More local coverage of signing day

T.L. Hanna's Hall signs with Brewers : High School : Anderson Independent-Mail

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Offically Brewers Fans!

Monday was an exciting day for my family. We all had the privilege of being part of my cousin's MLB signing. Brook's was a 4th round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewer's. Monday it was made official with his contract signing. Here are links to the local news stories:

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Brooks Hall Signs Contract with Brewers WSPA

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Local Stats on Foster Care

These are some statistics that I found today on the number of kids entering foster care.

Children Entering Foster Care State Fiscal Years 2008 and 2009Statistics are from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.

Anderson County 132
Greenville County 380
Pickens County 125

These are the three counties closest to me and that our church reaches. Again these are the numbers of children entering foster care. It does not include the children that were already in care.

These numbers show you the importance of good foster homes. Please consider opening your heart and home to one of these deserving children. Remember, they are in care because their parents can't properly care for them, not by any fault of their own!

We have a preliminary hearing on our case this week, so please pray that things go well!

Something to think about

I love great quotes. Here are a couple that I have come across lately:

Character is like a tree, and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. Abraham Lincoln

Wise men talk because they have something to say, fools talk because they have to say something. Plato