Update on the Spidermonkeys

Our new shirts arrived. They are pretty neat, we decided to go with a blue shirt that has the logo that R.C. cola uses. We did not change the R.C. at all, but where it usually says cola we changed it to say C.O.C. Everyone seemed to be pleased at how they turned out.

So I thought I would give an update on how we are doing in our softball league. We always play two games a night and the last two weeks we have went 1-2 which is not too shabby. We played probably the 2 best teams in the league last night and we played pretty well the first game. I was surprised at how well we did b/c the first time we played this team they annihilated us, but we were actually hanging pretty tough with them. We lost that one, but not by much.

The second game was pretty rough. I think emmotions started to run high between the two teams and then it became a shouting match. I understand being caught up in the moment and both teams brought up valid points, but I just feel it could have been handled in a better way. I talked to the guys afterward and said that I realize how hard it is to keep emmotions in check especially when you have a valid point. I said I was just as guilty as anyone about not being able to show restraint sometimes, but we must realize that we represent Ridgecrest and for many people that is their first exposure to our church. Anyways we lost, but that wasn't as important to me as how we reacted. This experience taught me something that I already knew, but it was good to be reminded. We cannot control how people act towards us, the only thing that we have control over is how we react to them. Jesus taught us that when faced with adversity rather than get anry and blast fellow Christians, we must show restraint and turn the other cheek (Matt. 5:39). As I stated before I was just a guilty as anyone on the diamond, so I pray that I can be a better leader than I was last night and lead by example rather than my words.