I always love it when I get to talk and catch up with my mentor, Stan Crosley, my future father-in-law. The other day we got a chance to talk on the phone a little bit, and update each other on life and what's been going on recently, since I hadn't had a chance to see him almost all semester due to a busy baseball schedule. He was watching the basketball tournament game, and we started off talking about that, transitioning into more serious things.
A major update in my life has been that just recently I've found out that I tore my left labrum, a ligament in my shoulder. I had been playing on it all spring, because we had originally thought that it was just tendonitis. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the type of tear, it's going to require surgical repair, which means I will have to sit out of athletic activities for several months.
We talked about how hard this is going to be for me, since such a big part of my life is not just playing baseball, but working out. The thought of taking several months in a row off of something that I love to do, and have been doing an average of 3-4 times a week since my junior year of high school makes me anxious. He talked about his college basketball career at Hillsdale, and getting hurt his freshman year, and how that was hard for him in the same way. We then moved on to talk about me and Rachel's living situation for this upcoming summer, and he offered to help us find an apartment as soon as we both got back from school in May. I'm constantly reminded of how thankful I am for the blessing of a lifelong friend and mentor he is to me.
A major update in my life has been that just recently I've found out that I tore my left labrum, a ligament in my shoulder. I had been playing on it all spring, because we had originally thought that it was just tendonitis. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the type of tear, it's going to require surgical repair, which means I will have to sit out of athletic activities for several months.
We talked about how hard this is going to be for me, since such a big part of my life is not just playing baseball, but working out. The thought of taking several months in a row off of something that I love to do, and have been doing an average of 3-4 times a week since my junior year of high school makes me anxious. He talked about his college basketball career at Hillsdale, and getting hurt his freshman year, and how that was hard for him in the same way. We then moved on to talk about me and Rachel's living situation for this upcoming summer, and he offered to help us find an apartment as soon as we both got back from school in May. I'm constantly reminded of how thankful I am for the blessing of a lifelong friend and mentor he is to me.
Sam,
ReplyDeleteLet me first off start by saying how my heart goes out with the injury that's going to keep you out of the sport/working out that you love to do so much for quite some time. I won't lie and say its a breeze and that you won't even feel a little depressed at times or rather discouraged. I went through an intense back injury where I was out from my sport for 2.5 years in high school...back when I was tracking for D1 swimming. The Lord had me stop for whatever reason, perhaps knowing I wouldn't have gone to Wheaton if I did swim D1, maybe not able to meet my future spouse..who knows. I don't know what He has in store for you with this little break from baseball. Maybe a time to refresh and refocus your mind as important things are coming up, such as your wedding and the relatively near future of "real life" after graduating in a year. Who knows. But don't be too discouraged and know that its all going to work together. So happy you have such a great father-in-law/mentor who wants to help you (and Rachel) in many ways!
I think there are two important things to remember. The first is that you still have that desire to play baseball and the second is that you might find other interests in the meantime. While you have this opportunity away from baseball, use it to find any other interests you might have, strengthen your current relationships, and such. You never really know if you will always be able to play baseball throughout your life so its important to have other interests and to continue to give glory to God throughout.
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