“Between the eight kids, there’s roughly a 20-year spread. I have three sons and five daughters. “Before we got married my wife said she wanted a dozen, but I thought she was kidding. Apparently, she wasn’t...
“I worked at CentriKid Camp for grades 3 through 6 for three summers, and I fell in love with it. I was a Bible study leader and then the camp pastor. “I’m just driven by my...
“My passion is the kids. That’s why we opened the Promise Center, which came out of Gen. Colin Powell’s national campaign started in 1997 to get involved and make a difference in the lives of children....
“I learned how to be a mother before I learned how to be a kid. I kind of raised my two younger sisters. I took care of them. I made sure they got to school all...
“I had this big house, and I liked being around kids. So I decided to have a daycare. “At first I kept one or two kids in my home, and then it grew to about 17...
“I work inside ExxonMobil as a contractor. I deliver port-a-cans and tanks, and move septic waste. I can literally say that I have a shitty job.” How often do you use that line? “Oh, all the...
“I never wanted to have kids. I never wanted a woman who already had kids. But I met my wife, Aida, who is eight years older than me, and she just changed me. “Sometimes it takes...
“About a year and a half into this I thought, you know, I met the girl who has everything I want. Of course I still had to do some vetting in my head, but she seemed...
Dad: “They’re full of energy. Very smart and athletic. Good kids.” Where do they get their smarts? “Not from me. It’s got to be from her side of the family. They’re both very mechanically inclined. You...
“I’m a single dad. Their mom is in South America. So I’m raising him and his sister by myself.” How did that transpire? “I was working overseas in Africa for Transocean, one of the largest offshore...
