Whirly Ball

Picture this. A plastic whiffle ball comes flying at you in the air. You reach to get it with your small, plastic lacrosse stick. You catch it! You cruise at 2mph down the lane in your bumper car. You toss the ball up into the air with your stick and it hits the small 1 ft. scoring area of the scoreboard! Your teams wins! This is whirly ball.

Except for me it went more like this:
A plastic whiffle ball comes flying at you in the air. You hope that it doesn't hit you in the face when you try to catch it. You miss. You try to recover by scooping it up off the floor with your small, plastic lacrosse stick. You notice your stick is kind of broken. You try to cruise at 2mph but somehow keep getting stuck against a wall or in a corner. You helplessly shout for someone from your team to come give you a bump to get your car going again. They ignore you because you're not a true benefit to the team anyway. By chance you start moving again. By chance you actually get the ball. You throw it at the score board. You miss. So much for your one moment in time....

This posting is a little late, but about a week ago Ryan and I went to play whirlyball with Redeemer Student Ministries. Ryan, of course, played like a pro, much like the top description. I admire Ryan's athletic ability to excell in any sport, even if he's only played it 1 other time. I hope that one day our kids get this gift from him. Despite my awkwardness at the game, I did have a really fun time. After realizing how often I would get stuck when I tried to play the game intensely, I spent more time just enjoying driving the small bumper car around the magnetic rink. I like to imagine what driving would be like if we all drove bumper cars everywhere we went!

We were so happy that lots of our youth came out to play! We love our youth kids and enjoy any chance we get to hang out with them. It was a fun trip to Dallas and I hope everyone had a great time!