Eric Maleski

Christian, Husband, Girl Dad 3X

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

Shoutout to @ILChillGold 18u for their 9th place finish at @PGFnetwork Premier Nationals. Made it through the summer on the backs of two pitchers @lydiahammond07 and @madison_such - finished 3rd at @BoulderIDT , 5th at @ERIStourney and then 9th at PGF. Three hitters with double digit HRs in a 32 game season - @maddiehenry261 @TeganTripp10 and @erinryansb2027 At PGF, 2028 @PurchasTP3 hit .562 in 5 games of bracket and @maddimccoy01 hit .438, 4 SBs at the top of the lineup.

[Chill Gold Softball @ILChillGold]

@ILChillGold organization with two Top 3 finishes at @BoulderIDT - @ILChillGold 18 and 14. @ILChillGold 16 also showed well this week with very competitive performances. Most proud that despite the fact our 3 teams only brought 32 players between them, each team competed hard to the end and played 33 games combined.

[Thijs Dennison @CoachThijs]

@carrigan with the 4IN 2H Win. Stars hit 4💣s in the 1st: @JKouba2027 (Grandslam), @JordynMcBride27
@FaithMaleski12 (2/2 4RBI) @OGalliart66735 (2/3 3RBI)

[Thijs Dennison @CoachThijs]

@Abby_Zawadzki goes 7 strong for the W and big 2-R 💣 @JKouba2027 3/4 3R RBI, @FaithMaleski12 2/4 RBI! #OT

[J.P. Hovey @jhovey34]

Honestly was not expecting Eric Church to give one of the best commencement speeches of all time.

Chief CRUSHED this 🫡

[Forbes @Forbes]

The University of Notre Dame earned a spot on this year's #ForbesNewIvies list. The private Catholic research university joins 20 colleges recognized as preparing and graduating the talent that employers are seeking today. https://t.co/VhjaQJrbFY (Photo: University of Notre Dame)

[Andrew McCutchen @TheCUTCH22]

He is Risen

[Wes Huff @WesleyLHuff]

This Easter, I invite you to look at Jesus, consider what he said and did, and ask for yourself what I believe is the most important question you will ever answer: Did he really leave behind an empty tomb? And if he did, what does that mean for you?

This video was made possible and in collaboration with my friends at @ChildlikeMedia.

[Eric Maleski @emales21]

@RPJ1317 @teams_elite I’m in

[Eric Maleski @emales21]

He took my place, your place, everyone’s.

[Paul Fleuret @RealAbs1776]

Understand this: The movies and shows about the crucifixion have been tame when compared to what He actually went through.

Even The Passion Of The Christ was forced to hold back a little in order to avoid an X rating.

Crucifixion was, and still is, arguably the most excruciating death someone can experience.

The night before in Gethsemane, He was sweating blood. This is known as hematidrosis. This would have caused His skin to become extremely sensitive, thus making the beatings to come even worse.

The fear He felt was the beginning of His feeling the weight of our iniquities being laid on Him.

Yet - in this moment, He didn’t demand that the Father take it from Him. He only asked for the cup to pass Him over if it was within the Father’s will.

Up next came the Cat of Nine Tails, or a Roman Flagrum. This was a weapon with long leather “tails”, each embedded with sharp bones and metal.

He was flogged 39 times as Jewish law mandated “40 minus one”, because 40 was said to kill a man.

This flogging wasn’t like being punished by your father’s leather belt.

Every strike tore flesh, every strike exposed muscle. Every strike exposed nerve endings. Every strike tore flesh to the bone.

This would be like getting struck with razor blades over and over again, leading to hypovolemic shock from blood loss.

Oh, and the crown of thorns? These weren’t rose thorns. These were thorns which were 2-3 inches long. Beaten into his skull.

These thorns would have pierced his skull, tripping the trigeminal nerve, thus causing unimaginable pain and even more blood loss from the dozens of head wounds.

At this point, extreme nausea and dizziness would begin to set in.

What came next? Carrying the cross. Which weighed around 300lbs. This would be like carrying two full kegs on your back.

Splinters and wood grating against the open flesh on His back. And He had to carry it 650 yards, or close to a half mile.

