as i sit here at the desk in my office with a gorgeous ball park on the other side of my wall, i can't help but sit and take a minute to realize how far i have come and how everything comes full circle with patience and perseverance.
since i was four years old the only thing i wanted to do was take batting practice, play catch in the front yard, and be on a baseball diamond. if i wasn't playing baseball i wanted to watch baseball. it is a game that i fell in love with at an early age and am still in love with today. it is hard to believe that though i am not playing the game anymore, i wake up everyday to drive to the ballpark and live out a dream that i thought would never come true. i get to watch 72 baseball games a year interact with major league ballplayers on a daily basis.
at times i am still in awe of what i do. it wasn't too long ago that i was following guys like drew pomeranz, chris coghlan, and dj lemaheiu as they live out their dreams as professional baseball players trying to make the big league squad. these are guys that not only i followed but never thought in a million years i would get to meet or interact with. oh the joys of working in sports and baseball in general. they are people just like you and me doing what they love to do.
it is hard not to pinch myself at times to make sure it isn't a dream. the lord works in ways i have no idea so i stopped trying to figure it out. and with that i'll end with a quote i found quite fitting...man is born broken. he lives by mending and the grace of God is the glue.
stew
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