Let Me Introduce Y’all To Bob…

…and his blog. Bob and his wife Colleen live in Colorado, with eight children.

Bob posts mainly about his children; their trials and tribulations, and all the funny and tragic little moments that come with raising kids.

He also posts photos of gorgeous flowers and breathtaking Colorado scenery.

But that’s not why I read.

You see, two of those eight kids are foster children – two young children that have suffered unspeakable abuse and neglect at the so-called parents and family that should have loved them. They’ve suffered serious emotional trauma, and exhibit significant psychological and behavioral problems as a result.

Yet Bob and Colleen took them in, and willingly assumed the monumental task of molding two young lives and repairing the hurts they’ve suffered.

You can’t take on a job like that unless you love kids. You can’t do it well unless you love those kids. And they offer that love unconditionally, knowing that eventually, those kids will leave, and the permanent role of parenting will be assumed by someone else. It takes special people to do that.

And that’s why I read Bob’s Blog.

He restores my faith in the innate goodness of people. Whenever my job beats me down, I read his blog to remind me that good and giving people are out there, and more common than you think.

You’re a good man, Bob Agard. Would that the world had more like you.