There was a Captain Springfield spotting at Westport Elementary. In partnership with several area organizations, my church provided volunteers for the Back to School celebration hosted at the school where Mom used to teach kindergarten. ...
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Catch 365
In 2018, Ethan played catch every day with a partner. You can find the book he wrote about it here.
Day #215
It is my birthday month which is wonderful, but it is also the month school resumes which feels like a balloon slowly deflating. I remember getting jeans for my birthday every year because I needed them for school. There is nothing exciting ...
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Day #214
On the day Guy was born, his uncles were at a baseball game. One of them signed and dated the scorecard, “Happy birth date to Guy, Uncle Stan Musial.”
Guy’s connection to sports and scores was sealed from day one, with a Hall of Famer ...
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O Captain! My Captain!
“Who are you and where are you going?”
Answering the two-part question was the first assignment for sophomores taking Mr. Nichols’ English class at Kickapoo High School. I was rather intimidated by the task in front of me. What 16-year old ...
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Day #213
I asked Kristen to play catch because I knew she would understand.
A soccer player in college, she was once the only girl on her Boys & Girls Club baseball team.
“I was the only ponytail on the field.”
Twenty-five years ago, Kristen ...
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