Being a writer brings different challenges every day.

The topics we write about aren’t always interesting, and while not the most creative stories, we can usually hammer those out pretty quickly.

You hope to find those interesting stories that you can really get personally involved in. But at times, those are the hardest stories to write.

Such is my dilemma.

I have been waiting for weeks to write this story about a family of four from Rhome who share a unique hobby. Randy, Connie, Dalton and Dillon Green all race in off-road motorcycle events.

In interviewing this family for the story, I saw a shining example of what family should be. By sharing this hobby, the family spends much of their time together in practice, preparing for events, traveling and competing.

With all of the positive benefits of having this hobby, there’s also the possibility of being injured. That possibility became reality when Dalton was injured during a practice that our photographer, Joe, was attending. In that moment, Joe watched the family pull together and support each other as Dalton was treated for a head injury.

With the injury behind them, the family is back on the track, racing at full-speed. Connie and Randy stress that the hobby is strictly voluntary and that the boys can quit at any time. But this passion flows in their blood.

With so much ground to cover, how can I even get started?

Hopefully we’ll see in Sunday’s paper.

I’m finishing my first week as the new sports editor here at The Messenger. It’s been a blur with two football games, two volleyball matches and a cross country meet. But it’s been a blast. I look forward to getting out to meeting more people in the next couple of weeks. Thanks everyone for welcoming to the job so far. I hope you’ve enjoyed the first two issues that I’ve been a part of. Heads up for Sunday. Basketball practices started Wednesday for the girls basketball teams in the county. I will have a short preview Sunday. I will have advances about the Decatur cross country and volleyball teams going for district crowns next week. There will also be full coverage of the Eagles’ battle with Burkburnett.