Category Archives: Family
Seeking and Performing God’s Will
Foster parenting is one of the most challenging things one can ever do. Fostering a child for 6 months from the time they are 6 months old to 1 year and bonding with the child and vice versa and then having a judge take him out of your home is even more of a challenge. [...]
Adoption Update
Hey all, it’s been a while since I’ve posted any updates about where we are on 2 fronts with regards to adoption. We have been quite busy on both fronts as you could imagine. So here is where we stand. Gaberiel Paul – We are still in the court on this one, we have not [...]
The importance of adoption
Last night Kristen and I attended a fundraiser for New Beginnings International Children’s and Family Services held at our church. It was the first time we have been to a fundraiser and it had a who’s who of the community there. Elected leaders, church pastors including our own Fr. Tom, and captains of business here. [...]
Court Day 3
So we had another day in court today and we finally moved beyond the legal house keeping stuff. Basically we had everything go our way on the motions except for getting temporary custody of little man back which I can understand the judges ruling on that. Today Kristen testified and was cross examined and she [...]
Life with Gaberiel video
Here is the video I put together of photos over the 6 months we had Gaberiel and we continue to get him back today.
Court Day 1
Well today was our adoption petition hearing for little man. The lawyer as well as the people he was placed with after he was taken out of our home were there. Needless to say they didn’t look happy to be there but I could care less about their feelings at this point as we have [...]
When you Believe
Finding myself moved by this song done over 10 years ago by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. We love this boy so much and we do believe in miracles. Many nights we’ve prayed With no proof anyone could hear In our hearts a hopeful song We barely understood Now we are not afraid Although we [...]
24 hours of Heartbreak
Yesterday started out like any other. Kristen and I chat in bed while Gaberiel slept in his crib. Then we got a call from DHS, it was Gaberiel’s case worker calling with the worst news we could receive as foster parents “the judge has ordered Gaberiel to be placed in the custody of the great [...]
Mothers Day in Mississippi
Today I got to say to my wife for the first time “Happy Mothers Day”. It put one huge smile on her face. We attended Mass this morning where all the moms got a flower after the closing announcements. Than the 3 of us headed up to my parents town and had dinner at the [...]
Mondays are good!
Well for most people Monday is the dreaded day of going back to work. But for me Monday is Saturday and it’s generally when I do my best planning for the week. Right now I’m at my favorite coffee house, Joe Joe’s with my trusty MacBook. The agenda for today is deciding if I should [...]
Childhood sharing
Today Kristen, little man, and I went shopping. For the last 2 months he has been using a pink Tinker Belle blanket that we had when we fostered the 2 girls last year. But it was time to get him something more boyish. So with that in mind Kristen had me pick the blanket. I [...]
Together Again
Last night my grandmother of 95 passed from this world. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and reflecting about her and the memories I have are some of the happiest in my life. As a kid growing up in L.A. my family would travel to Mississippi for the family get together for Christmas and [...]
Betrayed
Well today was quite interesting. We went to little mans judication hearing today. That is where the county makes it’s case as to why he was taken out of the home and put into foster care. We went in thinking we knew everything about the case until it was revealed that an aunt is all [...]
Another trip to the pediatrician
Today started out like any other, I woke up around 6am to feed little man his formula while Kristen got ready. We noticed he was a bit warm though. After feeding him and changing him he was off to his day care. Later on I went to Joe Joe’s where Kristen called me and said [...]
Trip to the pediatrician
We are at the pediatrician today for little man’s 6 month checkup.
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