It has been several weeks since I have made a shopping trip with the kids. I kept saying “Well tomorrow I will take them” and tomorrow would become the next day and the next. So yesterday I set the goal to actually get up and do something…. do what Magnolia Son was all about. So I took two deserving young men shoe shopping and stopped along the way for haircuts. They were appreciative and thanked me several times and each time I […]
This week I have taken four of the kids shopping and I will have to say….. I got taken. 🙂 This little fast talking cute as a button 12 year old took me to the cleaners and was still trying to take me back for a return visit as we were walking out the door. The other kid with us was quick to pick out his pair of shoes and within 15 minutes had his shoes boxed up and ready […]
Last week one of the kids gave an employee at The Crossings a Thank You note to give to me. I thought other people might want to see how just buying a pair of shoes, something a lot of us take for granted, can really impact a child’s self esteem. And though she may have been a tad bit dramatic with her Thank You…. I think it touched her heart as it did mine.
Well, the first trip with the kids shopping for shoes was a great success but also very humbling. I definitely know this was the right “mission” to have in honoring Christian. I took each of the kids separately and told them about Christian and how Magnolia Son came to be formed and what we were trying to do. I have worked with DHS custody kids for over 15 years and have taken hundreds of kids shopping over the years, but […]