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Does anyone else have a AMAZING Surgeon that calls personally to check on you.
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Starlink satellites will soon be helping Southwest Florida emergency responders in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. WTSP reports that Gov. Ron DeSantis made an announcement during a press conference on Saturday that Elon Musk and SpaceX were donating more than 100 large Starlink units to the area to....

09/27/2022

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09/23/2022

It was HER that said it.

On the way home from the soccer field, my goalie daughter said:

“Mom, I should have turned my wrists down on that last goal they scored instead of keeping my hands flat. It would have made the ball go to the ground like Coach Erik teaches me instead of it going up and over me like it did. I’m gonna get better at that.”

I glanced in the rearview mirror to see if her face showed the excitement I thought I heard in her voice.

“That’s so cool you noticed that,” I said. “You’ve been working hard on your technique and it’s so fun to watch you play.”

As I continued down the road, she and her little sister were already discussing what slushie flavor they were going to get — but I kept thinking about what she said.

Instead of beating herself up for a mistake, you could tell she felt empowered that she knew what she did — without anyone else having to point it out — and could adjust next time.

This was different from other rides home where — before we got out of the parking lot — I’d suggest something she could have done better or ask her why she didn’t do something a certain way — not to be hard on her, but (in my mind) to “help” her.

But those conversations never went the way this one did.

Those left her feeling frustrated. You would see on her face she felt attacked and like she was letting me down. I’d remind her I was “just trying to help” and she’d ask to change the subject.

But in that recent moment, I realized how powerful it can be when you let coaches coach, and let kids find the answers within themselves.

How powerful it is when you accept your job as a parent is to support their growth, and not always point out where it needs to happen.

How powerful it is when you see your kids gain the tools to self evaluate… and you start to do some of your own about your role in their sports journey.

I’m not always going to get it right.

But just like my goalie plans to tighten up her technique the next game, on the drive home after it — I’ll tighten up mine, too.

By letting the coaches coach and my player play.

And staying in MY lane where my job is to give her space to grow, and keep reminding her I’m here for her along the way.

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(Writers note/edited to add: for all the goalie parents who are reading this one - Coach Erik is part of United Goalkeeping Alliance which offers some great support for keepers and parents ❤️)

09/23/2022

Today God reminded me why I do what I do! While pumping gas this beautiful girl came to my truck... tears rolled in my eyes as I looked at her, her parents and big brother... Her mom said to her do you remember your angel, why did she say this? Because just over 3 years ago I was giving her lifeless daughter CPR. She was almost 2 and today she proudly shared she is 5 and on her way to Disney! This was such a blessed reminder why I do the job I do, and beyond grateful to the amazing agency I work for that believes in top notch training for their deputies and equipment to do our everyday tasks. Enjoy your Disney weekend pretty girl, you left my heart so full

Credit: Collier County Sheriff's Office