13 Doesn't Have to be an Unlucky Number

OCT 13, 2010--Today when I realized it was the 13th, even though not a Friday the 13th, I wondered would it be an unlucky day. Some may think, yes, but as I've had a few minutes to process the day's events, I think no.

OCT 13--Tonight Kylie talked to her club swimming coach, who she calls Dad #2 about possibly stopping swimming. She's been torn with this question for the past 6 months, but always talked herself into "I can do it!". It just never happened, she never regained her love for watching the black lines night after night. With as much courage as she could muster, she talked to Coach Dennis and made the decision to stop club swimming. She'll continue on her high school team so she can play water polo. She plans to continue to teach LTS lessons for Team YES and help others develop the "love for swimming." Although I saw it coming, I guess I didn't realize the impact this would have on me. Ky's love of the sport helped me take on new roles and pour my heart into the team because she loved it. I will never regret that time, even though there were many headaches along the way, especially JB! I look at this as God's way of helping me prepare for Ky's graduation. Rather than everything ending at the same time for Ky, this is God's way of helping me prepare one little step at a time. A chapter in our family has closed, but that doesn't mean it's unlucky.

OCT 13--Tonight was Kole's last middle school cross country meet. He has never "loved" cross country like Ky loved swimming, but he participated to be part of the group and stay in shape for baseball. Although he had a goal of running under 13 minutes and "leaving it all at the park", he missed his goal. He was very upset with himself not ending the way he wanted to. He realized he maybe didn't give it his all, and to me that was a victory in itself. A chapter in our family has closed, but that doesn't mean it's unlucky.

In high school, Kev wore #13 in baseball. He never once thought it was unlucky, and he was pretty dang good. So, tonight after chapters closing, I too don't think of 13 as unlucky. Rather, I'm going to look at 13 as opening a new chapter with lots of lucky happenings in those chapters.