Life just got busier....

What was I thinking? Am I insane? Didn't I have the "already busy life" with two already busy little girls?!?!

So almost two years ago, God started preparing us to become foster parents. At first we said "there is this one child we want". God said no. Then we said "we just want to be relief parents. Help out those foster patents that are working so hard.". God said no. "we want all this paperwork and classes over with. Why can't DHS get their stuff together and get us open??". God said "not yet". Until about two weeks ago. And O MY. What were we thinking??

God didn't send us one child or two children. He sent us TWO babies. TWO! SIBLINGS. What was their mom thinking! That's just it she wasn't, but I digress.
This challenge from God has sent my world into a crazy topsy turvey whirl-spin. Not only did foster children/babies come into our life, we have had crazy work schedules, sickness and just plain ole life that was already going on. I think the devil likes to stir the pot, too, when your doing God's work.

I made this cake for Leah's birthday. With extra kids in my house.
Am I wore out? Am I looking a little ruff around the edges? Am I crazy? Crazier? YES. But does God ask us to do easy? Sometimes, but not always. Sometimes the things we need to do are very hard, but as Isaiah 55:8 says "My thoughts are not your thoughts, and my ways are not your ways,". Many times this last two weeks I have asked, my friends and family have asked "what are you thinking?". I'm trying not to think. I'm trying to rely on God.

Our calling....

A year and a half ago, Eric and I began discussing foster care. I met a 2 year old in one of my home health patient's home that began a work in our home and hearts. Now that we have been through the paperwork, training and home studies, we are just waiting for our first foster child.

Even though they didn't enter the foster care program to become foster parents, our friends Wayne and Lindsey have been a wealth of information to us getting involved. They got involved in the system to become adoptive parents, and the Lord has blessed them with two beautiful children. in the last 3 weeks, God has net them 2 more children, both under the age of 2. They have their hands FULL.

They had the opportunity last night to go to a Travelers Baseball game with one of the kids t-ball teams. So I volunteered to come to their house and keep the two new ones. I thought it would be easier on the kids AND the parents and that way I could get the kids down for bed after bath-time. It was also a pay- back to Wayne for giving Eric and I first aide and CPR training that DHS require. I took the girls with me and pizza and cookies. We had lots of fun.

Aren't they adorable with their little blue faces?? Since they are foster kids, they have to have privacy maintained.

We played, we giggled, we had baths and got in our sweet pj's. We then cuddled one at a time until they fell fast asleep in my arms. I love putting babies to sleep. They are so sweet when they are quiet (