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Perfect Moment Monday: That’s my kid!

While Mom is busy figuring out how to tell you her news, Tessa and I are going to tell her perfect moments this month. Why? Because we caused them. She tells us we rock and sometimes we do.

My turn first because I’m the youngest. I’m 9.

Pick Six

It was a warm and sunny Saturday morning and I had a flag-football game. We were late getting there (thanks, Mom!) so I ran right onto the field as soon as we arrived. Oh, yeah, I stopped to put on my hula skirt.

My team started on defense. On the second snap, I saw in the eyes of the guy I was covering that he was gonna go wide. Sure enough, he did, but I was so on top of things that I PICKED it. I leaped and the ball was in my hands — my very first interception! Not only that, but I ran it in to the end zone for 6 points.

You shoulda heard my mom. I was kinda embarrassed but kinda proud. “Yay, Reed! THAT’S MY SON!” You woulda thought I’d just won the Heisman.fall flag footballMy league doesn’t keep score, but the players do. My team, the Broncos (of course!) ended up winning 42-0.

I like being the source of my mom’s perfect moments. Sometimes I get mine from her, too.

Now I’ll turn over the mike to my sister, Tessa (she’s 11).

Serve Five

Right after my brother’s game, we hustled off the field to have a quick lunch. We drove to MY game and were on time (thanks, Mom!).

My team is new and we’re still figuring out the basics of the game and how to play together. We’re lucky during a practice if we can get a string of 3 or more volleys. It was no surprise that we lost Game 1 badly to the Orange Shirts.

One thing I do well on the court, though, is serve. So I was hopeful by Game 2 when I rotated to that position that we could make up some of the score gap.

volleyball serve

(You can’t even see my lightning-fast serving arm!)

My first serve goes right to the other team’s center court. Two Orange Shirts lunge for it but not before the ball hits the floor. Point!

I draw back again and serve. This time the ball goes to the back corner. They must have thought it would be out because they let it go, but it stays in. Point!

On my third serve, the Orange Shirts return the ball, but my team is able to volley back and we score again. Point! A fourth serve leads to another point.

And a fifth goes over the net, two Orange Shirts lunge for it ——- and both miss.

Boom! The ball hits the gym floor and the crowd goes crazy. I can’t believe I made all 5 shots! Me and my mom jump up in the air, her in the stands and me on the court, both giving a thumbs up to each other. I hear her say, “Yay, Tessa! THAT’S MY DAUGHTER!”

It was a perfect moment for both of us. And we won that game!

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Both Reed and Tessa are studying in school how to write for impact. This sporty weekend was great fodder for telling their stories with oomph and pizazz. I’m so proud of them for, well, just being them.

The news Reed mentioned? Perfect Moment Monday is now featured each month on BlogHer, the #1 cross-platform network for women in social media. Please be sure to give new participants a warm PMM welcome as you exchange perfect moments with each other. Thank you all for sharing the spirit of Perfect Moment Mondays and for practicing mindfulness with me!

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Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.

On the last Monday of each month we engage in mindfulness about something that is right with our world. Everyone is welcome to join.

To participate in Perfect Moment Monday:

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Once you make a Perfect Moment post , you may place this button on your blog.What Perfect Moment have you recently been aware of? Visit these moments of others and share your comment love.

The next Perfect Moment Monday event will begin October 29.


16 Responses

  1. Wow – what talented kids you have – both with the athletics and with the writing! Really lovely perfect moments for all of you and congratulations on having Perfect Moment Mondays featured on BlogHer!

  2. Way to go, Tessa and Reed! Here’s not just to winning, but great sportsmanship.

    Might I add, you have a great mom!

  3. I am one proud Aunt and Sister…for your athletics, your writing abilities and your ability to help people stop and appreciate the Perfect Moments that happen all of the time. Thank you!!!

  4. Hooray for your Perfect Moment Trifecta this month!

    Kudos to Reed, Tessa and you for all of your hard work and getting to see that pay off!

    I too enjoyed hearing about your children’s perfect moments from their perspectives and am so happy that BlogHer has decided to feature you and Perfect Moment Mondays. Congrats to you and BlogHer for a great partnership!

  5. Thanks Reed and Tessa for sharing your perfect moments! Way to go both of you!

    And congrats Lori for PMM being featured in Blog Her!!!!

    That’s a perfect trifecta indeed!

  6. Congrats to your kids on their writing talent, their athletic wins, and having the guts to put it all out there while you figured out how to break your news. That is pretty perfect.

    Congrats on getting PMM on BlogHer!

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