ted williams and his golden voice

this story is seriously so lovely.

ted williams is a man who apparently came from a good family in the new york area. after battling alcohol and drug addiction for many years, ted found himself on the streets, panhandeling to get by. earlier this month, a news reporter driving by in a nearby vehicle spotted ted and couldnt help but ask about the sign he was holding. the sign mention his 'golden voice' that god had given him, and ted gave us all a little something to enjoy as the reporter took video. apparently, the reporter held onto the video for a few weeks, waiting for a slow news day until unveiling "the man with the golden voice." it wasn't long at all before ted was receiving phone calls with job offers from all over the place. in just two short days, his life changed. it got better, his prayers were answered. having been sober for two years, ted is ready to embrace these opportunities and really get  back on track. check out these videos and then let's chat....

1) meet ted- 

 2) ted and his mom reunite after ten years- look at how happy he is. eager to make his "mommy" proud.

3) now check THESE out...

while watching some of the interviews of ted, i couldnt help but just feel happy. he seems to be such an authentic human being. willing to admit that he'd messed up, that he'd hurt people... honest about how hopeful he feels to move forward. what i couldnt help but notice though, and am wondering if anyone else picked up on this was his mom... interviews were done with her (julia williams) to see what she thought of seeing her son go from 'zero to hero' so swiftly. it honestly seemed like instead of answering the questions asked, his mom wanted to focus on all of the bad things he had done. i felt sad for ted when he and his mom sat on the cbs news for an interview and he said when he was reunited with her (after 10 years) she looked at his clothing and said 'is that all you have?' he said 'and then i wasn't so happy anymore.' he smiles as he says these things, but im sure that the comments are hurtful. i personally have never dealt with an addict, but doesnt it just seem like some graciousness is in order when they pull it together and get back on track? i mean.... hello?? we are ALL human. we ALL have our handicaps; things we struggle with; things we turn to when things get rough. is it really fair of his mom to be debbie downer on the cbs news like that? on one interview she said "he ruined his family." now- i understand it might be difficult to just forget the past and let it go. but julia- i am here to say this- im pretty sure you're a human being just like the rest of us. im pretty sure you've got blood pumping through your veins just like the rest of us. and because of that, im pretty sure you've made plenty of mistakes too. maybe not in the same ways ted did, but seriously? you keep talking about how you prayed and prayed and prayed, that god would get ted back on track. well? did you pray with FAITH? why are you so reluctant to embrace this great opportunity, and to build your son up when he needs you? i believe that it makes NO sense at all to pray, if you don't actually believe god has the ability to answer you. i think what you outta be doing right now is REJOICING with your son, and praising god for the answered prayers- not reminding ted and everyone else on the planet about how he was a huge screw up. thanks.

anyway- although that annoyed the living daylights outta me (can't stand debbie downers) i have decided to focus on ted. he really does have this amazing speaking voice, and i wish him the very best of luck in life. i hope he knows that people are people, and it's okay that he took a rough road to get here. he's here, right? i will keep this man in my prayers, and look forward to enjoying his awesome voice on the kraft macaroni and cheese commercials. (mmmm, i LOVE mac n cheese).

anyway friends- check out the video- let me know what you think. be blessed and as always- be thankful.