This is the one (maybe two?) night of the year that we get to dress up. I traded my shorts and t-shirt in for a few hours and I pulled out my trusty little black dress that I have been wearing year after year after year...ssshhhh.....they don't it's the same dress! I strapped on some heals, fresh make-up, lipstick and left feeling like a princess. We arrived and exchanged hellos and hugs, meeting new people, reconnecting with old friends. The awards portion was about to begin and we took our seats and waited patiently, eager to see who achieved their sales goals and would be recognized for their hard work.
The awards began with a thank you. All the wives we asked to stand, be recognized, and applauded for supporting their husbands, being their for them, doing what it is wives do for their husbands. It was a nice moment and we felt very special.
Awards were given for years of service, for sales....they start with who was #10 in sales, and work their way down to #1. We applauded as friends and co-workers received their award...and then #3 in sales...my husband. So proud of you - you work very hard, thank you for all that you do! After the sales awards, more awards are given for other reasons - the person who goes the extra mile, the most improved, employee of the year... these are honorary awards - and there is one award that is close to every one's heart - The Callaway Award which is a memorial award. Mr. Callaway was a very dear friend of ours who passed away a few years ago. He worked with, mentored and was a good friend to my husband. He was a solid Christian man, always seeking God first in all that he did and that ran over into his business. The award is called "Salt and Light Award" and Will was the recipient of this treasured award. (He let me take a picture of it too!!) :)
The scripture on it says, "You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:13a & 14a And it also says, "For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but but of power and love and discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7 It is a beautiful (and heavy!) award. Congratulations sweetpea on a great job. You follow God's will every day - you give him praise, glory and honor in all that you do. Your clients see Jesus through you.
I also want to say Congratulations to Will on taking the time, dedicating the time to have the two night movie date with me...his newest "fan" is Dr. Karyn Purvis. He has grabbed hold of what she has to say, of her research, of the tools she gives parents. He talks about her constantly and he said how thankful he is to know what she knows and that it's available to all adoptive parents and family. If you are an adoptive family and aren't familiar with The Connected Child - we urge you to grab hold of it. Families and extended families can learn so much from this book - it's worth reading...all family members should read it. I thank God for Dr. Purvis...she is a woman after God's own heart and a true gift to parents of adopted children. She loves the Lord above all things, and you can see that she does when you listen to her talk.
On the subject of recommendations, we are working on a video training session called Tough Starts Matter and it can be found on the Adoption Learning Partners website. There are 4 parts to it:
1. Brain Development Matters
2. Treatment Matters
3. Parenting Matters
4. Family Matters
We have been enlightened, educated, and given tools to better understand and know how "therapeutic parenting" is the way to parent our kiddos. It's worth the time and investment. Our kids are priceless...and we will move mountains to help them and be the best parent we can possibly be to our kids.
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