tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052927.post4052506334174875607..comments2024-03-15T11:08:39.782-05:00Comments on CRAZED MIND: Honor the Veteranslynette355http://www.blogger.com/profile/07162581667028276870noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052927.post-57281233501396003202011-11-15T16:20:42.625-06:002011-11-15T16:20:42.625-06:00It sounds like your very proud of Matthew! Hope he...It sounds like your very proud of Matthew! Hope he had a wonderful Veteran's day.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043491234424773960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052927.post-71706741580417813962011-11-12T00:19:21.717-06:002011-11-12T00:19:21.717-06:00What a heartfelt and touching story. About 13 year...What a heartfelt and touching story. About 13 years ago I was doing childcare for a young boy about the age of 11 and he was living a troubled life at home with a single mom and a sister with ADHD and I had them second shift while mom worked. Hubby and I had started foster parenting classes just because of this little guy for "just in case" purposes. Well, one weekend while we were out of town camping his mom left him in town all by himself, she had had enough and couldn't take it anymore. Both him and her had called and left messages on our machine. Him asking us to come get him that he had walked to a friends house and her calling and telling us that if we wanted him we could go get him. And when we got back, we did just that. <br /><br />We knew is father that he had not seen in 6 years and was good friends with his uncle so doing what we thought was right, we called his dad and made him aware of the situation. His dad came and talked to him and he decided that he would go with his dad. I went to court the day his "mother" signed away parental rights and all.<br /><br />Long story short 2 years later his dad committed suicide over problems with his then wife which had to do with her not liking this young boy. Sad to say but he went back to live with his mom at this time, they had made up.<br /><br />To this day we still keep in contact and he now lives in Arizona and we love him very much and when he comes to Ohio to visit, he always stops by so that we can see what a great person he has become and what challenges he overcome. He thanks us for what we did when I was watching him while his mom worked and how much we taught him during that time.<br /><br />It's amazing sometimes how important the little things you do can mean so much to someone else. <br /><br />Lynette, you are truly an amazing woman and you and John have huge hearts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556643577270504074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052927.post-54834917810432214902011-11-11T19:05:21.468-06:002011-11-11T19:05:21.468-06:00The lad is an inspiration.The lad is an inspiration.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052927.post-81499479827728113212011-11-11T13:56:06.054-06:002011-11-11T13:56:06.054-06:00What a wonderful story! We were foster parents, an...What a wonderful story! We were foster parents, and one teen girl in particular touched our hearts. She was with us eight months and went on to give her life to the Lord and become a wonderful mother.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.com