moments that matter to me

Missions and evangelism, talking about God's Word, discussing manhood, travelling, and watching sports: these are the things I most like to do with my son. I've used vacation time over the last few weeks in order to be home to watch world cup soccer games with Colton. These moments matter to me.

I can remember all the world cups of my lifetime except for my preschool years. I remember flashes of various games. I remember sitting with my Uncle Paolo watching his beloved Azzurri play. I remember following Germany all the way through their world cup win. I remember Ronaldo and Brazil, Zinedine Zidane and France, and the penalty shootout of '94. Now that Colton is old enough to understand soccer, I want my world cup memories to include him and I want to expose him to the thrill of international soccer with the hopes that he too will really like it.

Vacation days to watch world cup soccer? Yes. Vacation days to watch soccer with my son? Definitely.