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Tab and I both attended Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. While we had great times there, living in Texas coupled with Tab’s football games himself, makes it hard for us to ever make it to an Arkansas State football game. Let me tell you-I’ve never wanted to make it to an ASU game more than I want to attend the game this weekend.
Just recently the wife of the head football coach, Blake Anderson for Arkansas State University passed away from breast cancer. The way the football team, university, and the town has rallied behind this family makes me so proud to be a Red Wolf.
The reason it’s a FAVORITE?
Arkansas State plays Georgia-at Georgia this weekend and just to show their support Georgia is hosting a pink out game on Saturday in Sanford Stadium in honor of breast cancer and Wendy Anderson calling it #wearpinkforwendy. Schools coming together to support each other-major FAVORITE!
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I love you.
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However, we failed to take one thing into account. He had never heard those words. They held no meaning.
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We would have to show him. Not in a day or a week or even a few months but in a lifetime.
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So, I’d whisper “I love you” in his ear as I fed him his bottle. I would say “I love you” as I kissed him on the forehead or as I washed his hands. As I dressed him, I would look in his eyes and tell him. When I laid him down to sleep or held his hand. He needed to know, feel and experience what “wo ai ni” meant. Love shown in simple but purposeful action so those words would hold meaning when spoken to him. They would be the soft kiss, the warm embrace we desired him to know.
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So often I want to say the right thing but really my actions speak and reveal what my words mean.
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Today, he crawled up into my lap and laid his head on my shoulder, I whispered for the millionth time “I love you”. He turned his face toward me, looked in my eyes, smiled and puckered up. The words now have meaning. I hope he always knows how deeply he is loved but until then we will continue to show him. ❤️ .
I took for granted knowing love. It makes me want to purposefully in simple ways extend a little more love in action to the world 🌎.”
Erin recently posted about their visit to her son’s orphanage and let me just say that I’m so thankful I wasn’t reading in public. You might want to read with tissues in hand. 🙂
Adoption is amazing! And I truly believe if God has placed adoption on your heart it will be there forever. Please act on it. Your child, just like Theo and Toby {above}, could be waiting on you.
I hope these stories touched your heart too! Happy Friday, Friends!
XO
