Just when you think you're getting to grips with archery, another curve ball or three comes your way. Who would think that foam target matts come in so many shapes and sizes? What about finding strings right now? Thank God for people like John Magera who is going to get me hands on making my own strings post haste. And what about those aluminum risers with screw threads that are dodgy enough to make a grown archer weep? Thank God for my hubby, who can fix just about anything. Sometimes, it takes a village. And sometimes, one feels like the village idiot. But we all have to take turns, right? This is not even mentioning that, in the first quarter of this year, I have barely practiced my own archery and have not made it to a tournament thus far.
So what have I achieved, archerially speaking? (Yes, I said that). 41 keen JOAD archers on the roles and 20 students in private lessons to date in 2014. All the while working full time at Sagemont Church. Am I bragging? No. Not at all. I am, however, minutely, heck - HUGELY - thrilled about the number of young lives impacted for the better, having found a sport that they can get passionate about. It took me almost 40 years to find that place. I have a lot of catching up to do...
There are some big changes coming down the pike, in the way that I spend my time. And I am very excited about it. Onward ho!
