softball

Final Game. Final at Bat. Would She Finish Strong?

May 9, 2013

It’s been a tough softball season. Sarah Kate’s team wasn’t very good, combining 8U with 6U wasn’t ideal, and despite being better at hitting the balls this season, Sarah Kate seemed to always hit them in the fielding “sweet spot,” giving her little chance to get a single, much less score. She had lots of [...]

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A Softball Mom Is Born

March 25, 2013

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m a contributor over at my friend Sarah Halstead’s blog, In the Moment With. Sarah and I “met” through our love of photography and the shared experience of having a child with cerebral palsy. It’s my turn this week to share, and – surprise, surprise! – I opted to blog about [...]

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Where Do We Go From Here?

November 8, 2012

Tuesday night was Sarah Kate’s last softball game of the fall season. She batted three times, grounding out all three, but advanced the first base runner to third on two of them (there was no one on base the third time because the hitter she advanced the other two times hit a home run – [...]

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The Little Player Who Could

October 22, 2012

Every time I show up at the ballpark for one of Sarah Kate’s softball games, I marvel at the simple fact that we are there. It never gets old, because every game she plays, every time she swings the bat, and every time I see her head out to her place on the field, I [...]

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Fighter: Softball Season Two

September 25, 2012

Unfortunately, Sarah Kate’s first game of fall softball season was rained out, so the season opener turned out to be a tournament this past Saturday. After a rocky first practice, Sarah Kate’s batting improved rapidly (or should I say re-emerged?) so we were confident she was ready for the new season. As the oldest and [...]

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The Other Side of the Softball

September 11, 2012

Seven months ago, I took Sarah Kate for softball evaluations. I was on edge, knowing that the coaches probably weren’t expecting a “disabled girl” to show up. I feared the moment when she would have to run, revealing her limitations. But I faced my fears, because she had none. Last night we returned to the [...]

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Do Overs: We All Have ‘Em!

June 25, 2012

Do Overs. We all have them. Some of them are simple “Whoopsie” moments, like forgetting to set the timer on the brownies I was baking for the swim team social, not realizing “someone” had put a disposable diaper into the pail before I washed the cloth diapers, and letting Nathan eat as much as he [...]

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Seven Snippets: The Softball Epilogue Edition

May 18, 2012

— 1 — I always assumed that Sarah Kate was the last one picked in softball. It didn’t really matter, because it’s not like the draft order is public knowledge like in the NFL. A few weeks ago, Coach Archie’s wife told me (and he confirmed it last week) that he chose Sarah Kate. He saw [...]

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Field of Dreams: Softball, Sarah Kate, and a Whole Lot of Sunshine

May 15, 2012

On Friday afternoon, I was aggravated. Sarah Kate had Field Day all day and was exhausted, and I’d had enough of the news, despite the fact that I’m a news junkie. When Mr. Andi arrived home – just in time for Sarah Kate and I to leave for her softball doubleheader – I unloaded on [...]

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{VIDEO} What All the Fuss Is About: Sarah Kate at Bat

May 8, 2012

Softball season is almost over. Although my blog started out two years ago as an outlet for me that I shared with family and friends, it’s grown into something bigger than I ever anticipated, so most of the posts here are written with a larger audience than just my “in real life” circle. I’m deviating [...]

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