Our grandson Jake is a senior in high school.  He has always been active in sports, but in the last couple of years he has devoted his efforts to golf.  Jake has worked hard to be the best he can be, but his determination to be better hasn’t changed his kind spirit.

Now, as grandparents, it is our duty to take pride in all our grandchildren’s accomplishments and take every opportunity to boast about their special character and abilities.  Jake is no exception.  He qualified at the regional tournament, but had a bad round in the sectionals and missed going to the state finals.

But, his year wasn’t over yet.  Last week the twelve coaches in his conference voted him the sportsmanship award at the annual golf banquet.  This week the local newspaper selected him along with five others to the all-area boy’s golf first team.

Did I mention that we’re proud of Jake?   It must be in the DNA.