BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

This week my family attended the Rangers vs. Angels.   Dylan, my youngest, found it a bonus that Hamilton was on the Angels and he would get to see a player that he loved last season.

Then Hamilton came up to bat, and the BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO started in the stadium.   The heckles then came, “Easy Out!”, etc.  If you know me, then you know that I am not a huge sports fan.  My life of a “Boy Mom” is teaching me alot about the terms, the way to throw a ball, the real rules, the unwritten rules, etc.   I am learning. 

At this game, I had not a clue why they were booing.

I looked at Dylan and the confusion on his face was evident.   I looked at Cody (the oldest) and he began to BOOOOO with the rest of the stadium.  If the grandpa next to you is Boooing it must be ok, right?   This got me thinking…..is it ever OK to BOOOOOO another person?  ( I think No)  In asking my friends and husband, the bottom line is Hamilton left the team.  You don’t do that.  I still found it funny that if we rewind about a year the same fans would be going crazy for Hamilton. 

Yet, if I did not have a great friend that  is a sports nut, or a husband that has always lived life at a sporting events.  Who would I have asked?   I would NOT have asked the man sitting next to me screaming BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.   I might have goggled it but who know what kinds of answers I would have found in that search results. 

Is this how it is like to walk into a church for the 1st time?   What if you did not grow up in the faith?  What if you did, and have not been to church for 10+ years?   What if you just moved to the area?   Who is around to teach you the rules and the unwritten rules?  Who allows you to ask questions that you feel like you should know?  I hope that St. Andrew can be that church.  We can create the environment that is welcoming and allows the “silly” questions. 

In the spirit of being open and free: What is a “silly” question you have always wanted to ask but never felt like you should?   Ask me…..I would love to help you find the answers!!!

See you this weekend!

-Kim