tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885774351070779042.post8926358202256721833..comments2023-11-05T04:00:06.454-08:00Comments on Random Thoughts From A Highly Unorganized And Slightly Twisted Brain: How God Uses Writing To Help Me On My JourneyShellie Paparazzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14048917024582193047noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885774351070779042.post-47672323747373548082012-02-18T01:18:56.264-08:002012-02-18T01:18:56.264-08:00Oh, Jenny, you're truly awesome! I, too, have ...Oh, Jenny, you're truly awesome! I, too, have had to deal with the teasing about my lack of athletic ability. It didn't help that it was so huge in my family as well, with my grandpa almost making it into the MLB and all! Many of my cousins played college basketball and I don't know if you knew much about my older brother and sister but until she messed up her knee too badly to play my sister was quite the volleyball star and my older brother was an amazing basketball player! Always played varsity, all through high school, I think. So I sort of stood out in my family as the resident clutz. Not as talented or as smart as my siblings. I remember playing tennis and badminton with Marie all the time and laughing at ourselves! We intentionally did not play by the rules, just cause we knew we wouldn't even get the ball over the net even once playing by the rules in tennis!!! Mrs. Steen would be appalled if she could see how we played after school at the park in Enterprise, while clearly enjoying our obvious failure!!! :) That is so much fun! You should try it sometime! I like doing the baseball stance to hit the ball! It works a lot better for me and occasionally (you know like one in every 10 attempts) I actually make contact, but that's better than normal :)<br /><br />It's hard growing up in a town where athletics are everything! My kids live in a much larger town and will be living in a city where they won't even have to worry about that! And wouldn't you know it, they take after their dad and are awesome at sports! I wouldn't be surprised if Jeremiah made varsity football and wrestling his freshman year, even at a AAA school! That's how much he's impressed the coaches for sure! Josh and I are still mostly in shock! Josh keeps watching the videos he's taken of Jeremiah wrestling and just shakes his head and says, "Man, that kid's quick!" over and over again! He is pretty amazing, but we've known since he was a small child that his motor development (small and large) was just incredible. He was way above his peers even as a toddler as far as his physical skills, so we shouldn't be all that surprised!Shellie Paparazzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14048917024582193047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4885774351070779042.post-35270551394377666152012-02-17T14:26:34.714-08:002012-02-17T14:26:34.714-08:00Oh Shellie, what a wonderful post. Thank you for ...Oh Shellie, what a wonderful post. Thank you for those kind and encouraging words. I hope you continue to feel better. Have you ever read the book "Captivating?" It talks about how God designed a woman's heart. I'm only a little ways into it and it is beautiful. <br /><br />I'm also sorry that you had so much pain and abuse growing up. That growing up and seeing you every day, and I didn't even know it. <br /><br />And don't be so hard on yourself for doing a "sickenly horrible" job at sports...I too did that. In my case, kids were just so mean at the early age to me in ways that were scarring, and I still have areas that I am healing from that. Luckily God also found me at that early age. Just a little girl who got on a bus to go to church, and everything changed. Now my husband and I sometime play basketball just to laugh at what a terrible dribbler I am. I mean, I STILL really really suck. But it's okay. I own it, I get some exercise, and we laugh A LOT about it. Laughing is definitely healing. I'm sorry I don't always find time to comment on your blog. You can't judge your blog by your comments, many people read and don't comment! :) But we bloggers, we LOVE the comments, don't we?!<br /><br />I'm glad you are feeling better, and again, thank you for sending such kind words to me here.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10607355428134594306noreply@blogger.com