New adventure… for the remarkable.

My son Gabe is a fascinating child. He’s the middle kid of three and he loves everything about life.  He’s a good student and complains very little about anything. Well, except for his brother. But most boys complain about their little brothers. And their sisters. But that is another story.  My remarkable son is… well remarkable. He was born with a sure temper (he’s Irish and Norse… and would you just take a look at that flaming red hair?!) but he tames it well… usually. He can use the temper in righteous ways and he has a heart that would melt blocks of ice.

A couple years ago, we took a trip to downtown Denver to pass out “Need Bags” to the homeless. From that point forward, this remarkable young man has prayed for the homeless of Denver and all around the world.

Besides Gabriel’s phenomenally big heart, he is exceptional at any sport he decides to try out. It drives his siblings a bit crazy, but the first time he picks up a baseball bat– we have a home run. First time he put on a pair of ice skates, he was doing figure eights and speeding down the ice. First time he held a football and tried to throw a spiral, it worked.

It worked? It worked!

There’s practically nothing this child has ever attempted that he hasn’t excelled at. It’s kinda fun and scary in a cool sorta way. I tell him frequently to use his powers for good.

Gabe, the Remarkable

That brings us to this past month when a friend of ours invited Gabe to come practice Rugby with the local team. They were already half way through the year, so joining the team seemed like an impossibility, especially they wanted something like $230 for him to play four games. But then, something amazing happened… something we did not expect. Yet, we should have. The coach asked if Gabe could please join the team… because they needed him. They even dropped the price for a half year registration.

So here he is, on a new adventure, and after just 3 short weeks of practicing (having never played before in his life), he suited up and took the field in his first Rugby game today… and they won.

I’m one proud mamma of a remarkable son.

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