As the start date
fast approaches for another season of hockey, I wish to share this Facebook
posting I cam across this morning. (I have modified it slightly)
My Hockey Parent
Prayer
May I find the best route to the hockey arena in rush hour traffic. May there not be any road closures, beginner drivers or other stressed out hockey parents in my path.
May "The Child" have remembered all their equipment. May I hold my incredulous yell of frustration back when we're running late and they tell me that they MIGHT have left their hockey gloves on the floor back home.
May I find the grace not to scream at an opposing player who has just elbowed my child in the head.
May I find a spot in the arena that is actually under a working heater.
May I not get sick of Dunkin’s coffee, bagels, sandwiches and Munchkins in the next eight months.
May I try, for once, to just enjoy the game and not get stressed out and embarrass my child by screaming in the third period "Jesus, Mary and Joseph! SKATE!!!!!!!"
May I have the right words to comfort and encourage them when they have a bad game and the exuberance to celebrate with them when they have a good one.
May I remember that they love this freezing, time-consuming, money-sucking sport and that they are a thing of beauty when they skates.
And, most of all, may I remember that their childhood is passing all too quickly and that one day, I will actually miss all the time we spent in the van hustling back and forth between arenas. One day I will wish for that time back, so let me hold it in my memory as long as I can because it is flying away from me, faster than my child on hockey skates.
May I find the best route to the hockey arena in rush hour traffic. May there not be any road closures, beginner drivers or other stressed out hockey parents in my path.
May "The Child" have remembered all their equipment. May I hold my incredulous yell of frustration back when we're running late and they tell me that they MIGHT have left their hockey gloves on the floor back home.
May I find the grace not to scream at an opposing player who has just elbowed my child in the head.
May I find a spot in the arena that is actually under a working heater.
May I not get sick of Dunkin’s coffee, bagels, sandwiches and Munchkins in the next eight months.
May I try, for once, to just enjoy the game and not get stressed out and embarrass my child by screaming in the third period "Jesus, Mary and Joseph! SKATE!!!!!!!"
May I have the right words to comfort and encourage them when they have a bad game and the exuberance to celebrate with them when they have a good one.
May I remember that they love this freezing, time-consuming, money-sucking sport and that they are a thing of beauty when they skates.
And, most of all, may I remember that their childhood is passing all too quickly and that one day, I will actually miss all the time we spent in the van hustling back and forth between arenas. One day I will wish for that time back, so let me hold it in my memory as long as I can because it is flying away from me, faster than my child on hockey skates.
MRYHA SHOUT OUT
Congratulations to Matthew Desmond!
Matthew, a member of our Squirt Major team, represented MRYHA during the AHL Manchester Monarchs unveiling of their new jersey for the 2014 - 2015 season!
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