Evelyn Dove Coleman: Soccer Game Thrills!

I felt thrilled to be able to watch my great niece Annika Dove play soccer in Morrisville, North Carolina.  The Soccer Complex is amazing there on Nova Drive. I met Mr. Jobe' Perkins who works there. He graciously helped me identify which team and which player I came to watch. 

Annika is the daughter of Drs. David & Meredith Dove of Rhode Island and the grandaughter of Jesse and Edie Dove of Charleston. If my parents had lived to see her, they would have just taken her away and eaten her with a spoon like ice cream. They loved their six grandchildren more than their children. Can't imagine how they would have doted over their great-grandchildren.

Anni's team played four games. I was thrilled that they won three. What athleticism. But mostly their spirit and skills shone bright. Soccer seems a little bit rougher than it did when my twin sons played at Barnett Park in Kinston. Their trophies sit on a table by my front door these three decades later as reminders of their championship.

Soccer builds team spirit and teaches immense confidence that lasts a lifetime. My sons, Jay & Lee Coleman, still enjoy the sport as spectators. They just got back from a match in Philadelphia they traveled to watch with friends. They brought me back a FIFA scarf. I was not invited to go. But, I was invited to see Annika play!

Evelyn Dove Coleman established PathChoice Ministry in 1992. Send prayer requests to www.pathchoicepastoralcounseling.weebly.com or EvDove03@yahoo.com.