Weekend football

Okay, maybe I should call this the ramblings of a soccer mom. You see, my daughter is a soccer player.... actually I have two daughters who play. My six year old plays, as does my nearly 12 year old. That elder one is a select level player...and we spend our weekends on travel games with her.

It's been a tumultuous year, she's changed teams, had some emotional upheaval... and now we're starting all over again. However this weekend we're in a doubleheader and she's proving to be a leader on this team.

Saturday was a 5-0 win... today hopefully will add another to the W column. I (as her mother) hope for another notch in her self-esteem. It's amazing what emotions boil beneath the surface of not only my pre-teen, but her mom as well, after all she's been through. It's amazing the tiger unleashed in both of us during the crisis we've both weathered.

So send up a good thought? True it's only a game on the field... but inside her psyche it's so much more.

Will update later.