My Goal

     Last week, Maddie and I attended a Catholic youth camp several hours away from Cagayan. We did many different activities. One of the challenges was for each team member to to shoot at least one basket each. I was one of the youngest persons in the whole camp and the youngest person in our team. After many tries, I still could not get the ball in the goal. Finally, a group of team members lifted me up so that I could reach better. Everyone crowded around to watch me.
     I tried all of the ideas I could think of to try to make a basketball goal. I kept trying but wanted to give up; the rest of the team didn't. They put me on someone's shoulders and all shouted, "Dunk it! Dunk it!" I was up so close that I just dropped the ball down the hoop. I was the last person to finish the activity.
     It was so embarrassing but I finally made it. I found this as an important lesson. Keep trying until you reach your goal: Heaven, no matter how long it takes to get there!