May 19

A few minutes before we were supposed to leave for the high school baseball banquet tonight, I got a text asking if Isaac could please, please say a few words about the JV coaches during the gift presentation portion of the program.

I was pretty sure I knew what his answer would be (no) but I also knew how good he is at speaking, so I skipped the 'asking him' part and replied with "sure, no problem."

He wasn't terribly thrilled with me when I told him of his assignment a few minutes later, but after a few grumbles, he accepted his fate. 

And just as I knew he would, he did a fine job. He got up there without prepared remarks, took the mic, and did a great job of honoring the two guys who helped to make it a great season for him and the other boys. And he even managed to throw in kudos for last year's JV coach and the Varsity coach.

He's a great kid, and I am blessed to call him my son.