Chris, Clay, Jay and Sophia are "powered up" to go trick-or-treating.
Chris, Jay, Sophia and Clay celebrating Jay's birthday.
My dear friend, Brenda with Jay at his birthday party. Believe it or not, we ate that whole pizza. It took about 25 of us to conquer it.
Jay with all of his party hats!
So sorry that I haven't blogged in such a long time. Life has been a bit crazy. I'm sure that most of you can relate. We've been busy with a Halloween, Jay's birthday, our vacation to Florida, and Thanksgiving. Whew! It wears me out just typing it.
Our family has been doing great. Jay is adjusting well. It is hard to believe that it has only been a little over two months since we were in Liberia meeting him for the first time. He is a fantastic kid who is learning so much in such a short time. School is tough for him, but he is getting it and his school has been so good to work with him where he is at.
Chris, Clay and Sophia are adjusting too. There are times when parenting them all is more challenging than the norm. To be honest with you, I don't really remember what the "norm" is. Our family is continually evolving, growing and changing and as difficult as it is at times, I wouldn't have it any other way.
Last night I was looking through some old papers that I had filed away and I came across something that I had written several years ago. It was my long term goal as a mother. My goal reads: "My long term goal as a mother is to help my children grow into adults who are self-sacrificing, respectful, mature, loving and confident servants of God and others." I realize that I have around eighteen years to invest in each of my children. That is a long long term goal. I also realize that I may not see results that closely follow the effort I have put forth. I may be pursuing a result that I will only see decades from now, so that is why it is so important that I not lose sight of my extremely important goal. I truly believe that it was a God thing that I found what I had written years before. I needed to be reminded of my necessity in the lives of my children and the influence that I have as I mold and shape the next generation. I think I'll frame that goal and hang it where I will read it every day. If you are a mom and you are reading this, know that you are valued and that the impact you have on your children and family will greatly impact the generations to come.
