Sometimes people just don't know what to say, and say the craziest things. I tell my children this every day (and need to heed it myself), but most words are just not needed, and most times they can be taken the wrong way....
A well meaning friend said to me yesterday..."I'm praying for you to love your children more"....and believe me, I need your prayers. But for some reason that comment just hit me the wrong way. I know many people adopt because they want more children, but there are a few out there that adopt just because they love the child not knowing anything about them, and just want them to have a home. They love them before they know them and grow to love them as they know them. And adoption takes a special kind of love that is really hard to understand. So the thing most people have when they go through all the adoption steps is a huge amount of love, or they would never even make it through this adventure....thus the comment just sat with me funny...that I would love my children more...I completely understand her comment.....I understand it's hard to completely understand us, unless you have walked in this path before.
Yesterday, the kids had 3 hours of dodge ball. The girls read and did their instruments during the little boy's phy-ed, and then we did lunch and a little Bible..."The Case for Easter, by Lee Strobel", a short little book written by a journalist who had set out to disprove Christianity, and found compelling evidence for it's truth.
Then off to more dodge ball for the girls. The little guys played as well, so at one time 6 of our children were playing dodge ball all at the same time..until the big boys threw a little too hard! A couple stopped for awhile, but for the most part all the kids played dodge ball for 2 hours after lunch! We returned home in time to put a little supper on and walk the dog and have Mima & Papa over for supper and dessert since we left early the day before and missed dessert.
We had a nice peaceful dinner and desert, and the kids really enjoyed having Mima & Papa over. They played a couple games of 500 with the kids, and Jaclyn had her music lesson, and I took Jonathan to his hockey game (W3-1), and he was +1. He put one in the net but it was not without a lot of help from his line..it was a pass pass, grab, bobble, shot on the ice through the goalies legs, first goal of the game!
All in all a very good day. I did have a great talk with a friend for awhile about their Easter and scavenger egg hunt on their farm and how she provided 4hours of entertainment for her and and her guest's children (another family who completely understands)...
So grateful for more good days...love from Alesia & Chris
A well meaning friend said to me yesterday..."I'm praying for you to love your children more"....and believe me, I need your prayers. But for some reason that comment just hit me the wrong way. I know many people adopt because they want more children, but there are a few out there that adopt just because they love the child not knowing anything about them, and just want them to have a home. They love them before they know them and grow to love them as they know them. And adoption takes a special kind of love that is really hard to understand. So the thing most people have when they go through all the adoption steps is a huge amount of love, or they would never even make it through this adventure....thus the comment just sat with me funny...that I would love my children more...I completely understand her comment.....I understand it's hard to completely understand us, unless you have walked in this path before.
Yesterday, the kids had 3 hours of dodge ball. The girls read and did their instruments during the little boy's phy-ed, and then we did lunch and a little Bible..."The Case for Easter, by Lee Strobel", a short little book written by a journalist who had set out to disprove Christianity, and found compelling evidence for it's truth.
Then off to more dodge ball for the girls. The little guys played as well, so at one time 6 of our children were playing dodge ball all at the same time..until the big boys threw a little too hard! A couple stopped for awhile, but for the most part all the kids played dodge ball for 2 hours after lunch! We returned home in time to put a little supper on and walk the dog and have Mima & Papa over for supper and dessert since we left early the day before and missed dessert.
We had a nice peaceful dinner and desert, and the kids really enjoyed having Mima & Papa over. They played a couple games of 500 with the kids, and Jaclyn had her music lesson, and I took Jonathan to his hockey game (W3-1), and he was +1. He put one in the net but it was not without a lot of help from his line..it was a pass pass, grab, bobble, shot on the ice through the goalies legs, first goal of the game!
All in all a very good day. I did have a great talk with a friend for awhile about their Easter and scavenger egg hunt on their farm and how she provided 4hours of entertainment for her and and her guest's children (another family who completely understands)...
So grateful for more good days...love from Alesia & Chris
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