Walt Disney World

Summer is finally here!   We are back from Walt Disney World, and it was a lot of fun!  We did two parks, AK, and MK.  The kids all had a blast the weather was great and everyone got along!!   We then went on a 3 night Disney Cruise, which was just as fun and relaxing.  Hit the beach at Disney's Castaway Cay island, the kids loved it....me not so much...LOL!  I think my favorite part was having the little girls do the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, they were soooo excited!!!

There are some changes that are going on in our lives, we had a certain plans for the next few years , and it seems as if God has other ideas for us.  I am not ready to talk about what is going on, but if you could please pray, i would much appreciate it.  I am struggling with accepting things are not how I thought they were going to be.  I know Gods' way is better, but I admit I have some control issues, and am not wanting to give that up. Sigh....Can you please pray for our kids, the ones we have and the ones that may be coming?  There is so much hurt out there, breaks my heart what these sweet souls have to go through in this world.   

My Summer Challenge!

So once again it has been a long time since my last post...LOL I really would LOVE to get on here more, but time doesn't seem to allow it.  So let's catch up!  HEALTH: My heath is doing soooo much better!  I avoided so many foods for such a long time, and I do feel better about it. Through the summer my goal is to lose my last 10lbs :) woohoo!

KIDS:  We are sort of in a limbo around here.  Our 13 year old went  home to her bio family and it has been going great!  She is the first child we have ever had that has gone back to her bio home. It was exciting to see the family reunited!   Hoping it was a learning experience for everyone involved, she is an amazing girl!  So as of today we only have in our home.  However, we should know about F&E's little brother within the next month.  We have been praying hard for him. He is almost 3 at this point, and if  we don't get him my heart will break, I have been waiting for 3 years for this little boy!   Also, there is a possibility of a 15 year old  to come our way. That is very unsure right now, but we have been praying for her as well.  Love, these kids.

SCHOOL:  Well we have just about finished our first year of homeschooling.  The homeschool learning center LMCA, that we participated in was AMAZING!  The teachers were fabulous and the kids made friends there, that I hope will be friends for many years.  It is a close knit community and was such a blessing to us.  As far as next year, our oldest is the only one returning, the 2 boys will be going to a private school.  As much as I loved having all my kids home, it was to much for me. The individual attention I felt they each needed, was more than I could divide up. It left little time for my 4 year olds. I am hoping next year I can spend more one on one quality time with them, before they are in school for real!  I spent alot of time telling them to find something to do as I was teaching the bigger kids.  I hope the way we have it set up for next year is positive for all my kids. This time is going my way to  fast!

Here is a link to LMCA!
LMCA


So for those of you that don't know, every summer for the past 3 years we shut off our home phone, cable and internet service. It works out well bc all the shows my hubby and I watch are over, and the kids don't need to watch t.v., LOL, they need to be outside.  SOOOOO this year will be no different, however I recently watched a video on FB.  I do have a smart phone, so I am still connected to the internet.  It convicted  me to get off of FB for the summer.  The video was really 100% true in my eyes.  We need to put down the electronics and TALK!!!!  I have decided I am going to get off of FB for the whole summer!  (and then we will see what happens) If you wish to keep in touch with me, I think somehow you can follow this blog.  I will try and blog more in the summer....really I will....LOL well I will need somewhere to post pics of my beautiful kids!    BLESSINGS to you all!!!


MY SUMMER CHALLENGE!! READ THIS!!!!

How many kids do you have???

We get asked this question alot!  The funny thing is I never know what to say.  We have biological children, we have adopted children, we have kids we have fostered, that were never adopted, we now have a foster child, we have a friend of one of our older foster kids who lives with us and we are fighting to adopt a brother of the two girls we adopted.  So, how many kids is that????

I know I personally consider anyone who has been placed in my home, and is searching for parents to show them unconditional love, are my kids. So, I might not have the legal papers, they might not call me mom, b/c it is to hard for them, but they are my kids, the ones that God has given to me to love.  These older kids who have been hurt and abused, they have a REALLY hard time trusting, and I can't tell you how many times I have been sworn at, deleted/blocked from facebook, all because they are not ready to be loved, they feel unworthy of it. So heartbreaking! I just sit and I pray for God to protect them and guide them. And I depend on Him to help my hurting heart as I sit and watch these precious kids, make bad choices, go down the wrong path, and do things that are even more hurtful to their lives.  I sit. I sit and I wait.  Praying and hoping that they will return, and that maybe this time they will be ready to accept the love, the love they so desperately need. I have shed A LOT of tears over these kids. My heart hurts for them.  But I sit and wait for them to come home. So that I can love on them some more. So they know someone is in their corner, someone thinks they are worth it!   If you could, maybe add my kids to  your prayer list. I would appreciate it!  

So how many kids do I have? right now I have 9, and one that we are fighting for. I love them all even when they are not here, even when they shut me out of their lives and even when they say they say they are done.  This is what my Abba, my heavenly father does to me. He loves me even in spite of my faults, and that is what I want to model to my kids.  This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. John 15;22  To Him be the Glory!