I hate waking up early. I'm becoming more and more accustomed to it though. I recently started working at Christian school in Ann Arbor, which means that I have to get up early. For the time being it is nice to get up and see the sunrise in my review mirror on my way to work. I love seeing how God is going to paint the sky in a completely unique way each and every morning. It gives me a sense of joy that I never received before because I would simply sleep straight through it.
But a couple of days a week I get up at ten 'til five so that I can meet a group of guys to play some basketball in Ann Arbor before I head off to work. I got hooked up with this 5am group through my dad who also plays there a few days a week. I'm not usually real great at getting up early in the morning to do anything on a regular basis, but playing basketball every Wednesday and Friday has been great.
When it comes to getting physical exercise I prefer playing sports (if that isn't obvious from the theme of this blog). But it is difficult to find a group of people that play on a regular basis at a time that works well for everyone involved. So 5:30am it is then. However, I've found that it is so nice to get my exercise out of the way in the morning. I'm a big sports fan, so at night I like to watch sports. Between that and dinner there isn't much time for a quick run, let alone an organized sport. I love just being able to relax knowing that I've already got my workout in for the day.
Those are all real great reasons why I like to play at this ridiculous hour in the morning, but the real reason that I go is to play with my dad. For the last eight or so years I have been living on the other side of the state, and haven't been able to see my parents face to face a whole lot. If you had told me this time two years ago that I would be playing basketball every Wednesday and Friday mornings with my dad I would have thought that you were crazy.
God has blessed both me and my wife with our dream jobs in a city that is very close to both of our families. I love the fact that I get the opportunity to see them on a weekly basis and play a little ball with my dad. Mom, I'm working on it. But I promise we'll find our 'thing' soon. I would have never imagined that both me and my wife would find such perfect jobs in Ann Arbor and be in a place to share so much time with our families, but that is just the way God works. I am very thankful.
