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Thursday, December 27, 2007
2007 - We have news!!!
A Heart Beat and think we saw a smile in there too...
DUE DATE IS AUG. 12, 2008.
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
2006 - Shelby... we'd hoped to adopt
One day Tam and I were approached about taking Shelby. My wife was extremely attached to Shelby when she was a babe. She's come into her teen years since then. She's quite the handful now. Her aunt has her in Sweeden and needed help - their medical system didn't seem interested in offering medical help...
We thought hard on the idea and realized that adoption was the best thing for her. We didn't want her tossed around and only wanted to stabilize her by not allowing her aunt or mom to try to jerk her out of our home on some kind of impulse.
Well it didn't work out. But we did lots of reflection when we had to consider what kind of home we could make for a troubled kid.
Of course, the first thought was of Tommy. What would an unstable gal do to our son? He was just getting his feet under him, finally making friends, not having a temper tantrum every other day any more.
Shelby was the child we never had. She was a blessing in our lives though. She made us consider ourselves in a way we never had before. We looked at ourselves - where were we, what had we accomplished, what were our shortcomings, what did we have to offer another little one... It was ... enlightening. Thank you Shelby.
We thought hard on the idea and realized that adoption was the best thing for her. We didn't want her tossed around and only wanted to stabilize her by not allowing her aunt or mom to try to jerk her out of our home on some kind of impulse.
Well it didn't work out. But we did lots of reflection when we had to consider what kind of home we could make for a troubled kid.
Of course, the first thought was of Tommy. What would an unstable gal do to our son? He was just getting his feet under him, finally making friends, not having a temper tantrum every other day any more.
Shelby was the child we never had. She was a blessing in our lives though. She made us consider ourselves in a way we never had before. We looked at ourselves - where were we, what had we accomplished, what were our shortcomings, what did we have to offer another little one... It was ... enlightening. Thank you Shelby.
2004 Tommy: Why do we live?
As a father I struggle to find the right words that open up my son's mind. My son has an extreme tendency to "do" without considering "consequences"... He's a wonderfully free spirit, but it does have it's dangers. Anyhow, one day I tried showing him the big picture of "why" and for a brief second he seemed to understand. For a few years after that we left the this on the dry-erase board that hangs on the wall next to the computer - we never looked at it again.
It was a monumental moment for me as a dad and worth keeping fresh in my mind. I just couldn't erase it until after I memorialized it.
It was a monumental moment for me as a dad and worth keeping fresh in my mind. I just couldn't erase it until after I memorialized it.
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