Treasured Pearls: Thank You

Monday, March 19, 2012

Thank You

Last night, after a busy day (for a day with nothing "scheduled" except for church), I found a homemade (on the computer) card on my pillow. On the front, it had a picture of a sleeping cat and said

Thank You

and on the inside it said

Thank you for everything you do for our family.

and on the back it said

Do you remember that picture on the front?

I know that's what you want a lot!

From your loving son,

Wow! Many times, I feel like I'm not instilling the values in my kids that I want to. Then something like this happens and God reminds me that I'm doing at least a little something right.

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Anonymous said...: SWEET!:); 10:54 AM

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Orphan Statistics

Inter-country adoption has decreased 59 percent from its high in 2004, due primarily to restrictions by sending countries.
81.5 million Americans have considered adoption. If just 1 in 500 of these adults adopted, every waiting child would have a permanent family.
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