Happy Birthday Mommy!

It was fun making your cake.  If we are wild and crazy it is because the frosting also decorated the inside of our tummies!

Emma Starts Kindergarten

 Today I went to Kindergarten for the first time.  I am so excited.  I like my teacher Mrs. Pashky so far and my friend Aubryn is in my class too. 

 

Reflecting on Foster Parenting

We were foster parents for one month for two little siblings, a three year old boy and a one year old girl.  Our home was full of energy and noise as we had five kids five years old and under.  These sweet children arrived at our home on July 4th at three in the morning and left our home August 1st.   I was quite impressed how our own children embraced two more kids and showed them love, shared their toys, and played well together.  Emma was such a great help with the one year old.  She enjoyed feeding her with the bottle and putting her pajamas on. 

It was amazing to see how God orchestrated everything for these two beautiful children.  Here they had no family of their own and at the same time a pastor and his wife who so much wanted children of their own were preparing for adoption in a process that usually takes several months to match the perfect family together.  Within one month God prepared this couple to be certified, able to drive down from Northern California to be introduced and be able to take home two precious children to be theirs.  I feel so blessed that we got to see first hand how God cares so much for us, even two little orphans who were too young to express in words their fears, hurts, and anxiety; and also a couple who so longed for children of their own.