I wasn’t sure how #AdamsActs would go this year. I started the month feeling run down and a bit sad. But, for some reason this year has been one of my favorites. Maybe shifting toward the podcast and microblogging has been a helpful change… or maybe because last year I failed so miserably at posting daily that the bar is just super low. 😂 Either way, I have enjoyed this year and have been so grateful for how many have reached out and shared touching stories about Adam.
Tonight was senior night for cross country. My daughter @annaleecapuano is a 17 year old senior this year and I keep thinking about all the special moments my parents experienced with Adam when he was a 17 year old senior. They were filling out FAFSA forms and helping him submit his transcripts, essays and college applications. As sad as it will be for my kid to go off to college… what a happy ending to her childhood. What a gift that will be, God willing, for her to leave home and live a full and beautiful life. Adam’s death makes me savor each race, each special occasion, each late night spent talking into the wee hours of morning even more than I might had I not lost a brother at this exact age. So, posting incessantly about my children and their challenges and achievements is because I am so incredibly grateful to have these loves of my life and I know intimately the pain I would endure if I no longer had the gift of them.
My acts of kindness for #Day18 were bringing muffins (Marlie’s favorite!) to her whole tennis team and coach to congratulate them on an amazing season. Also, babysitting Malik for a couple of days as well as #Day19 a free haircut for Malik’s dad @bjbold 💇🏾♂️(he brings us dinner every time I give him a haircut, so it’s actually the most expensive free haircut in history.)
I also met some practical needs in a sensitive situation, and it was my great joy to do so. To the two people who entrusted me with money to use toward #adamsacts this year, I think you’d both be pleased to know that your generosity is helping keep a family together, housed and fed. Despite being an adoptive mom, I am actually not pro-adoption… I’m pro-adoption PREVENTION, that’s what this was. ❤️
Ben and Malik