Imagine carrying a log on your back after being skinned alive.

Up next? He was nailed to the cross with spikes 5-7in in length. Piercing His wrists - this no doubt pierced the median nerve, causing extreme burning sensations up and down His arms.

A spike was driven through his ankles - severing nerves and tendons. This would have felt like standing on broken glass every time He pushed Himself up in order to breathe.

He suffered for 6 hours.

His chest muscles collapsing, making every single breath a fight for life.

His shoulders were dislocated, His arms stretching unnaturally long.

His heart was struggling to pump blood.

He was extremely dehydrated, His lips cracking.

His heart more than likely literally ruptured from the stress.

And on top of all of that, He had to feel a separation with the Father for a period of time in order to REALLY bear the weight of our sin.

He took up this burden for ALL sin before Him, and ALL sin which came after Him.

HE DID IT ALL FOR US.

To free us. To defeat sin. To give us a pathway to the Kingdom.

Every sin we commit is exactly why He had to do it.

And the real kicker? He knew what was coming when He rode into Jerusalem … and He didn’t turn around. He kept going.

For us.

[Notre Dame Softball @NDsoftball]

"THE HOMETOWN HERO"

@ava_zachary walks it off for the series win‼️

#GoIrish | #ndsbSWAG

[Eric Maleski @emales21]

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[Don Williams @Don_K_Williams]

“People always asked "Why do you pay so much money for your kid to do sports”?

Well I have a confession to make; I don't pay for my kid to “to do sports”
Personally, I couldn't care less about what sport she does

So, if I am not paying for sports what am I paying for?
- I pay for those moments when my kid becomes so tired she wants to quit but doesn’t

- I pay for those days when my kid comes home from school and is “too tired" to go to her training but she goes anyway.

- I pay for my kid to learn to be disciplined, focused and dedicated

- I pay for my kid to learn to take care of her body and learn how to correctly fuel her body for success.

- I pay for my kid to learn to work with others and to be a good team mate, gracious in defeat and humble in success

- I pay for my kid to learn to deal with disappointment, when they don’t get that placing or title they'd hoped for, but still they go back week after week giving it their best shot.

- I pay for my kid to learn to make and accomplish goals

- I pay for my kid to respect, not only themselves, but others, officials, judges and coaches

- I pay for my kid to learn that it takes hours and hours, years and years of hard work and practice to create a champion and that success does not happen overnight

- I pay for my kid to be proud of small achievements, and to work towards long term goals

- I pay for the opportunity my child has and will have to make life-long friendships, create lifelong memories, to be as proud of her achievements as I am

- I pay so that my child can be in the gym instead of in front of a screen

- I pay for those rides home where we make precious memories talking about practice, both good and bad

-I pay so that my child can learn the importance of time management and balancing what is important like school and keeping grades up

I could go on but, to be short, I don't pay for sports

I pay for the opportunities that sports provides my kid with to develop attributes that will serve her well throughout her life and give her the opportunity to bless the lives of others.
From what I have seen I think it is a great investment!”

- Softball Parent

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[Eric Maleski @emales21]

Let’s go IL!

[Diamond Addicts @DiamondAddicts]

THE FIRST 1K 2027 D1 COMMITS

BY THEIR HOME STATE

California and Texas stay 🚀

Florida and Georgia remain hotbeds

Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are crushing

Show me state is showing out

46 states have commits; Canada has 3

This will be fun to keep track of in future classes

[Josh Howerton @howertonjosh]

Science is always catching up to what God has always said is true.

This one thing can transform your entire life 💯 🙌

[Trent Mongero @CoachMongero]

Every HS baseball player in America needs to read this and apply generously. The “cool guy,” trying to cut every corner and turning everything into a joke … is such a tired act. Be different.

[Breitbart News @BreitbartNews]

A Michigan sheriff says he witnessed something he had never seen before on Christmas Eve — inmates inside one of the jail’s largest pods voluntarily joining hands to recite the Lord’s Prayer, with no prompting or direction from staff.

[NFL @NFL]

KINGS OF THE NORTH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2018 🐻⬇️