Today I started getting sick. Thanks be to God that I was able to make it to work and get a lot done and make it to my son's baseball game.

The morning went well but around 10 or so I had this moment when the symptoms of my cold made it difficult to stay focused and on task. Then I may have passed a small kidney stone. These personal problems coupled with the looming task of a work project due friday that I was not able to work on put me in some distress. Thankfully the power of the Spirit removed my fear and kept me able to be effective.

I had to make a difficult decision to stay at work at lunch and miss the noon meeting due to the challenging circumstances at work.

At the ballgame I had to pray for a lot of help to keep my feelings in check. A person close to me was highly critical and sort of harassed the coaches. I wanted to detach from my expectations and just focus on building good relations and being supportive to the parents.

All went well and my son made me proud with his play. But he made me most proud with his sportsmanship and character when I saw him encouraging his teammates even when they didn't do well.

Thanks be to God.