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I knew when I heard this call my life would turn upside down.

I knew there would be hard times that only God could see me through.

I knew my role as mommy would be a challenge with a child with emotional scars & a battered heart.

But no knowing can prepare you for the reality of it all.

I knew my God would guide me.

I knew my God would provide for me.

I knew, when my strength was gone, my God would carry me.

But no knowing can prepare you for the reality of it all.

It's been hard, this transition, but make no mistake...

my God has been good.

We've been through a lot in one week, this family of mine.  While our journey has just begun, I feel like we've gotten so much accomplished...

a routine, to some degree...some organization again...clothes because of the generous donations of you, the church of Christ...much needed medical care...referrals for occupational therapy, speech therapy, ENT, counseling, and medications...bonding between all 4 siblings...a better sleeping pattern...the beginnings of healthy diets...and so much more.

My newest babies are learning that we and the rules will stay the same, we are a stable thing in their life at the moment. They are learning they can find peace and rest in this home. They are learning they will be disciplined, the act of learning to do differently, rather than just punished. They are learning they are capable, amazing, loved, cherished, kids. See, it's important for them to realize they are kids, and they don't need to take on the responsibilities of adult things.

My other babies are learning that, while they share their home, their toys, their table, their time, their sibling, and their mommy & daddy, the love doesn't have to be divided. Love, because it's from Him, grows.

I am still tired...I am still in need of your prayers...I am still so busy I sometimes forget to eat...I am still being attacked by the enemy...

but my God is still good.

Will you pray?...
These kids feel a love that can only come from the Father...they feel it so strongly that they can't turn away from Him...and, one day, they accept Him as their personal Savior? That way, no matter what circumstances they face in life, they have Him, the One thing that can never be stripped from them?

That, while we are being obedient to this call, God be glorified mightily through it? Will you pray that others, when they see our family and God at work within it, can't help but see Him instead of us?