So we have been providing respite care for our foster boys
every so often when the family they live with needs a break and this past
weekend was the first time we had them back in our home since our baby was
born. It was also the first time that we
have had 4 kids in the house….7, 5, 2 and 4 months. Wow that was crazy!
I concede it was so difficult to get 4 little ones bathed
and loaded into the car but it was so worth it because the laughter soared to
the rafters of the house this past weekend.
Really none of us wanted it to end… it was incredible.
Why foster?
I remember why we do this when my 5 year old puts her prized
possessions – a pillow pet and a build-bear she sleeps with - on each boys’
pillows before they arrive, showing such
love. What a lesson she is learning.
And I remember why we do this when the second they get to
our house, the 2 year old runs into my arms and nuzzles his head into mine and proudly
proclaims Mommy!
And I remember why we do this when the 7 year old sits and
tells me about Jesus’ love for us when he died on the cross after church on
Sunday.Then I remember why I foster.
"All I know is that I am not home yet, this is not where I belong...take this world and give me Jesus, this is not where I belong..." Building 429
