Monday; March 30

Several years ago I had the opportunity to broadcast sports on the radio.  (That sounds more impressive than it really was – it was small town high school sports on local radio, but it was fun!)  Not only was this an enjoyable hobby, it taught me a valuable lesson – no matter what happens, you have to keep going!  If you are on the radio, you can’t rely on video to get you by ... you have to keep talking or people will turn you off, the studio engineers will yell at you and the sponsors will stop paying the bills.  There are several examples of “the show must go on”, but one of the most memorable is from Dove Creek, Colorado.  When you broadcast rural High School sports you are happy to have a connection back to the radio station and even happier to have a press box, even if it is exposed to the elements.  On this particular cold day we actually had a space heater in the press box – that was the good news.  The bad news is that someone with synthetic snow boots was standing too close to the heat and her boots started smoldering.  In between the smell of melting plastic and emphatic pleas for someone to do something we had to make a decision.  My partner helped calm the emergency in the booth and I kept describing the action on the field.  Fortunately, everything turned out OK ... but it was good lesson in overcoming obstacles.
We are in the midst of a historic time that might seem to sidetrack from what we have been called to do.  It is easy to get distracted or even give up, but we can’t afford to lose our focus.  Let’s make sure we keep first things first and never give up.  Eventually, the crisis will pass, but until then let’s keep pressing on!
          Think About It!

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