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Children,  Today, mark’s the 50 th anniversary of   MLK's letters from Birmingham.  The words are profound and filled with moral conviction.   A conviction to see the world for not what it was, but for what it could be.   Martin Luther King had a desire to impact the world in such a way that others could see the power of scriptures, which taught him the power of perseverance and love. Jesus tells us repeatedly about the power of love.   Today, 50 years later we have made profound strides in race relations, but we still have a long way to go.   Sadly there are more human beings in slavery than any other point in history.    Dr. King questioned the position of the modern church in his letters and wondered why were they not stepping to stop the injustice.   We have been fortunate to travel to a variety of places and have seen with our own eyes the plight of poverty and continuous abuse to the fatherless.    The behind scenes story of your brother is tragic, the hope for others

The purpose of Touchone is changing. The ability to write out ones words, provides a unique way to express ones emotions. Over the last two years, the blog was a means to update family and friends of our adoption journey. Now, the blog will serve as an open challenging love letter to my children who inspire me to be a man after God's own heart. Each of you know I fall short. In fact, I am a sinner who is in desperate need of a loving savior. I constantly need a Savior full of grace a mercy. I want to be a stronger man and example. The desire is not to justify sin, but flee from the temptation which leads to sin. Just like Christ, my children have shown inspiring grace and mercy to me. I am forever grateful. Today is April 15, 2013. I'm reading a book called gods at War by Kyle Idleman, which focuses on the battle with Idols. I enjoy reading books which challenge my core beliefs. The ones that step on your toes and make us think. First, books should never take the pla

One of my small groups has a desire to use technology as a means to challenge each other throughout the week.  So, we made a simple blog to post our topic and discussion points. Currently, we are wrestling through Follow Me by Dr. David Platt.  This six-part series is challenging how we live.   We thought others may want to walk through the journey with us.  Click here  for blog Photo provided by John Compton Eman and the rest of the family are doing well. More to come..soon! Here's Eman's first school picture!  Christmas 2012

Merry Christmas from the Compton's Personalize funny videos and birthday eCards at JibJab! Blessed What a crazy year this has been!  This time last year, we praying for a miracle to have Emmanuel home as soon as possible.  This year, we reflect on the blessings of our new family.  On December 3rd, we celebrated his third birthday and on the 18th we celebrated his five month anniversary of being home.  The last five months have been exciting, fun and challenging in a variety of different ways.  However, God has been perfect in his timing to bless, renew and refresh us.  Emmanuel is doing so well!  His amazing heart and desire to be a good boy is truly teaching us.   I am inspired by his ability to memorize scripture and his desire to hear God's word on my phone.  I truly pray, we are the parents God has called to be and we disciple him in ways of our Lord. Jessica - has completed her first semester of her senior year with 4.0.  We are proud 

Sorry, I know it's been a while since we updated our blog.  We have been home for over 5 weeks.  Hard to believe! Eman is doing great, Kathy is exhausted, and I am trying to a keep everything on a even keel.  Jessica is back at the University of Mobile for her Senior year, and Shannon has started her Junior year at Pelham.   Kathy returns to work and Eman starts Mothers Day Out on September 4th.  We are excited about this next step and so is Eman.  He packs his backpack almost daily.   Health and developmentally Eman is doing really well.  He has parasites and low iron levels, but all that is expected.  He eats and sleeps like a champ, and really only cries after a nap or before meals.  The doctors seem to think the crying before meals maybe is way of mourning.  Okay, so we need to work on the patience side...Mommy and Daddy.     Bonding is amazing! He is so engaging and loves for us to hug him and make over his accidents. The girls are really good wit

The last few days have been life-changing and it's hard to put them into words. We thought it might be helpful to provide a day by day account of our adventures. We've added a few videos to help you feel a part of this journey.    Friday: We arrived at the airport and learned our plans had changed. The decision was made for one of the caregivers to bring Emmanuel to a local restaurant instead of us going to the orphanage. So, we sat at Southern Fried Chicken and waited to see our little Emmanuel.  I couldn’t help but laugh, where this was happening. My father was an executive at Kentucky Friday Chicken, and my family grew up eating chicken at e very big family  event. Kathy and I had not seen him in seven weeks, and this was the first time the girls would have the opportunity to meet their brother. The car pulled up and we were out the door.  He was quiet as we hugged him and told him we loved and missed him.  We later learned he shuts down when he's hungry. He qu