Category Archives: christopher
this one’s for you and me
it happened again
and more than anything
i have been struck by
his strength
his grace
his perseverance
his peace
it has been a humbling lesson for me
i strive to be more like him
probably his favorite song these days
*unedited version – some strong language*
you and i know what it’s like
to be kicked down
forced to fight
but tonight we’re alright
so hold up your lights
let it shine’cause this one’s for you and me
livin’ out our dreams
we’re all right where we should be
lift my arms out wide
and i open my eyes
now all i want to see
is a sky full of lighters
and i don’t know if it speaks to him the same way it does to me
but i know one day
he’ll be standing there
surrounded by the lights
long road
from here
to here
7 months
christopher spent the entire baseball season on the sidelines with a fractured elbow
he got in one practice (at half speed) before his team traveled to cooperstown for a week long tournament
i wasn’t sure what his participation would be
he got to do a lot of this before games
and this during games thanks to unlimited runner substitutions
his team did well, really well
and with scores like this
he got to do a little of this
and even some of this
it was an amazing experience for these boys to play against teams from all over the u.s.
104 teams in all
and after 3 days of pool play they ended up ranked first for the tournament
they won their first two games and then lost in the round of 8
better than any team from clarence has ever done
‘1000%’ past all expectations (in the words of their coach)
but the highlight for us (and everyone else i’ve talked with) was this:
a walk off home run to end the second playoff game
his first home run e.v.e.r.
a moment
a memory
for a lifetime
(thank you jen for capturing it on video so we could share it with everyone!)
loser like me
this brought me to tears
it’s like someone has been listening to the conversations that chris & i have been having with christopher and turned them into a song
yeah, you may think that i’m a zero
but, hey, everyone you wanna be
probably started off like me
you may say that i’m a freakshow (i don’t care)
but, hey, give me just a little time
i bet you’re gonna change your mind
all of the dirt you’ve been throwin’ my way
it ain’t so hard to take, that’s right
‘cause i know one day you’ll be screamin’ my name
and i’ll just look away, that’s right
just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth
so everyone can hear
hit me with the worst you got and knock me down
baby, i don’t care
keep it up, and soon enough you’ll figure out
you wanna be
you wanna be
a loser like me
a loser like me
push me up against the locker
and hey, all i do is shake it off
i’ll get you back when i’m your boss
i’m not thinkin’ ’bout you haters
’cause hey, i could be a superstar
i’ll see you when you wash my car
all of the dirt you’ve been throwin’ my way
it ain’t so hard to take, that’s right
‘cause i know one day you’ll be screamin’ my name
and i’ll just look away, that’s right
just go ahead and hate on me and run your mouth
so everyone can hear
hit me with the worst you got and knock me down
baby, i don’t care
keep it up, and soon enough you’ll figure out
you wanna be
you wanna be
a loser like me
a loser like me
a loser like me
hey, you, over there
keep the L up, up in the air
hey, you, over there
keep the L up, ’cause i don’t care
you can throw your sticks, and you can throw your stones
like a rocket, just watch me go
yeah, L-O-S-E-R
i can only be who i are
i hope that he can believe this for himself
and find a chorus of voices to sing along with