volleyball!

i played volleyball with the most wonderful kids tonight! there were two girls in particular that were just amazing. first off, they are junior high age girls - so their peers are all concerned with cell phones and make up and being popular. these girls were fabulous! we were playing volleyball with three other kids that were just plain awkward and not coordinated. time after time after time they would pass the ball to the other kids, and when they would make a less than great hit, they would say "good try! almost! try again!" plus, they would keep passing the ball to them, even though they screwed up the plays every time. it would have been so easy for them exclude the other kids based on many different factors, but instead they went above and beyond and included them in their game.

i hope that gives you hope for the world, cuz it gave me hope.