For the love of the game.  My son plays basketball and his teams have been pretty successful up to this point. The teams have always at least made playoffs. This year his team is defeated. You know the opposite of undefeated.  Now, you would think my son would be angry, sad or even discouraged. Yet, to my surprise he always comes off the court with pure joy on his face. I asked him tonight after the loss of 30-36 "did you have fun?".  With a big smile and eyes lit with joy he nodded and responded with a resounding "yes!"
     Why this story tonight? I believe that my sons love for the game is what continues to get him back on the court after losing consistently.  There is no quitting for him-he can't quit on something he loves. What if we took that same approach with life? It seems when life beats us up too much we stop smiling and our eyes start to look glazed over. We become defeated-but really we are not defeated because we are still in the game. We are still able to play this thing called life.  So if you are feeling a bit beaten down, don't focus on the loss. Focus on the love of the game! Lets thank God today that we get to play in this amazing experience called life! In all things lets work to be great full!! Xoxo