Chasing a sports dream often requires participating on teams or in tournaments on Sundays. I know a great family that tended to place more importance on sports than church activity when their kids were growing up. One son ended up as a major leaguer in baseball. All their kids are great kids with great families. However, only their youngest is now an active church member, and that is the result of some somewhat miraculous circumstances.

Bottom line, it's crucial to have clear priorities in place before going down the road of chasing athletic dreams. Another way of stating the same thing is what are you willing to trade for a shot (no guarantee) at athletic success?

The father of this family, although he thoroughly enjoyed following the success of his son for all those years, now also is dealing with some regret about some of the choices that were made years ago.