By Alex Blackwell

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” – Albert Einstein

Emily and I enjoyed a father-daughter night at the baseball game recently. I went to watch the surprisingly good Kansas City Royals; Emily went for the food and half-inning entertainment; and we both went to spend some time together.

In the third inning, the rain forced us to move from our field-side seats to ones that were covered by the second deck. Once settled, I enjoyed a Coors Light while Emily nibbled on her cotton candy as we watched our hometown team score three runs against the Seattle Marines.

There was so much to be grateful for at that moment.

By the fifth inning the cold rain was falling a little harder,... More...