Basketball

Katie aims high while Holly is temporarily sidelined with a jammed finger.

The girls have wanted to shoot hoops for a long time. As we were looking for summery things for the girls at a Sports Direct store in Kingston we saw a drum full of basketballs. We got one.

When Joanie was away at the pastors' wives retreat the girls asked if we could go and shoot baskets. We took off on our bikes to go to the park with the basketball hoop. A group of local kids were using the stand for the hoop for a football goal (soccer, for you North Americans). We waited until the attention of the crowd went to some other amusement, then we started shooting. 

The girls have shot baskets using a Wii, even doing slam dunks. I was happy to have them experience the real world and get to use their muscles to make the ball go. We also practiced passing the ball (and sharing the ball).

Holly got a little too much "real world" - her first basketball injury. She jammed her finger on a rebound. It got stiff and painful. It was also bad timing - the day before her piano lesson. We prayed the Lord would help her and heal her.

It wasn't the best timing for me, either, to go out and play. But when they want to play I want to be there for them. I don't have too many more years for this. It was a great day for shooting.