What were you thinking?

This is a question that my wife and I get asked when people find out that we have adopted not one but three additional children into our family. We already had five kids of our own, our oldest was 19 at the time and our youngest 10. Why on earth would we want to bring a rambunctious 18 month and then later a 9 month. Well the answer is quite simple, if not us, then who?

My wife and I know that we cannot save every child that enters into the foster care program, but at least we can help one or two, and in our case three, have a fighting chance after a rough start in life. In addition to the "What were you thinking" question we also receive comments similar to “You guys are Saints” or “We really admire your family for doing this”. The fact of the matter is that we did not go into being foster parents as a way to get recognition or even to adopt, but as a way to help in some small way the kids that are in foster care have a positive view of the human race.

We do not think of ourselves as “Saints”, well maybe my wife is close, (but that is my opinion) or as I have mentioned we do not do this for recognition. I think that the bottom line is that we do this because of our love for children in general. My wife has a saying that "she would rather wear out than rust out". And there are days that we are worn out....

We love to have our house full of children, making noise, playing in the yard.
Which brings me to the purpose of this Blog. Hopefully, I will be able to provide some humor, insight and advice on raising a family, or should I say the family raising a father, from a fathers perspective…So sit back, relax, take a deep breath and welcome the wonderful world of fatherhood.