A Tennis Family

What a great tennis family!

Everyone had a chance to be the pro with Dad who loved his daughters so much and wanted to share his love of the game with them.





Dad played and won many trophies during his 40 years of tennis


Dad knew that in teaching us the skills of tennis, he would also be teaching confidence, goal-setting, perserverence, and determination. All life-long skills we would use in all areas of our lives. Thank you, dad, for taking the time, energy, and patience to teach us!

Julie made these fun promises as ten year old about her tennis and followed through with them! Even winning State as a Freshman!
Rebecca played the Ore Ida Tater Tot Tournament that Dad created taking 1st place in the girls 10!










Rebecca became the best cheerleader for the entire family, watching every single sister win State and major match in their lives!



Sheri and Shelly lettered during their high school years, winning State titles and many other tournaments together.
Go Johnson-Johnson!!





One of my most clearest memory of Dad was when he would take the time to watch and record all the strengths and weaknesses of all of my opponents so I could play them better the next time. My doubles partners in high school--especially the boys in mixed--totally loved talking strategy with Dad. He had us girls keep Tennis Tip Binders keeping track of tennis pointers we had to work on to make our game better. What an awesome thing....... a Dad and a coach!! Thank you, Dad, for the tons of hours you spent helping us improve our games so we could be successful and enjoy tennis so much. -Sheri

Sheri went on to Boise State University to play on a full ride tennis scholarship with the tennis team all four years! She had wonderful trips and friends, then got married her sophomore year and continued tennis with the support of her great husband, Terry. She now has fun teaching and playing with her own kids, passing on the tennis family tradition.

Dad with Julie and Rebecca at one of the many tennis tournaments.
Here we are in 2010 and I find myself in what must be the busiest years of parenthood I am convinced. As I run kids here and there for activities, church, and school, I often find myself wondering to myself and aloud to others around me, marveling at how you were able to keep your balance raising us and developing our talents and testimonies. Tennis was such a huge part of our lives then and its impact is felt even today. Hitting the ball correctly was great to learn, but I think it was a lot more than that. It was the conversations around the water cooler after a hard practice, it was looking off the court at you watching my match in your TR6, going for a root after a heartbreaking loss, it was the enormous time you spent with us when you could have been doing things other dads did. These are some of the things I try to remember in raising my own family and taking the opportunities to magnify the moments that really matter.