and we're not that bad. we win most of our games and usually play well together. a couple weeks ago, we were playing a team we should have beaten by five or six and struggled. i was on the side with my close friend, our injured goalie, and we were discussing what was missing.

fundamentals.

while half the guys on our team have collegiate soccer experience, some of the guys are lacking the proper fundamentals of the game. that can hurt you sometimes.

now, those guys are developing the fundamentals and it shows in our play. i'm glad to have those guys on our team. but it brought something to my attention.

sometimes i forget the fundamentals. sometimes i get caught up in the moment and forget to pass the ball to the open man and rip it when i have no shot. sometimes i clear the ball out of our half to an open player of the opposing team, when all i needed to do was trap the ball and give a short pass to a team mate. sometimes i forget the fundamentals.

can i be a little vulnerable? i forget the fundamentals of my relationship with God sometimes too. sometimes i forget that He wants me to talk to Him. sometimes i forget that He speaks to me clearly and on matters of today through the Bible. sometimes i forget that living on my own will not work for long and i will get burnt out and frustrated. i need to be constantly reminded of the fundamentals.

keep your eyes up... watch the field
make the easy pass.
trap the ball... then move.

pray
read
rely on God

new home

two days ago i moved in with a couple friends of mine.

i'd like to introduce you to my friends glen and jenn edwards.

they have a 3 month old weimaraner named emma. cute!
i now live closer to eagan, the hub of my existence.
i'm happy.