My heart swells

My heart swells when I watch my son play hockey.  I am not sure if my competitive spirit is loving the sport or watching my little marshmallow man play. There are days that he looks truly like a real goalie which just impresses me.  My daughters have never enjoyed a sport so this is my first child who has taken to a sport.  We have watched him develop into a goalie and the his heart of gold flourishes with his team.  Here are a few lessons that I learned from being a goalie:

1.   The team feeds off the heartbeat of the goalie.  When the goalie makes a great save, the team gets boost of energy.

2.  The goalie position is the most 'padded, whacked and bumped' position on the team.

3. The goalie can make or break a game for the entire team.

4. The goalie is the most social position on the team.

When I   think about the goalie position it reminds me of the position of the Mom in the family.   Replace the word "team" with family and "goalie" with Mom.