I'm a news junkie, but sometimes the news even makes me depressed. So this blog will accentuate the positive, and you'll be in charge. Send me your story about a Hometown Hero. He or she doesn't have to be a hero in the traditonal sense, although that would be great. You can write in about the police officer or neighbor who went out of his way to help you, the husband who surprised you on your anniversary, or the child who got his first hit in little league. Heros come in all ages and abilities, so let's celebrate them here.
Post your comment below, (you do have to sign up but it's easy) or email me at daseaton@arkcity.net and I'll post it myself. Feel free to send pictures or even video clips if you can figure that out. Or you can email them and I'll do my best to post them on this blog.
I'll start things out by writing about my heroine, Shannon Seaton. She's also my wife. I don't want to make this too gooey or personal, but I find it heroic that she can run a daycare for nine hours, cook dinner, keep the house clean, and go to her second job helping clean here at the Traveler in the evenings. All this pretty much on a daily basis, not to mention parenting Isaiah, 9, and Owen, 17 months. OK OK OK. I know. I need to step up and do some more house work!
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2 comments:
Yes, I know Shannon and I too say she is a heroe. Just being a great mom to your own kids is really hard work. You're a good guy, but you DO need to step up to help with the kiddos. I did daycare years & years ago and until my husband began to pitch in I held some (mostly hidden) resentment. It all felt more worthwhile when he learned to pitch in occasionally!
I would like to talk about all the men who volunteer to lead a group of boys in sports. I am a single parent and have a nine year old son. His father isn't a total deadbeat but he isn't involved so my son doesn't have a good role model to look up to. So I would like to say that there are a great group of men in our community who dedicate their time to my son. In doing so, they are a great role model. I am truly grateful for their positive influence on my son. Hopefully, he will emmulate these qualities and not the ones of his slacker father.
Aside: I am glad you have this blog. I feel that you are right, too many times news is negative I think it is good to show the positive.
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