I am reading
Sadly, few pages have turned this summer compared to
previous summer breaks. Chasing little
ones has left little time or energy to focus on the printed word. That said, I just downloaded an e-book by
Jerry Jenkins, The Betrayal. A Good
Dream by Donna VanLiere was a good read.
One book I will be reading soon is Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman. Slowly and purposely I need to work on
reading things other than Yahoo highlights and abridged versions of children’s
books.
I am playing
Some mornings I cringe as I enter the day. Keeping so many kids of many ages engaged,
involved, and fairly conflict free sometimes reuires creative measures. As three of my bigger kids have been gone all
week camping, the littles have been left to entertain themselves. Today we designed a jungle on the kitchen
table complete with trees, rivers, monkeys, snakes, hippos, lions, birds,
frogs, and fish. I found myself in
teacher mode and loving it. I even found
that I can make a pretty good alligator with Model Magic.
I am learning
Patience and perseverance are not high on my list of what I am
dying to learn. God has revealed
otherwise. He is showing me that even
though life is tough at times, tomorrow does come. He is showing me that what I am building with
my family is not something I do alone.
I learned new things this past week about our kids’ back
history. My heart hurts for the pains
that my fosters have had to face.
I am responding
God’s sacred echo of his sovereignty and supremacy resounds
in my heart. No matter what God allows
lies perfectly in His plan. I admit that
plan often comes with tears and high emotional energy. I want to respond with stomping feet, whining,
and pouting. My heart still hurts with
the loss of Julia. If she had not died
we would not be doing this. But then again, if she had not died we would not be
doing this.
I write this post with the simple motivation to get
something down on paper. I am always
amazed how God uses words to put things in perspective.
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