Where would you go if you just won the Super Bowl?

Glenns Ferry, Idaho is home to 1,427 people. According to the Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor, 1,100 of those people are in the labor force. I don't think that includes native son Korey Hall who goes to work in Wisconsin - Green Bay, Wisconsin to be exact.

As a fullback on the 2011 Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers team, Korey Hall is now among an elite group of men who get to wear the Super Bowl ring. And less than one week after the victory, Korey is back in Glenns Ferry taking time to relax and feel at home. This video shows how proud the community is of the young football player and why they are not surprised that he came home.



As much as I seem to write about football on this blog, my readers probably think I'm a crazy fan. The opposite is true; football is probably one of my least favorite sports. However, since moving to Idaho nearly twelve years ago, I have learned how much the game has meant to so many who grew up here and played through the Optimist Youth Football program. The Boise Optimist Club started the program in 1949 and tens of thousands of children have learned sportsmanship and discipline through football over the years. That was especially important when Idaho had less than one million residents, only twenty-one years ago. Football was the athletic program for many youngsters who didn't have programs in their schools.

And of course it is easy to cheer on the Boise State Broncos, with Coach Petersen teaching the young men how to be more than just football players. He teaches them to be good students and good people, involved at school and in the community. He teaches them respect, encourages them to achieve the extraordinary, and above all to pursue balance in their careers.

So no, it should be no surprise that Korey Hall is at home today.  It is part of the life balance that we all crave. I think it is important that this young man can show that quality to others.

What are you doing to provide an example of fulfillment to your children or friends? Are you comfortable being at home with your family or are you always searching for the next big thing? Please comment and let us know what you think.

Video credit: KTVB.com