Yesterday was a very exciting day for us. We put up a crib! I can't even explain in words how that simple task wrecked my heart in such great ways. I found myself imagining all the possibilities and relishing in the simple fact that soon a little one will sleep in that crib, make cooing noises, cry, fuss, giggle, babble, chat, and my little heart is all a flutter!
The reality of the circumstances behind why that little one will be lying in this crib gets my heart wrecked for a whole other reason. Abuse of some form will have taken place to remove this precious little one from their biological parent(s). My heart is heavy and we've already starting praying for the sweet child(ren) who will grace our home with their presence. Praying also for our hearts as a family as we deal with the ups and downs of the foster system...
I am tinkering in the "baby room" as we've donned it, buying cute bed sheets, baby books, blankets, and little things that make it feel ready for our new occupant(s). We are also setting up a twin bed, so that we'll have room for two kiddos if need be. I will post some pictures of our process. I think I have decided on a theme for the room, a forest friends theme. That way if it's little boys or little girls I can tinker with some things to make it more fitting for either. Our room is a spring green color, which I think is great, I can accent with brown and blue for boys and pink for girls. I am loving this new project.. my heart is anticipating all that is yet to come, but I am so thankful for the moments of getting it ready, watching my honey put up the crib was such a joy! Can't wait to welcome a little one or two home.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Life is full of changes!
It's been almost 2 months since I've written anything, where has the time gone? We've had so many transitions in these 2 months of my absence. We've moved to a house, my parents are living with us, we are currently going through the foster care process to become foster parents, and summer is in full swing.
Our move to the new house has been such a wonderful blessing. We have a five bedroom house, which has come in very handy! We were able to give my parents their own room and bathroom as my dad is recovering from ankle fusion surgery. He will have to be in a non-walking cast until Sept. 18th. It's been quite a transition for both them and us as we are getting used to living together. This will be a summer that we will always remember! With my parents being on the road most of the year, it's been nice to reconnect and spend lots of time together. Oh, and we also are housing their doggy Spot too... so it's a busy household!
We are only planning on it getting busier, we are going through foster care training and are hoping to be certified come this September. We are looking forward to adding to our household and are hoping that God will provide some permanent kiddos to our family as well. It's been an eyeopening process as we've learned some heartbreaking things about what our world around us is like here in Lincoln. We are constantly praying for the little ones who will be staying with us even if we don't know who they are, our wonderful Lord does. Our kids are mostly excited to have some new faces joining our life, everyone is a bit nervous about certain things, but know that we can trust that God knows everything that will come and he's got our hearts in His hands.
Summer is in full swing and we are having a lot of fun. Our summer has been busy serving in ministry. Caleb was a camp counselor at Camp Maranatha, Faith is currently serving a special needs child at VBS, and all of us have had the joy of doing Circle Ministry at Peter Pan Park here in Lincoln on Tuesday nights with City Impact. Faith and I had the privilege of shopping for the ILA kids with some great ladies. Our home has been a flurry of activities with friends, our kids' friends who seem to fill up our basement whenever they can. :) God has been good! We've enjoyed all the ministry opportunities as a family!! We are hoping to get away sometime in early August for a family getaway. We aren't quite sure what that will look like yet, but know that we all could use it.
Our move to the new house has been such a wonderful blessing. We have a five bedroom house, which has come in very handy! We were able to give my parents their own room and bathroom as my dad is recovering from ankle fusion surgery. He will have to be in a non-walking cast until Sept. 18th. It's been quite a transition for both them and us as we are getting used to living together. This will be a summer that we will always remember! With my parents being on the road most of the year, it's been nice to reconnect and spend lots of time together. Oh, and we also are housing their doggy Spot too... so it's a busy household!
We are only planning on it getting busier, we are going through foster care training and are hoping to be certified come this September. We are looking forward to adding to our household and are hoping that God will provide some permanent kiddos to our family as well. It's been an eyeopening process as we've learned some heartbreaking things about what our world around us is like here in Lincoln. We are constantly praying for the little ones who will be staying with us even if we don't know who they are, our wonderful Lord does. Our kids are mostly excited to have some new faces joining our life, everyone is a bit nervous about certain things, but know that we can trust that God knows everything that will come and he's got our hearts in His hands.
Summer is in full swing and we are having a lot of fun. Our summer has been busy serving in ministry. Caleb was a camp counselor at Camp Maranatha, Faith is currently serving a special needs child at VBS, and all of us have had the joy of doing Circle Ministry at Peter Pan Park here in Lincoln on Tuesday nights with City Impact. Faith and I had the privilege of shopping for the ILA kids with some great ladies. Our home has been a flurry of activities with friends, our kids' friends who seem to fill up our basement whenever they can. :) God has been good! We've enjoyed all the ministry opportunities as a family!! We are hoping to get away sometime in early August for a family getaway. We aren't quite sure what that will look like yet, but know that we all could use it.
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