My daughter's recreational soccer team had their-end of season party last night.  We met at their practice field and before we commenced with pizza and trophies and cake, we had a parent v. daughter game.

I am NOT athletic, I am not competitive, I have never played soccer before in my life.  Let me just say those things up front.

Last night I learned some things:

-  I learned that I am more competitive than I thought I was.

- I learned that I don't really care whether my team scores or not, but ain't NOBODY gonna score on me.

- When facing my daughter on the field as a competitor, I learned why her coach says she is "scarey good."  Wow!  Even just for fun, she is intimidating.

- I learned it is a good idea to keep my eyes open when I am kicking a soccer ball.

- I learned why my daughters love the game of soccer!

On my daughter's team, the girls are from three different schools plus homeschool; they are from a variety of family situations; they have a variety of spiritual beliefs.  But they all get along well, and our parent group enjoys each other too.  We are a soccer community and it is a wonderful thing to be a part of such a group.  The team is parent-coached, and all other positions are parent volunteers as well;  we are blessed to have folks who are so committed to our daughters' enjoyment of this past-time.