Team Benjamites

It's 2:00 a.m.

We are leaving tomorrow morning 

for the State Track Meet.

Have I packed my clothes?

No.

Have I packed food for 10 people?

No.

Have I gone to bed yet?

No.

"What," you might ask, "have I been doing?"

Making T-Shirts.

Yes.  T-Shirts.

Well ... not actually "making" them.

But ... decorating them.

Lots of T-Shirts.

Special T-Shirts.

Most of the T-Shirts Look Like This ...

But, the Young Ones Get Really Special Ones ...

"What," you might ask, "is a Benjamite?"

Good question.

At the very 1st track meet of the season, we had 3 of our friends from church cheering with us.  So, there was quite a "crowd" of Benjamin Cheerleaders.  Either Papa or dear friend Susie commented that we were the Benjamites, cheering for Benjamin.  Papa immediately said, "When we go to State, we can make T-Shirts that say Team Benjamite."  And ... every meet ... we talked about those T-Shirts that were going to say Team Benjamite.  

Tomorrow ... we are going to State.  

Tonight ... I made the promised T-Shirts.

Run, Ben, Run!!!

In the Bible, the Tribe of Benjamin 
was also known as the Benjamites.  

"There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name 
was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, 
the son of Aphiah of Benjamin."   1 Samuel 9:1

So, the Tribe of Benjamin will be cheering on Benjamin, 
son of James, brother of Gregg, brother of Jeremiah, 
brother of Joshua, brother of Josiah, brother of Elijah, 
as he "runs the race set before him".

(Doesn't our family sound Biblical or something?)

Definitely time for bed now ...