“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 kidding. When we got to eight I said, ‘I … Continue readingChallenges come along with raising large family
“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 passion to work with children and to really invest … Continue readingHe’s driven by passion to work with children
“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. We wanted to give young kids a safe environment … Continue readingPromise Center making an impact on community
“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 right and that their clothes were clean. I made … Continue readingAs a mother, her children could always rely on her
“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 kids with just me. Oh, they had rules at … Continue readingDaycare grew out of her love for children
“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 time. Actually, the job has been pretty good to … Continue readingHelping to raise four children can be challenging
“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 someone who is more mature to change an immature … Continue readingPersonal changes help make him a family man
“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 to qualify. “I have four children from a previous … Continue readingThey both feel lucky they found each other
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 give them Legos, puzzles, whatever, and they put them … Continue readingDad says they get their smarts from their grandpa
“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 drilling companies in the world, when she abducted them … Continue readingChild abduction ‘nightmare’ ends on happy note