Good Luck Lady Wildcats!

I have spent the last several months attending high school basketball games. As most of you know, my husband is the head girls basketball coach, so it keeps us very busy. But this year in particular, has kept us busy as the Lady Wildcats have rallied to a remarkable season. They will be advancing this coming weekend to the State Championship tournament. It is such an honor to make it to this level. They have battled in game after game to have the right to be one of the top teams in the state. Only seven other teams make it to this level.

They will have a tough road ahead of them this coming weekend as they will go in eighth seed and have to play the number one team in the state. But they have faced such battles before and they always play with so much heart and dedication. As I watched them beat the number one team in their region this past weekend by one point to earn their spot among the best in the state, it struck me quite profoundly that if we all gave everything we had in the things we are passionate about, we'd find that success as well. They gave blood, sweat and tears, literally, and although they haven't won them all, they have come out winners more times then not.

No matter how this weekend's tournament turns out, they have a lot to be proud about. And we can all learn some lessons from them.

• Fight for what you want.
• Give it your all.
• Keep working.
• Put it all out there.
• Practice and then practice some more.
• Don't be afraid of the competition.
• You don't always know what the outcome will be, that's why you play the game.
• Do what you are passionate about with all your heart.

Good Luck Lady Wildcats! You're number one in my heart...