Family History

As you probably already know, I am very much into family history. I especially love to find stories about our ancestors. It turns out that two of our ancestors on the Kent side are quite famous. One of them (Thomas Rogers) came to America on the Mayflower as one of the original pilgrims and another one (Robert Bailey) fought with the minute men in the Revolutionary War. I am looking for more information on Robert Bailey, but this means that our daughter and granddaughters are eligible for membership in "The Daughters of the American Revolution."

What An Odd World

I was just pausing to think of what an odd world I live in now. The world of foster care for sex offending boys is more than a little surreal at times and it has occurred to me this morning as I drove them to meet the school bus that 5 years ago, my daily experience was quite innocent. My daily vocabulary now includes words that would never have come out of my mouth when my own children were growing up. I spend a lot of time talking about victims and empathy for victims. I write out long criminal histories with them so that they can get to a better place in the level system. I read horror stories about how these young men were molested and abused as children. I help them write clarification letters to their victims and help them learn how to say I am sorry, even when no one has said it to them. And, in the process of all of this, I learn to care about these lost sheep only to have them whisked back to the world where they were lost the first time. My prayers now include a long list of young men that I hope He is looking after because I can't and their families won't. We have a young man staying with us for three days who is very, very gay, and I really looked forward to having him come. He is a really nice young man and I like to be around him. Truly the world is upside down and some days I am not sure how to get it right side up again.