My son John's first hit in a baseball game was a long time coming. But, late in the night of May 12, 2010, the wait was worth it. John Thomas was in his first season of baseball that year. We had been appointed to St. Paul United Methodist Church in Bridge City, Texas. Bridge City is a community in which children are born with a glove in their hand. And, baseball and softball are sacredly passed from generation to generation. So, it was a bit challenging for John to catch up because his first season was in kid pitch baseball. He had never been in a game before. The first couple of games he looked like he was totally lost. The coaches even discussed having him play down at coach pitch and learn for a season because they were worried he might get hurt in the box. A stubborn father, I refused and explained that he would learn. But, when he got in the box for his at bats under the lights, he seemed to freeze. He was not...