This is the final chapter 12 of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son Little did I know I was preaching the same sermon by telephone that I was about to hear at church later the same morning. I have also been reading a novel about Bathsheba and King David. I got a little taste of …
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This is Chapter 11 of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son On his last visit, Robert wanted to tour around town checking out the many changes over 20 years. He especially wanted to go back to where it all started – Central State Mental Hospital. Stripped of Family at Age 8 When Robert was …
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This is Chapter 10 of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son And the last four days played out this way… seven separate breakdowns, A DOT shutdown and a fire. I learned my son was working for what is called an outlaw trucking company. He did not know it until he got in and then …
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This is Chapter 9 of The Return of the Prodigal Foster Son Text message on my phone said “Call me.” I knew this would not be good. “Well Mom, DOT shut me down. They cited Jalil with 3 citations but I am clean. I have no brakes on the 3rd and 4th axle.” 3 Out …
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This is Chapter 8 of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son Hospice Care My foster son is driving a truck that is officially on hospice care. All the bodily functions are beginning to shut down. There must be an extraordinary amount of money in trucking to sustain the costs of being broken down every …
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We got it backwards. According to the Psalms, weeping may stay for the night but rejoicing comes in the morning. We were rejoicing and celebrating Robert’s two great job offers in the evening but the weeping began the next morning. Suspension of an Invalid License Out of the gate before moving an inch Robert lost …
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This is Chapter 6 in the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son series On the road again after the brief 48-hour visit and 20-year reunion, Robert was headed to Chicago for truck repair. Antifreeze poured out as fast as he poured it in. His load to Chicago cancelled after he waited around all day putting …
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This is Chapter 5 of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son Waited 20 years and 16 days for the reunion with my foster son. The last time I saw him, he was walking away because I had taken away his truck and driving privileges. The reasons were as varied as the wrecks but the …
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This is Chapter Four of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son From the moment Robert found me, he was orchestrating a visit home. He gave a week’s notice to be routed “home” to Indianapolis by Friday. Apparently the dispatcher thought it would be fun to route Robert from Michigan through San Antonio TX in …
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Chapter 3 of the Return of the Prodigal Foster Son Twenty five years ago I became Robert’s CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate to be Robert’s voice in court. He was a ward of the state who had been all but abandoned by his biological family. That was for the best as the rights of …
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