We had dinner with Chase tonight ,2.5 hours of talking at Applebee's until they made us leave .We are more impressed with this young man every time we get together ,he is so honest and open and so lovable .We are going to service his car at my shop next week and I cant wait to help him learn the basic maintenance things and he is eager to learn. He told us of some of his dreams for the future and I think he will achieve them with a little encouragement. We asked him all sorts of questions about his school ,home life ,what he likes to do for fun and things he would like to have.All the questions were easily answered except for things he would like to have ,he said he had the things he needed and didnt like to ask for anything .I asked what he did for fun and he said he really didnt have time for fun stuff ,I think he just needs to learn to have fun and Im going to work on that.I had told him in an earlier conversation that I did not expect anything in return for our helping him and the other boys but tonight I told him I would like to retract that statement and that I did now want something in return .I then told him I wanted him to be a permanent part of our life in whatever way he wanted and he just smiled and said he would like that. He has already given us more than we could have imagined by inviting us into his home and his world .Sorry for the long post.
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John
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