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 […]
Due to the generosity of so many people we were able to take several more kids shopping for shoes. It was their early Christmas presents. One of the boys said “I had shoes on my wish list but just mark that off the list now Mrs. Rae.” They were all very appreciative and I told each of them that their shopping trip was possible due to people supporting the mission of Magnolia Son. I do not think Magnolia Son supporters […]
The two guys today were very picky about their shoes. It took three stores but we finally found the right pair of shoes for both of them. And they say girls are crazy about shoes!!
Yesterday was a difficult day for me and my family. It was Christian’s 22nd birthday. The first of many birthdays we will celebrate without him. I really did not want to go to work today but I realized the one thing that might make things a little better would be to have some tangible proof that Christian wasn’t just another senseless avoidable casualty of poor judgement and actions of morally corrupt individuals. The “tangible proof” came in the form of […]
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 […]