The prayer of a skateboarder’s Mom

Last night the boys were out with a skateboarding crew doing some filming.  When filming is involved I know that the stakes are higher because the reward is greater.  It’s one thing to land a really awesome trick when just a couple of guys at the park will see it , it’s quite another to land a big trick when it is being taped and has the potential to end up on the internet or a video!  I respect that, and actually love it when those tricks are filmed because then I get to see them too, but the extra level of danger does cause me to stop and say a prayer that usually goes something like this: Dear Lord, please watch closely over Conner and Chase and all the friends they are with today.  Give them strong legs when landing the ollie over the nine stair or the gap, give them sharp minds as they roll up to the rail, make their reflexes quick when they have to bail on a trick that doesn’t go well, keep their ankles in the right position for the crook, the front feeble and all the other tricks they try.  Please Lord pay special attention to their necks and their heads and their spines  – those things that when injured could change their lives in an instant.  Thank you for the strong, able bodies they have.  Thank you for giving them the ability to do something that brings them so much joy.  Help them use that talent and skill to give glory to you.  Amen.