{"id":658,"date":"2009-08-15T20:56:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-16T00:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=658"},"modified":"2009-08-15T20:56:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-16T00:56:00","slug":"just-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=658","title":{"rendered":"Just A Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s lesson was unfairness taught on the golf course.<\/p>\n<p>Sammy and Tyler both played in the club championships today.  It was really hot out!  Humid. Hot!  Very Hot!<\/p>\n<p>I admired that they stuck to it.  I would have had no qualms to say forget it!<\/p>\n<p>As they were finishing their games, we could see that they weren&#8217;t happy.<\/p>\n<p>For whatever reasons, heat, the pressure (that they put upon themselves), just the way the game was played&#8230; both of them had a &#8220;bad&#8221; game.  They were very frustrated and disappointed.<\/p>\n<p>I guess as much as it is &#8220;just a game&#8221; it never is.<\/p>\n<p>Every year they play with one of their schoolmate, every year this child cheats.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone know it.  <\/p>\n<p>To add to  the boys frustration was this child and his cheating.<\/p>\n<p>The sad thing is this child lives with the pressure of his parents.  The dad rides the course with him during the championship.<br \/>The cheating is obvious.  What is this child learning?  To win at any cost?<\/p>\n<p>It is so heart-wrenching to see your child&#8217;s disappointment.  It is a proud thing to see them finish despite all the obstacles.<br \/>It is one of those lessons&#8230; that in life there will always be cheats.   You have to know that you did your best&#8230; and when your best is not good enough  (for you)  then thankfully there is tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>Club Championships &#8230; Day 2.  Another hot  day is in the forecast.  I simply prayer&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>God, please help my boys understand that all You expect is our best.  Help them to see the gifts they have and not judge their abilities on just a day&#8217;s effort.<br \/>And if you don&#8217;t mind&#8230;God&#8230; Please let tomorrow be a great day for them&#8230; and their game!<\/p>\n<p>FORE!  (Golf terminology, I think)!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s lesson was unfairness taught on the golf course. Sammy and Tyler both played in the club championships today. It was really hot out! Humid. Hot! Very Hot! I admired that they stuck to it. I would have had no &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=658\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/658\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}