Prayer

Today the 3 young ones were playing outside. I looked out and R3 was sitting on the frisbee and the other 2 were squatting around him talking to him. I watched to see what would happen next. I figured R3 was refusing to give up the frisbee and a fight was sure to break out. R2 saw me watching out the window and gave me his big smile and came running to the door. He yelled" we are teaching R3 how to pray. He didn't know how and we are telling him."
The frisbee, it turns out was his prayer seat ( so his butt didn't get wet, I was later told!)
Later I saw R2 on the frisbee, he needed a break to pray.
How completely awesome is that?
These kids teach me over and over my shortcomings and over and over they teach me of God's goodness and how much he really loves us.

Sunday night I really appreciated Pastor Jason's message and R2 did also. He has been telling me over and over, "My God is a personal God." That is in his heart. He might not understand it but he recieved that message and is clinging to it! Praise God! He is a personal God!

Settling In

Tonight at dinner I finally felt as though we were starting to interact as a real family. Suddenly adding 3 little boys to a family can disrupt a lot of things. After a month we are starting to settle in. I needed that after a few rough days. As with the last time we fostered, I was at a point, I was ready to throw in the towel. God is so good and helped me through, along with prayersand lots of love from all my family and friends.

It was so nice to laugh and have fun and enjoy all of the kids. We all seem to be settling in.

I made pizza for everyone and we were eating and talking and the youngest( age 3) started sniffing and making weird noises. I looked in his nose and sure enough he had shoved a mushroom up his nose. I got the tweezers and pulled it out. It was huge, I don't know how we didn't notice him shoving it up there. I guess it was his way of saying" I don't like mushrooms!"
Life at our house is never dull!

What a Day!!

Yesterday I made pb&j's for the kids lunch. I set them out on the table and then went to gather all the boys. I came back in and the "p" part of one of the pb&j's was missing and Miss Zoe was licking her lips. I was so frustrated I grabbed her collar and took her to the corner and made her stay. As I was walking away, I had to laugh at myself. I put the dog in time-out without even thinking aboyut it!