The Battle Of Wills

Marcus

Ryan — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

When the broken, scared, and lonely people of this world who need love and help see you, are they sure that you could love them?

Thankful?

Ryan — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:26:17 +0000

Posted in Foster Care

What if you had nothing to be thankful for this holiday season? Truth be told, there are some children who merely exist this week. Sadly, they have little to nothing to be thankful for. They are away from their homes, family and routines. Even if the environment they come from is unsafe and unhealthy, it [...]

Climb On!

Ryan — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:11:42 +0000

Posted in Life

Once upon a time there was a person who wanted to climb a mountain. It was a tall, treacherous mountain. Thousands before had climbed to the top. However, in recent years, some naysayers began discouraging climbers from the trek. To make it easier, one person came along and built a lift to the top. The [...]

Inspirable

Ryan — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:00:21 +0000

Posted in Life

I haven’t always been inspirable. I don’t think I was really taught to be inspired easily. This was especially true when recognizing people with disabilities or differences that cause them to have to work harder to make it through life. I vividly remember going to the Houston Boat Show when I was in early elementary [...]

What I Learned Today – 8/15/11

Ryan — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:24:49 +0000

Posted in Life

Culture Some fans go too far with their obsessions. http://bit.ly/nqOS9f Tech Pickup lines from techies take LAME to a new level! http://bit.ly/qFyMfR Business Hot dogs can’t be that important. http://fxn.ws/qFQzGN Social Media Marketing If I couldn’t use social media at work, I might die! http://bit.ly/nYc2zH Foster Care Befriending a cockroach is [...]

What I Learned Today 8/12/11

Ryan — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:48:23 +0000

Posted in Life

Art Mary Poppins is real! http://tnw.co/qcfxEe Culture Bert and Ernie are not gay according to Sesame Street. http://on.fb.me/n6hsnr Tech Whiteboards may not die like chalkboards. http://bit.ly/qdV2Bc Faith Even ducks teach us about God. http://bit.ly/nlm00p Social Media Marketing Coming up with content isn’t that difficult after all. http://bit.ly/qlVhpP Foster Care Wimpy excuses don’t cut it for [...]

First Blog Post Revisited

Ryan — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:38:41 +0000

Posted in Parenting

As I ponder the past, present and future of this blog, I am called back to my first post. WOW! These words (with a few MAJOR updates) in blue, reflect my beginning. Today, I anticipate the birth of my 4th son and find the words I wrote more than 4 years ago encouraging. I [...]

I Met a Child Today

Ryan — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:22:20 +0000

Posted in Faith Foster Parenting

She leaned against my leg, begging in silence to be held and comforted. Her small dress was yellow, and she, like so many other children, was waiting. I noticed her as I walked by. I could have kept going, BUT something inside me told me to stop. When she first noticed me, she was shy. [...]

The 6th Anniversary of Parenting

Ryan — Wed, 25 May 2011 01:11:20 +0000

Posted in blogging Faith Life Parenting

Today Amanda and I celebrate the 6th anniversary of becoming parents. I have to admit that I still struggle with acting like an adult sometimes. Running around playing dodge ball in the living room and educating my boys on how to appropriately perform an effective body slam is still high priority. Truth be told, I [...]

Still

Ryan — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:29:14 +0000

Posted in Faith Life

Recently, life hasn’t been especially easy. This doesn’t mean we haven’t been blessed; It just means that things have been insane. Between finding out Amanda was pregnant, Little G’s adoption, a hiccup in an appeals case, changing jobs, starting a business and regular life it has felt like we were in an industrial sized washing [...]