Veni, Vidi, Vici......ah yes, sweet victory!

For those who are non-nerds, 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' is Latin for what Caesar said after emerging victorious in battle, meaning 'i came, i saw, i conquered.' Monday night there was a picnic with our best meal yet [Olive Garden catered] and then we had a sports time. Yours truly was a bit hesitant to play football, but i decided to fling all caution and inhibitions to the wind and throw myself into the field of battle with reckless abandon. Surprisingly, my underdog team emerged valiantly victorious, and i was somehow athletically skilled....for one evening at least. It really was a unique experience. I had quite a few interceptions and several touchdowns....including the winning one! Then they decided to play soccer....to make a long story short i scored the winning goal [on the best player on the field] and my hilarious teammates first dogpiled me in the middle of the field, then hoisted me on their shoulders and carried me around without letting me down. I was, of course, extremely embarrassed and self-conscious! But their loving gesture and comments eventually eroded that, I suppose. I thought they were a bit out of line until several others went out of their way to compliment my performance. I know this sounds silly to say, but i don't think i've ever performed that well in any athletic contest, and never received praise for it in that way....at least not for an informal event!

It was extremely exciting for me, discovering that i have the ability to succeed in things i have always told myself and others that i am limited and not talented at! Most importantly, our team played entirely over its head and beat a superior team. An interesting development is that afterwards the suggestion was put forth for a regular sports team contest [think 'Cheaper by the Dozen 2' family rivalry style!] to be played out throughout the summer......should be a blast if it indeed comes together. No word yet on whether any events will involve contestants falling into a lake, or something like that.

Well this is a short post, but i couldn't contain myself....i have never been the hero, athletically, anyway :) Of course i feel more comfortable heading back to the land of learning. Sadly, tomorrow is Dr. Tackett's last lecture to us :( We had a fabulous set of guest lecturer's yesterday, one of who was Focus's senior public policy analyst, Carrie Gordon Earll, and the other Mike Haley, a former homosexual who leads a powerful ministry called 'Love One Out' of the community into the church. Mrs. Earll focused on Bioethics, especially regarding abortion and stem cell research. Powerful stuff, all around! I have so much more churning through my cranium at the moment, but will save the intellectual ramblings for a later post....suffice it to say that I have been sufficiently calmed and am in stride, hitting on all cylinders, mentally speaking :)

Hope this finds all of you well and living to His fullest for His glory!

Humbly amazed at His grandeur.....your overachieving friend :)