The various posters are right today. Raising children with Down syndrome *is* hard. It gets harder as they get older and I get older.
What the posters don’t understand is that we ought not snuff out people who are burdens to us. That’s the hard truth of being human I guess.
First group of seniors graduating!
Gave them this coin to let them know they’re always welcome back home! 🏡 Get in free to all regular season home games for life!
Not all seniors pictured!
Never stop saying "dozen" and "half dozen". Never stop using the word you read in an old novella. Never stop using your regional jargon. Don't succumb to an internationalized English stripped of its whimsy and romanticism in the name of streamlining global commerce.
Get into your Bible.
I'm a mental health therapist, and I charge two hundred bucks an hour. That is average for my profession.
People often come to me for anxiety and depression
For my Christian clients, the ultimate reason their depression or anxiety goes away isn't because of me, but because by the end of therapy, they are reading their bibles and applying Christian values to their lives. Daily.
Read your dusty Bible and your mental health issues will improve.
Knowing that your GPA and your core GPA are not the same thing is MANDATORY!
Your GPA is everything on your transcript.
Your core GPA is the one colleges use based on approved academic core classes only.
A kid can think he’s in great shape because of his overall GPA… and still be in trouble when it comes to eligibility because his core GPA is low
Your faith will be tested in the recruiting process.
Not just faith in God.
Not just faith in your talent.
But faith in the timing.
There will be moments when:
• Coaches stop responding
• Teammates commit before you
• Camps don’t go the way you hoped
• An offer you wanted goes to someone else
And in those moments, doubt gets loud.
You’ll question:
“Am I good enough?”
“Did I miss my chance?”
“Should I give up?”
This is the separating point.
The athletes who succeed aren’t always the most talented.
They’re the ones who trust the process when it’s quiet.
They keep training when no one is watching.
They keep emailing when replies are slow.
They keep showing up when it would be easier to shrink back.
Faith during recruiting looks like:
✔ Controlling what you can control
✔ Staying prepared for the opportunity you can’t yet see
✔ Believing your timeline doesn’t have to match someone else’s
You don’t need instant proof.
You need steady belief.
Trust the work.
Trust your preparation.
Trust that the right fit is worth waiting for.
The athletes who combine patience, persistence, and belief in themselves?
Those are the ones who walk onto campus confident — not just because of where they’re going, but because of who they became in the process.
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