Box of Chocolates

The score was 10 - 13.  It is the bottom of the fourth (they only play five innings). Two girls on base.  Madison was up to bat.  My bench bunny is letting her light shine and WACK!  She hit a hard ground ball up the middle of the field past second base, past the out fielders and she is running like the wind.  In field HOME RUN!  Three runs scored and the game is tied 13-13.  So exctied I got to yell, "that's my girl!" Next inning the team held them off to zero runs.  Our first base girl gets two outs in a row (she is really good).  Our team is up to bat, one run and our team wins.  First base girl is up and gets a hit, the next girl up hits a fly ball the center field and our first base girl gets the winning run 14-13. Coach gives the game ball to a player that worked hard, went to every practice and kept a good attitude (see he noticed).  She kept a good attitude even though she has only played one or two innings a game and other girls have got to play every inning.

Well, Madison made All Stars for girls 8 and under coach pitch softball.   This is great considering that last year was her first year to play t-ball and this year is her first year in coach pitch softball.  I have to add too that her sister played on the same team and is not on the All Star team.  We have had a lot of tough life lessons around here the past couple of weeks.  It is hard to watch your kids sit on the bench for three of four innings of the first All Star game.  Part of me wishes that they only selected 10 girls instead of 12 and that two girls didn't have to sit out.  Madison gets to bat in rotation but she had a really emotional night not being in the field.  What do you say?  I feel like it is an honor just to be asked but understand her disappointment.  I can't shield her from all the disappointments in life. Every fiber in my motherhood whats my child to always be happy but life is not always happy.  Sometimes life gives us lemons.  How do we make lemonade