Great weekend...wish it was longer

So I'm very tired because I have a cold and I didn't sleep at all last night due to my snout. I can't even remember what exactly the problem was, runny, congested, who knows... but I do remember waking up every 20-30 minutes and wondering why the clock still wasn't anywhere near 9:00.

Miguel played his first fall season soccer game yesterday. They won and he scored 2 goals. He is not incredibly happy with his team, but in typical Miguel style, he's not complaining about it either. The problem is that his ability far exceeds the ability of everyone else on the team. Some of the kids don't even know how to kick, some are afraid of the ball, they don't know where to position themselves on the field for different plays... He really needs to be playing on the Challenge teams or travel teams, but we were out of town for the tryouts, so he's stuck playing the lowest level teams for the fall. It's the same situation for Ivan.

Please pray about this if you get a chance - NOT because playing on a particular soccer team for one season really matters in the grand scheme of life, but because Jesus cares about these two boys more than they realize. He cares for their salvation, certainly. He cares for their future, of course. And He even cares about the little tiny stuff that doesn't really matter to the rest of the world, like what soccer team kids are on.

I remember back in the spring when it was raining and some of the boys in my class had their soccer practice that night and they said they were going to pray on the bus that God would make the rain stop so they could have their practice. I went to pick them up and it stopped raining. The rain held off for the whole hour of practice and the MOMENT we all climbed back in the car after it was over, it started pouring. God even cares about a little boy's soccer team.

For this reason, please pray for Miguel and Ivan's soccer this fall. It's the one thing they look forward to every day and it's the one thing they want to do for the rest of their lives.