Winning a Championship!

Wow! What a game! The Bolivar Lady Liberator Basketball team came out rolling in the first quarter only to fall apart in the second and third quarter of the 4-A Missouri State High School Championship game. But a determined effort in the fourth quarter, a stingy press defense, a dramatic last second shot, and a lot of overtime anxiety yielded a well earned victory giving the local high school team its first championship since 1982. I wonder if the championship game had been easy would it mean the same? Here these young ladies who had a tremendous season, had to fight and claw their way back into contention in a game they were supposed to win, and then work hard together as a team to seal the deal. I bet to them this victory meant more than a simple cake walk. Life is like that. The things worth having. The things worth holding on to. The things that are special are the ones that you have to work hard for. They don't come easy. They don't come cheap. It is the journey that makes the trip memorable, not the final destination. Indeed, lessons in life are where you find them. Congratulations to the Bolivar Lady Liberators for their win and for teaching us a lesson.