It’s been a few years since I was involved with Netball. I played for many years when I was school age and then have played, coached and umpired more recently. A little while back I was thinking I might do some umpiring again next year. Or more to the point, I thought God was asking …
Bias in sport is an ugly beast. Just yesterday I found myself umpiring my own club, including girls I'd coached previously. I actually didn't notice who was on court until I went over to check their nails and saw myself face-to-face with 'my girls'. Next though: Ugh, this is not good. For the record, I …
Finally, the NAPLAN marking came to an end on Friday, and I can get my afternoons back! Consequently, I felt it was time to end my posts on progress in the Christian life and as I often do, I planned to write my final progress post, after my Saturday morning umpiring on the netball court. …
I hit the Netball courts for the first time this season, this weekend. Two rounds had already gone by hindered by the rain for most, and more than hindered by Covid for me. I felt a bit 'out of it', umpiring for the first time in a while. I did some umpiring in the first …