Adoption: Two Week With New Children

Well tomorrow marks two weeks the new children have been with us.  They have seem to blend right in.  I do believe this was a match made in heaven.  Adoption or foster care is so scary because you could get a tyrant of a child.  The Lord put hedges of protection around us and covered us through this process.

Miss J is still away from us at the time being however we visit her often.  We write her letters and she writes back the sweetest things it bring tears to my eyes.  She will soon be with us but for now the Lord has her where he wants her.  She is in the midst of therapist and counselors daily and is so thirsty to get her thoughts straight and is ready to live life for herself instead of having the pressures of raising two very active little girls.  She has stated that she is ready to come home and that she misses all of us.

Her and Alicia have become sisters overnight.  This is truly the Lord!!  They act very silly together and just act "13".  Miss J has stated that she appreciates me so much because I am taking care of her sisters and she does not have to worry about them anymore and she can focus on herself.  Miss J is a wonderful girl who is going to make a strong come back and we can't wait to get her home.  That is will be in Gods timing not ours.

Little M and Little K are learning a lot.  They are getting to know the corner very well.  They are learning to listen to me.  It is amazing how these little ones are like a sponge.  They are willing to accept a new way of life.  It takes time but they are trainable.  Consistency is the key.  Don't say it unless you are going to do it or they will not take you seriously.  My days lately are filled with little tests from them all day long.  Most of these test will end but some will stay.  This is why you have to go through classes when doing this.  All these children -- even little ones push to see what they can get away with.  

Yesterday I had to take the little ones to visit their dad at the annex.  This was scary! I really didn't know what I was in store for.  I knew his background so it made me a little intimidated.  As we got out of the van this man behind them said "hi".  These children will literally go with anyone.  I am teaching them about stranger danger.  So we make our way inside the building and the man says "Hi Miss K".  I turned around and said "are you their dad?"  It kind of surprised me that they did not say "DAD!!!"  They were talking about him all the way to the annex saying how much they missed him.  He said "yes" and introduced himself to me. It shocked me that they allow parents and children who have been removed from them in the same room with no worker just me who has never been through this before.  Anyway -- we sat for about 15 minutes and I kind of got to know him a little bit.  He seems like a nice man but based on the "true person" that he is -- he is very dangerous.  Anyway-- they finally called him back with the children and they had a worker monitor the conversation for 1 hour.  I went to Barnes and Noble and enjoyed quietness for a bit.

After the meeting with their dad they seemed okay.  It kind of shocked me that they were not throwing a fit.  Miss K saw me and squealed really loud and jumped in my arms.  I prepped my husband for bad attitudes when I get home.  But their attitude was not different then any other time. That was a relief!

We decided to join the "large family club" and get a 12 passenger van.  I love it however it is so big I am so fearful I am forgetting someone.  We have 6 kids in the house right now.  When Clay is with us that is 7 children.  Then I have two grandbabies that require car seats.  The grand total is 9 plus my hubby and I.  After all this we still have one seat open.  Gas isn't so pretty.  It gets about 14 miles to the gallon.  We need to get a smaller car for when I only have a couple of the kids with me for appointments and such but that will happen in time.

Yesterday -- I got my socks blessed off!!!  My sisters Mother in Law came by the house.  She had told their church about our family.  Their church gave us a cash donation, donated several boxes of cereal, several twin size sheets sets, socks and slippers!! I almost started to cry! I have never been on the recipient side of receiving a donation.  I was in awe and so very thankful!! WOW -- I still can't believe it!!  It was a blessing from the Lord!!