Dale Sayler from Moorhead, Minnesota, is not only battling to bring his house back after the flood, he is also a much loved foster care parent fighting for his life.
Dale knows what crisis and battles are all about. In addition to losing his home to the flood, he found out this week, his cancer has spread to the liver.
Electricians began moving power panels from Dale Sayler’s flooded out basement. The Saylers have a lot of work ahead of them, but Dale is counting the days until his three children are back under the Saylers’ roof again.
“We are hoping that they can see that it is not what happens to you but what you do when what happens to you that is important.” Says, Dale Sayler
Dale is trying to teach his foster children some life lessons that partake with the floods and others that have cancer problems. Dale states that, “Happiness comes from the outside, joy comes from the inside.”
Over the 22-years as a foster parent, 233 children have found comfort in Dale’s arms. This house is a mess right now due to the flooding, but it is home and dale will fight this latest round with cancer with the same grace and perseverance he battled the river.
Looking inward and seeking guidance, he says, from above. One indication of the Sayler's influence on their foster children, even those they cared for years ago came to help them battle the flood.
This is just one of the many heart filled stories that is going around right now with the crisis of the flood in the Fargo Moorhead area.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Crisis on the Home front
I have been in a whirl wind of excitement. From being in Valley, to returning home three times in two weeks. I put on one thousand five hundred miles just because of the flooding. For the last four weeks I have been without sufficient internet as most of us are. Here, home in the woods, we haven’t been blessed with high speed, DSL, or even wireless until now, after making a few phone calls I have wireless internet that couldn’t run more smoothly. I have also been away from my computer for a week playing in an all star game for football. It was held in Platte City, Missouri. That trip added another two thousand five hundred miles to my traveling belt for the month of April. After getting back and sitting down I am now more overwhelmed with homework than I ever was. It has been a long spring break many would say and it is hard to find the motivation to actually sit down and finish up the semester. This last week I have been able to get off of work, unplug all the televisions, and set my focus on finishing up. For this weekend I get to bring another crisis upon myself. I have been blessed with the opportunity to try out for a Canadian Football League Team, so I will once again be away from my computer and away from the internet, and also with my focus away from school once again. I will find a way to get everything done but this flood has really made a burden for all of us I can imagine. I hope everyone is able to stay safe and dry in these next few weeks as the cleanup is being done.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Angels' Adenhart, 22, Dies in Car Crash
In Hispanic Business reports on Angels' Pitcher Nick Adenhart was killed in an automobile accident that occurred just minutes into Thursday morning on April 9.
The 22-year-old was among two others who died in a Fullerton intersection after a man in a red mini-van ran a red light and hit the silver Mitsubishi Adenhart and three others were riding in. The suspect initially fled the scene but was caught by police officers just a mile away from the Orangethrope Avenue and Lemon Street intersection where the accident occurred. Two people in the Mitsubishi were pronounced dead on scene and two others, including Adenhart, were taken to the UC Irvine Medical Center. Adenhart was later pronounced dead after undergoing surgery. The condition of the fourth victim is still unknown. All four victims are rumored to be associated with the Angels' baseball club, although this has not been confirmed.
Adenhart had played in a game against the Oakland A's on Wednesday night, just hours before the accident. This was the first start for him of the season and only the forth for his rookie career, striking out five players in six scoreless innings.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/editors_picks/2009/4/9/angels_adenhart_22_dies_in_car.htm
I thought this was a very sad story. I have been watching Tru a television station about real life. On this station it has a show called Speeders. On the show Speeders it actually shows an officer on the watch for speeders and then how the officer handles his job. One particular event that I remember the most is a guy went through a yellow light. Now most people hear this and think that “Oh I have gone through many yellow lights”, but this guy went through the light that had turned red right as his tires hit the cross walk. The cop then proceeded to pull him over for going too fast and running a red light. He got a ticket for both violations. Now hearing and seeing this story makes me think about how I have a rolled through a few stop signs and how important it is to stop at all designated signs.
The 22-year-old was among two others who died in a Fullerton intersection after a man in a red mini-van ran a red light and hit the silver Mitsubishi Adenhart and three others were riding in. The suspect initially fled the scene but was caught by police officers just a mile away from the Orangethrope Avenue and Lemon Street intersection where the accident occurred. Two people in the Mitsubishi were pronounced dead on scene and two others, including Adenhart, were taken to the UC Irvine Medical Center. Adenhart was later pronounced dead after undergoing surgery. The condition of the fourth victim is still unknown. All four victims are rumored to be associated with the Angels' baseball club, although this has not been confirmed.
Adenhart had played in a game against the Oakland A's on Wednesday night, just hours before the accident. This was the first start for him of the season and only the forth for his rookie career, striking out five players in six scoreless innings.
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/editors_picks/2009/4/9/angels_adenhart_22_dies_in_car.htm
I thought this was a very sad story. I have been watching Tru a television station about real life. On this station it has a show called Speeders. On the show Speeders it actually shows an officer on the watch for speeders and then how the officer handles his job. One particular event that I remember the most is a guy went through a yellow light. Now most people hear this and think that “Oh I have gone through many yellow lights”, but this guy went through the light that had turned red right as his tires hit the cross walk. The cop then proceeded to pull him over for going too fast and running a red light. He got a ticket for both violations. Now hearing and seeing this story makes me think about how I have a rolled through a few stop signs and how important it is to stop at all designated signs.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Commercials
I was sitting around, doing homework, and looking at the television from time to time. I had seen a few commercials and I then started to wonder what some of the creators of these commercials were thinking. I then started to think about what the top commercials are and how they would compare to one another. I started typing around and found a place where viewers can rate commercials. They have the top fifty listed. Instantly I noticed that AT&T had three of the ads, Geico had two, Budweiser had two, Gatorade, Southwest Airlines, and Reebok all had one each. Reebok’s shoe commercial with Terry Tate in the office was a number one overall. The address in which I had found this list was www.advertisementave.com. I personally find it hard to believe that that commercial was number one. I have seen many commercials this evening and already I have seen a few commercials that looked more entertaining to me. It is commercials like the googley eyed money by Geico, or FreeCreditReport.com with their annoying song about telling your dad and your mom, that make me change the channel just so I don’t have to listen to it, I catch myself shutting off the television because I fumble around trying to change the channel that shutting it off just seems to be easier. I think that if some of these companies had a better public relations management that it would appeal to the viewers rather than to run them off by changing the channel or shutting off the television in all. I do remember when I was younger I would change the channel to find commercials that I wanted to watch. I would always look for the Snuggles laundry detergent, so I could see the soft, comforting Cuddles the teddy bear. Those are the commercials that I hope to see again soon.
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