What a Pitcher!

When I was young I looked forward to the spring of the year.
As the weather warmed, I was ready for baseball to begin.
Like most young boys, I would wish that I could become a great baseball player.
I am reminded of a story about a very young boy with similar dreams.
With the desire to become the next mighty ballplayer, he decided to go outside and practice.
He held the baseball in one hand and the bat in the other, and he threw the ball into the air.
With a wish to hit the ball as far as he could, he took a great swing, but the ball fell to the ground without even touching the wood of the bat.
Not to be denied, he went at it again.
As he was about to throw the ball in the air, his determination grew as the thought of a powerful hit came into his mind.
But alas, the results were the same.
The ball lay on the ground.
But as any good ballplayer knows, you have three strikes before you are out.
He concentrated even more, threw the ball in the air, and gave the mightiest swing he had ever attempted.
As the ball again fell to the ground, the tears began to swell in his eyes.
Then all of a sudden a great smile appeared, and he said, "What a pitcher!"

-James B. Martino -All Things Work Together for Good -April 2010 General Conference

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi