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Cecil Stokes is a single dad who adopted his son Boone at 8 years old. Boone had been in foster care for 3 years after being taken from his birth family. Though he would have preferred to be married first, Cecil wanted to be a dad while he was young enough to play around and do all the things he dreamed of doing with his son.
Nov 4, 2019 · Cecil Stokes describes how his life changed dramatically when he adopted his son, Boone, and the joys and challenges of adopting from foster care.
Nov 4, 2019 · Cecil Stokes was living a “dream life”— producing several TV shows and walking the red carpet. But there was still one big dream he hadn’t fulfilled—becoming a dad. Despite facing many ...
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Cecil Stokes was living a “dream life”— producing several TV shows and walking the red carpet. But there was still one big dream he hadn’t fulfilled—becoming a dad. Despite facing many naysayers and several obstacles, he ended up adopting an 8-year-old boy named Boone, and his life changed forever.
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Throughparenting my child, I had to face issues I have been running from for decadesbecause understanding and conquering them were the only way to help him conquerhis. And in the process, we have grown together as family and grown closer tothe Lord than ever before in our lives. Boone wastaken from his birth family when he was five and then tossed ...
When I heardthe Lord answer my prayer to be a father even though I was not married, I beganto pray for my son months before I heard his name. I prayed that he would havestrength, hope and resilience and boy, does he have those in spades. I can’tbelieve how much hope he carried walking through our front door. After almost adozen “parents,” he said G...
About 18months ago, I was asked to speak to a group of foster parents before theyreceived their first placements and I asked if Boone could come along. I openedmy mouth to speak, but instead, the little voice beside me began by introducingme as his daddy and while I wept at those words, he then spoke for 42 minutesabout structure, grace, consequenc...
Cecil Stokes founded Tentmakers Entertainment in 1999. Cecil is an Executive Producer/Writer/Producer/Director. He has worked on over 500 cable television shows for networks such as A&E, Court TV, DIY, ESPN, Food Network, HGTV, History Channel, and Turner.
Oct 31, 2019 · Boone and Cecil Stokes (photo courtesy Stokes family) When I first met my son, I never dreamed we would share our experience with any group, but God has used our family’s story to encourage others to foster and adopt.
