More Than the Game

There’s something showing up in Seattle right now. It’s happening around our beloved Seahawks.

I may not be the most devoted football fan, but I married into a football-loving family.  My husband was once the captain of his high school team, then he went on to play college ball. I fell in love with that young man—with his keen sense of strategy and determination to win—traits that were most likely shaped during his football years.

What I observe now, decades later, is how the game brings people together. Not just family and friends, but even those we might say are “across the aisle” politically.

Yes, I hope the Seahawks win. But I’m enjoying the unity that’s happening as we cheer together.

It seems unity still finds us when we’re willing to gather around something shared.

Photos: Grandson, 2014

Future Husband, 1974