My niece Katy, who's 11, and the tallest one in orange in the photo, sent me an email last week telling me she was excited I was coming to Florida to visit, and " I want to talk to you about sports (and I have a lot to say!)"
Tonight Katy called to tell me that she made the traveling volleyball club team. We spoke for a good 15 minutes about volleyball, also other sports, and what she's enjoying most. It was absolutely wonderful to hear how excited she was about everything.
A couple weeks ago I was on jury duty and sat in a judges' chamber in downtown Brooklyn for two days during the Voir Dire process as attorneys questioned potential candidates to serve on a criminal case about a young man who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend. It took a two full days to select jurors as so many candidates were dismissed due to personal experience with crime (ranging from mugging, rape, assault, domestic violence, murder). I didn't get selected, though left feeling incredibly humbled by all that I heard.
Katy's excitement tonight made me smile and think that the world is ahead of her, and Thank God for that.
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