Olympics

AHHHHHHH!!!!

That was so awesome! I just watched the mens 4x100m relay where USA took the gold when they were not favored. The French, who were supposed to win according to all the numbers, had been talking smack before that. The Americans didn't return the smack talk, but they sure did their jobs in the pool. They beat the world record by 4 seconds! That is huge! The win was by 8 hundredths of a second. Being out-touched hurts, but no one deserved it more than the French.

I love the Olympics. It's the only time in this country where I get to watch my favorite sports on tv. Water polo, unfortunately, is not a very popular sport in USA. This afternoon, I watched the men's water polo team beat China (not a suprise, but still fun to watch). Tomorrow, I will be watching the women's game. Don't bother trying to call me, I am not likely to answer. I am putting the twins down for their nap a tad early, setting my older two up with something else fun to do, and watching my game. I love watching our women play. Women's water polo isn't a big group in this country, and these women are awesome. I loved playing this game. I had the opportunity to explain some of the details of the game of water polo to my husband today. That was weird being the expert on something around here.

Swimming was my passion for a long time. I think that is probably why God didn't want me to take the opportunity that was dangled in front of me in my junior year of HS. I don't think I would be where I am spiritually if I had entered college water polo back then. I also wouldn't have my kids, my husband, or a lot of other things. I don't think that I would trade all of that for a game, even if I was really good.

I had a decent butterfly stroke, but I could have been better if I really worked at it. I was captain of the swim and H20 polo teams back then. I could have done more, been better, but where would I be today? God's plan is perfect.

So during These Olympic Games, watch the swims an cheer. Watch a water polo game (I recommend the US women, they are especially good). If you come to my house, that's what I will be doing. No cable, but with the digital wave, I still have a clear picture.

Just a Biblical Olympic reference:

"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize."
1 Corinthians 9:24-27