Reason 19 to Fall for Autumn... Friday Night Lights!!!

Day Reason 19

to Fall for Autumn...

why - Football, of course!

Now - I have to 'fess up

& let you know,

I was not raised to be sporty...

we did not attend live sporting events

nor gather around the tv on Sundays,

(or Mondays)

...sports - and particularly - football

was not a part of family or tradition

or anything like that!
For me - in high school

it was a social event...

a gathering place...

a place to connect with friends

& sometimes pay attention to the field,

but let's be honest,

I was 16 & I had no clue about the game...

I was there to watch the boys!

But as an adult who married into a Sporty family,

I have come to not only mostly understand the game,

but I 'get' it... the love of the game,

the teamwork, the coming together to cheer on a victory...

My love (dare I say it?) for football

only deepened when I got to

'discover' Friday Night Lights

via Netflix

with my girlie...

We would have FNL marathons

in the family room

for days... 

If we will let it,

Football (or any sport, really)

can teach us some

valuable lessons!

This video, however,

that I found via Ann Voskamp's blog,

teaches us even more...

So Day Reason 19 to Fall for Autumn

is the return of Friday Night Lights...

of football games in the cold...

of support, and challenge, and the fight...

of community, and wins and losses...

It is the reminder

that we cheer on others around us...
(on our team, or not!)

because every one matters!

Every. One!

~Karrilee~