Looking Up

well, its been quite some time since I last wrote on here, so I figure I should update!We just finished the baseball season today, and did so with a win! I coached the Cardinals, and thanks to my brilliant tactics and all around genius decisions...oh wait, turns out it wasn't that hard, just get a pitcher and catcher then put random numbers next to everyone else's names... well, okay, its somewhere in the middle of that, but regardless it was fun! The amazing part wasn't the walk off win though, it was that the walk off was an actual hit! For a game of 11-12 year olds, that is more incredible than you think! :) Anyway, its crazy to think that the season is over, but also relaxing...except that camp started today, so that means another few days of complete chaos, woohoo! :)

The first camp is 3.5 days with the Junior National Team tryouts, then next weekend with 3.5 days of the actual traveling team practicing. I'm excited because I get to do the character/spiritual development with the players! I'm excited to share my faith and share exactly why I am here in Hungary! I actually just finished sharing this tonight, so your prayers would be awesome for all of the players that are involved in the camp! I was to serve in any way possible, and I want to share my heart, so pray that they would see a little Jesus this week! This week I'm focusing on personal character development, then next week will be all team based since it will be the traveling team that spends more time together at tournaments.

Finally, the title of this is for a reason. I have kind of known this, but I am one of those people that likes to walk with my head down, not out of depression, but mainly because I don't want to trip and fall on my face...but yeah, I rarely look up and see what is around me and enjoy where I am. Turns out that is how I am when I am driving on the roads here...mainly because I think the moon would have better roads than Érd...seriously, they are dreadful! Mainly because they try to fix them, but instead just make holes and leave them for a few days..or weeks, or months...but yeah, the point is that I looked up the other day on a bumpy road and noticed the trees overhanging the road, which I always enjoy! That may not sound that crazy or cool to you, but the point is that I was able to look up and find beauty and joy in something that was impossible to see when so focused on the road...this got me thinking, in my deep thinking brain (i guess...:) ) oh what other big things in life I have been missing when so focused on the journey and avoiding potholes or branches...anyway, I'm still in process on that, but I want to encourage you to think about that in your own life, or not, either way... :)

So yeah, camp continues at 8 tomorrow, so time to get some rest! Oh and speaking of rest, I haven't been sleeping well lately and its really starting to frustrate me. Please pray for rest. Usually when I don't sleep well its because I'm thinking too much and stressed about something, but this is different and I don't know whats preventing the rest...maybe it is the whole being 25 thing...rumor has it old people can't sleep in... :)