One "At Bat" at a Time

Well first things first, I have been totally avoiding this blog. For some reason I can't even push my self to look at the thing. I don't know what it is but I just feel like it is some kind of failed attempted and I don't like to look at it but now here I am taking the time to write again. So again it isn't really Vinnie Everyday anymore so I have changed the name to One "At Bat" at a time. I am taking a baseball term into an everyday life experience. Through the game of baseball we can't focus on the outs we have made but we just need to focus on what is happening now and what we need to do to help the team win. That is is the same thing that we as Christians need to to when working on our relationship with Jesus. We shouldn't focus on what has happened but we need to focus on what is going on now around us one "at bat" at a time.

A few weeks ago I received a random email about how my blog was found through a google search. The man had no intentions of finding my blog he was actually searching for a picture for his sons T-ball team and for some reason my blog popped up. It is funny the way God works through people in order to inspire others. After receiving the email and learning that he writes a blog I decided that I would start writing every once in a while during the summer and see where it takes me.

While I was writing I never felt so more connected with God and others around me. I learned so much by taking note of my thoughts and actions. I learned how to focus on the positive and work through the negative things in my life. Now with the time I have been away from the writings I have struggled in some areas and I am looking to get back on the right track with things.

Through the last 6 months or so it has been a wild ride. I have gotten through my sophomore year of baseball and school. The year was of course filled with ups and downs but it was really one that I will remember forever. It was my best college year yet and I hope it only goes up from here on out. I really enjoyed meeting all of the people that I was blessed with this year. Each an every single one of them were an answer to prayer and I am thankful for them all.

Baseball this year wasn't really what we hoped for as a team but the season was definitely filled with exciting memories and experiences. I was fortunate enough to make the All-Conference team for the GSAC after hitting .409 with 14 HR's and 53 RBI in 45 games played. It was my best year by far of any baseball I have played in the past. I am truly blessed by Jesus to have this ability to play baseball and I hope to continue playing for as long as possible.

Right now, I am currently in Quincy, IL once again to play baseball for the summer. This time I will obviously staying for an entire season (2 and a half months) rather then the half the season I played last year. I am excited to see what this summer brings me. I am with another awesome host family that I really enjoy hanging out with. There will be two other guys staying with the family but aren't here yet because their seasons are still going on. Hopefully we can defend our title well this year and come out on top!

Well I will leave it like this for now, I hope to continue writing and sharing my life experiences in the future.

Matthew 6:25