“Five young children are an enormous responsibility.” “We already have three families willing to take them.”
All I could picture were five little kids getting into different cars…
calling for each other… with no idea when they might be together again.
I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So I made the biggest decision of my life.
I emptied most of my savings. Bought five car seats. Converted my old workshop into a large bedroom with bunk beds.
And used what remained to hire a family attorney. Now I’m standing before Judge Rowan.
The state’s attorney carefully explains why he believes I may not be ready.
A thirty-year-old single man. Limited savings. No parenting experience.
And if I’m being fair… some of those concerns make sense. Because I’m nervous too.
Judge Rowan studies me from the bench. Then he asks the question everyone seems to be thinking.
“Mr. Hale… why?” He pauses. “Why would someone your age willingly change his entire life for five children he hasn’t even met?”
