My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.
Studies show that children of divorced parents can have outcomes as positive as those coming from intact homes, provided the father remains financially supportive and active in his children's lives.
One of the great lessons the fall of the leaf teaches, is this: do your work well and then be ready to depart when God shall call.

