Ah, the end to an especially long, trying, difficult, busy week. I'd be lying to say I'm not happy to see this week finally in the books. Let's pray I don't have a week like this one again for a long, long time.
Enough of the past...it's time to look to the future! Those of you who know of my trials the last few months know how difficult everything has been for me. During this time, I've had only one thing to look forward to: my future. My future with my kids, my future with Heidi (we've been talking regularly for 9 months and we've been dating for 7 1/2 months...things are starting to get serious), my future in my career. The future is all I have right now, the only hope that sustains me.
The last few months have been hard for a different reason. Most of you remember what happened the night of January 4th...I'm not going to speak of it directly, it deserves no such regard. But there are many of you who know EXACTLY what happened that night, and how painful it was. I have been in sackcloth since that evening, pretty much the entire time since that night. And yet, something happened a few weeks ago to get me going: spring practices. That's right, we're yet again into the wonderful spring practice period, and it's almost over. In fact, tomorrow is the annual Red and White Game. I'm doubly excited because tomorrow's game is going to be broadcast live on the Internet! I won't be available to watch it, but I will be able to log in on Sunday and watch the recording. I'm looking forward to that. The other night, I even watched the online recording of last year's OU-Texas game; now I KNOW I'm coming out of my funk.
It's spring, another spring practice time that points to the wonder and excitement of the new season just four short months away, another renewal of the rituals, another wellspring of hope for a championship season. Another hope for a new hearing, for more time with my children to raise them and watch them grow, for a good life ahead of me with Heidi, for the continued growth in my career, for God's peace and relief from all of these troubles afflicting me. Everything in life renews in the spring. Even after the disappointments of January 4th and of this past week's postponed hearing, there's still hope for the future, and I can look to the future with confidence, both for myself and for my beloved Sooners and Sooner fans. Hope really does Spring eternal.
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