Friday, July 1, 2011

Our Quiet House

Today our house is quiet. We took our girls to live with their grandma yesterday afternoon. It was very bittersweet. We enjoyed having them in our home for 9 days. We swam, played barbies and kitchen, ate at "Chick-A-Lay" twice (K's pronunciation) and I braved Wal-Mart with the crew by myself twice! They got to watch Henry play baseball, went to church, ate at MickyDonald's (again, K's pronunciation) and went to 2 swim parties. It was quite an adventure, to say the least! I'm happy K and L will be with family and will be able to visit with their mom. At the same time, I grew to love these little ones and desire nothing but the best for them. We saw them flourish during the short time they were in our house. We made a special point to love on them, encourage them and praise their good behavior and efforts. We all had moments of frustration, but we had a very good first experience with fostering. I have believed for some time God has called us to this unique ministry, but that was only confirmed after the last 9 days. It is my prayer that we will have a positive impact on the children who come through our home, no matter how long or short they stay. We will love them as our own for as long as we have them!


For now, our house is quiet. Henry and I are snuggling in the chair with Rollie waiting for blueberry muffins to cool enough to eat.


We will enjoy the quiet for now, but can't wait to see where our adventure takes us next!

3 comments:

becca said...

So glad your first experience was a good one. Can't wait to hear more about it next month. What will you do with kids you get when you are in school? Will Scottie be able to stay home or is there a daycare center that can take them with no notice?

Cassie said... said...

So, is it true? Do girls talk more??

Allyce Ann Johnson said...

Becca, there are several daycare centers around here that will take them and accept DHS vouchers. We are planning on that for little ones. Cassie, OMG. Girls are so different!! Definitely talk more and are so much more needy and dramatic!