Wednesday, August 31, 2016

DEFINING MOMENTS - Winkler and Shatner

Last night we were watching a crazy show, 'Better Late Than Never' featuring Henry Winkler, William Shatner, Terry Bradshaw and George Foreman. LeRoy's brother, John called us to say the show tonight featured Hong Kong.

As we were watching, there was a segment filmed at the Intercontinental Hotel Presidential suite. The men were smoking cigars and discussing 'defining moments' in their lives. It seemed so odd in a comedy show to actually have a moment of seriousness. Both Henry Winkler and William Shatner shared interesting insight to the paths they both chose for their lives.

This morning, I asked LeRoy about 'defining moments' in our lives. As soon as I said that, I began to tear-up and could barely speak. My 'defining moment' was a Saturday in October 1991 when I picked up an abandoned baby girl out of a cardboard box on a main street in Nanchang, China. The emotions from that experience are still so strong even though it has been almost 25 years. I always tell people that was the worst and best year of my life! I knew that I knew that baby girl was the reason I came to China.

I don't know if everyone experiences a 'defining moment' but I'd like to hear from others that would want to share. Baby in a Box was written about this moment and can be seen Here