The Domesticated Male

Having children is a disruptive adventure! Parents expect their children to be mini-adults and to automatically know how to behave and do ‘things’. At least that has been my interpretation. I catch myself in that same vein at times and thank goodness I have a way that brings me back to reality and reminds me that this IS their first ‘rodeo’. They haven’t been here over 40 years and are learning the ‘how’ and ‘why’ and often the ‘what’ of appropriate behavior. Three children has been super fun and super exhausting. I applaud anyone who has more than one child. I have found that having more than one has been quite an act in discernment. The blame is always given to someone else and the times a child accepts blame you secretly want to tell them... ‘honey that was not something to be proud of and you should have blamed your sister!’ But instead you cheer their honesty and try to acknowledge that it is great to own your own behavior. To say having a child with special needs is tiring w

As I sit in my recliner with 15 minutes left in 2015 I can't help but feel very content. This was a year of very important events in the life of my family. Here is a short list of my most memorable thoughts. We began 2015 with a bulging 3 bedroom apartment. We were on our way to adopting Brittany and Maddie Brooke and our apartment was getting smaller with each passing month. Unfortunately when we moved to Tifton the housing market was not very robust and it didn't seem to get any better. We began refinancing our home in Valdosta around March and started thinking seriously about building. As we completed the refinance of the Valdosta property in April we began discussing building a new home here in Tifton with Lindsey Framing. They were developing three neighborhoods in Tifton and we were very impressed with their homes and their attention to detail. The home prices were also well within our budget so we started this new adventure in May. Once the home build started we also