To truly be a team, you must struggle together, sweat together, work together, play together, and keep fighting together...all season. This has been a challenging year for our team with lots of big joys and some tears too. We have been in it together though, as we wear the same jersey. We have had to keep playing when we wanted to give up, push ourselves harder and farther than we thought we could, keep our eyes on the bigger picture and work hard to enjoy the game. How have we gotten through? We have a rock star team captain.
Today, our TC goes back to work after a whirlwind last few months. At the beginning of August, he was in Africa. At the end of August, he was in China. Despite extreme exhaustion, lots of frustration, intense emotions and crazy chaos, he has been our rock. He leads, protects, loves, gives and serves with ease.
He played Sherpa while we were in China, carrying a giant backpack with bottles, Cheerios, diapers and precious adoption paperwork. He handled finances, paperwork, and navigation duties, all while changing diapers and measuring out formula. Claire bonded with Mark immediately, so he shared the load of carrying, loving, feeding and bathing. He held her as she struggled to understand where she was and what was happening. He hugged me while I shed tears of joy, fear, pain and panic. He acted silly with Sophia on Skype to make her feel loved. He simply loved on his girls.
Back at home, he has continued to carry us all. He held Claire while she had five vials of blood taken, held Sophia when we thought she had broken her arm, tucked in our girls, made us pancakes, held crying toddlers, and played endlessly with two sisters hungry for his attention. At night, we have hit the pillows hard. Sometimes instantly to sleep, other times talking for a long while about how we can keep moving through it all.
Thank you, Mark. Your girls couldn't ask for a better team captain.
Because you are our team captain, we have felt safer to climb higher and farther than we ever thought we could.
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That was a great post! I am so grateful for all the Team Captains out there that do their duties and love their families. Go team! :-)
what a beautiful post. I think your team works really well together and you all have you strong areas.
beautiful post! Sounds like your team captain is an incredible gift and I am sure he'd probably say you're a pretty awesome co-captain and teammate. Praying for you, as you carry the family together during the day.
Blessings!
BEAUTIFUL!!! Love it!
A good leader looks out first for the members of his team and thats that way Mark is! Thanks Mark!! Good post! The Team is blessed with a good Mom also!
You guys are BOTH awesome parents and I am so happy that Mark is always there for you and the girls! Glad you guys are home and life is settling down. I loved meeting Claire on Monday! She is a joy and so DARN cute! She did a great job keeping up with all the little and big ones! Sophs is a great big sister. You guys have done such a wonderful job preparing her to be a sister to Claire. :) Looking forward to tonight!
such a lovely post!
Hear, hear!
What a wonderful tribute to an obviously wonderful man!
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