Sunday, February 28, 2010

Kid's & Their HUGE Hearts!

So at dinner tonight, after preparing an inexpensive, yet very good dinner (thanks to http://hishandshisfeettoday.blogspot.com/.... her potato & corn cakes where good!), we had a talk with the kids.
We asked them first if they would like to either adopt or foster another kid, probably a younger one, and of course, Madi answered YES before I even finished the question.  She has such a desire to have siblings, and knows that when another kid comes into our home it means a new and better life for them, like it did for her... and she really wants that for others!!  Then, almost immedietly she asked if Bubba was coming home.  (Sadly, court was continued for him yet again, so still no word.)  Then the other two said yes, and actually seemed excited about it!!  It seems like what we have tried to teach them about orphans is starting to seep into their hearts too (YAYAYAY!).
We then talked about how another kid means less attention from us, but definitly NOT less love.  We told them it means less activities that cost money, but NOT less fun!  And less spending, but never being in want.  They still all said yes... and then proceeded to come up with tons of suggestions on how to make money, save money, and ways they will step up and help us when the new kid comes!  Some of the money making suggestions made me laugh, and the ways they had to save were definitly inventive.  But I loved that they all said, we dont need to do this, or that, and we can help you do this more, or complain less.
Made my heart soar with pride for these 3 ladies.  2 who have only been with us for 2 and a half months (seems longer...).  I think it was God's way of showing us that by walking this life out and having this heart that we do and letting our hearts be seen, we are impacting a future generation in a BIG way.
We are still praying about domestic/international adoption, instead of going through foster care, and I have been doing some info gathering on it, but we feel ok with where we are now.  I know that our agency does all types of adoption, so on that front, all we have to do is say we wanna do it and they can start us on the right steps.  I believe we need to pay off the Lawyer from Madi's adoption (they did it on "credit" and we pay them monthly) before we start on a new adoption road.
After dinner, Madi told me she has been praying for a sister from my belly and lots of siblings from God (meaning orphans), then she happily skipped off and worked for almost an hour on her gymnastics.
Seriously.  Love the heart.

3 comments:

  1. Love it!! The parenting course I went to this weekend was called "Parenting is Heart Work," and you really proved it!

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  2. Glad you liked it :)
    and I loved this: "and lots of siblings from God". Way to go momma!!!!
    Love,
    K

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