Old Friends

The Robinson family has remained in touch with a few friends that we had made in communities where we had lived before coming to Dayton in 2000. One such family is Brian and Linda Perry, who live in Evansville, IN. Linda and Brian were part of a small group of parents whose children were competing gymnasts through a gym in Evansville. There were four couples who hung pretty closely together: The Perry family, the Cartwrights. the Currents, and us, the Robinsons.

 

The Perry's daughter, Meghan, competed on team with Casey for around four years. Meghan gave up on Gymnastics around the age of 12. Casey remained a competing gymnast through high school. Meghan had taken up golf through high school and now in college. She plays for the Ball State University Women's Golf Team and is a very accomplished golfer.

 

Meghan is playing this week in the Western Women's Amateur Golf Tournament, played at the Dayton Country Club. Linda, her mother, came with her. On Monday, Casey and I walked with Meghan, as she played the course to a 77, six over par. She shot a 75 in the second round of stroke play qualifying. Of the 144 competitors, Meghan finished in a tie for 50th, qualifying for the match play quarter finals.

 

Meghan plays today and, if she wins her match, tomorrow. The finals will take place on Friday and Saturday. We plan to walk with Meghan and Linda as often this week as we are able.

 

While this may seem an unusual topic for The Shiloh Insider,  I think that it is sometimes important to realize that religious issues have direct impact on how we have and how we will live our everyday lives. In fact, maybe that is the exact point of religious discussion...to try and figure out how faith and practice impact everyday life.

 

We treasure the Perry family and the friendships that we have established through life and ministry. I wish all of you the kind of joy that we have known this week in seeing them again. Good luck, Meghan!