Posts Tagged ‘foster children’

Heading Out

Friday, October 1st, 2010

As excited as I have been to head off on our trip to Taiwan and the Philippines, as well as to launch I Care 4 Children , I knew I was going to really miss the family. Mommy gave me big hugs and was truly excited and nervous at the same time. Laya knows daddy will be back in 16 days and that can’t possible be too long because she can count that high.  Henry just hugs dada and laughs his infectious laugh.

So now we are somewhere over China smoothly gliding towards Japan  12.5 hours is a long time for me to be anywhere much less in one seat on one plane.  I can’t get comfortable. Watched 2 in air movies, read, played solitaire and wished i had put more onto my Ipad before I left.

I have not only not really been able to work as I planned, I  have also learned today how addicted I am to being connected. This flight does not have WiFi on it. Soooo no Internet, no phone, no texting,  no Facebook, no fantasy football prep, no Google review or systems review or work or nothing. So I guess I should be ultimately thankful for my iPad that I can type this onto the notes app and consider myself doing something fruitful. I needed to start blogging again anyway.

Now my pards, Dennis is trying somewhat successfully to sleep. He might take offense that I would say that the last 8 hours have not been fruitful. We have counseled, he has taught and I find myself always soaking in wisdom from his 62 years of teaching , preaching and counseling. He ain’t too bad a business person either! We have continued to seek God’s direction for our business and are excited that this trip is pregnant with revelation knowledge and direction. We have developed an new market channel to use in building our personal coaching product to go along with our business coaching launch.

But the forefront of our trip is to spread the Gospel and make disciples of the Nations by ministering to children. We want to work ” here , near and far” to borrow the catch phrase of my new friends at New Charlotte Church.  We have things working near and these next 16 days we will be far…. Gotta go , movie number 3 just came on. james Bond !  More to come..

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Tags: adoption, Children, foster children, missions
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What I got at the grocery store wasn’t even on the list….

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Melody and I had a rare moment Saturday where we just had our two little guys with us. The older two foster kids were at a friend’s for the night so we decided to cook some steaks and have some family relax time.

We had split up in the grocery store to divide and conquer, with steaks in hand I was headed back for the cashier rendezvous. I rounded the corner of the cereal aisle and ran headlong into 3 of the most beautiful smiles I have ever seen. Three awesome smiles, permanently etched on three angelic faces.

Have you ever seen the grocery carts with the little kid’s car in front? There are 2 steering wheels on the front bench seat and a little fake horn on each. Well, strapped into the little car was a 1 year old that we have had since he was 8 days old. The adoption should be final by year’s end. Next to him was his 4 ½ year old sister who has been with us right at a year now. Her adoption will be final within 90 days. Pushing the cart with hardly anything else in it other than the two precious lives God has given us, was my wife.

For over 25 years my wife has been told that she would never have kids. She has been to countless baby showers, endured many Mothers Days when she was the “Aunt Mel Mel”. I would tell you that she has been a great step mom but that has never really counted, she was still the stand in. Not anymore.

There in front of me, blowing their horns and doing at least 5 mph down the cereal aisle were three of the happiest faces I have ever seen. Three gorgeous faces radiating life that draws every stranger they see to them. Three people who together fit like pieces of a puzzle to make one, big, happy whole.

It was the best trip to the grocery store ever….

Tags: adoption, fatherhood, foster children, Foster parents
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