Today we have a guest post from our summer intern, Derek Whalen.  Derek is a pitcher at Waynesburg University.  Today is his last day with us so we thought it would be good to feature him on our blog post for the day.  Best of luck this upcoming season Derek!

Happy 4th of July everyone!  I hope everyone is having an amazing day with family and friends as they cook out and enjoy fireworks.

This 4th of July feels a little different to me this year.  Not in a bad way, but in a gracious and humbling way.  In this past year I have started the practice of journaling and truly taking the time to reflect each morning on where I have been, and where I am going.  As I was sipping my coffee I kept thinking about what the founding fathers must have felt as they were signing the Declaration of Independence.  Even though 1776 and 2016 are very different times, I think we can still take away from their experiences.