Our hometown’s recreational program hosts a play day for field hockey on Labor Day. Liz and Eden are on the same field hockey team this year. This is the first year they’ve actually been on the same sports team for anything. Eden is playing up, as a 3rd grader, in a 4th/5th grade league.

Eden held her own yesterday through three games. She had one shot, and just missed the goal. Besides that, she was in on some action and fought hard on the field. Smallest player on the field, but one of our best players.

Liz is really playing well. She is unassuming, but is the best player on our team. It was on full display in the last game on turf. The other team was stacked, and the rest of our team was pretty gassed. It was like heavyweights throwing punches, the other team’s best players kept making tremendous plays, and Liz would counter. Big drive, Liz stops it cold; Liz dodges through one player, stopped by the next, then Liz runs her down and takes the ball back. All game long.

The best part is that a bunch of high school players were watching the game and working the clock and tents. After the game, they saw Liz and told her that they had been watching her play and that she is a star.

Even better, Liz shyly said thanks, and never told her mother this. Humility. I just happened to overhear it all. Proud dad.