Category Archives: Day in the Life One thing I have learned about our princess–is she needs 100% of this momma to really feel loved. Soooo…momma bird had a babysitter today from 9am to 4pm so I could totally focus on giving quality time to our biggest love. I waited for her to wake up–but at 10am…not rising yet…so I did what […] Okay–I really do have to play-by-play this one with the clock again because…it was FULL…and it’ll make you laugh–cause it really is making me smile sitting here realizing it ALL happened today. Wow. 7:30 a.m. – “Mom, can I wake Isaac up? Can I make some pancakes?” That’s what I woke up too–and with Rico […] Andrea, you are amazing! Truly. How you do this with a sense of humor and such incredible faith is beyond me. Keep it up! I will pray for you. Wow! Y’all certainly had a crazy, busy day! Praying for your strength and patience and sense of humor to continue! …to believe what happens in a day. This one I have to document for my own memory. Because it was absolutely crazy. A roller coaster of crazy, sweet, awful and wonderful–all wrapped up in one. My Created for Care retreat planning momma friends got to see some of our crazy tonight. At some moments they […] Andrea, Wow!! Bless your heart(for real!!) praying! It is going to be worth it! Thanks again for so honestly sharing the ups and downs of older child adoption. So many are afraid to take the plunge–and it is definitely scary–but oh so worth it. Jessica Amazing story. My prayers are with you all. Thanks for sharing. Oh Andrea, this all sounds so hard yet, like you keep saying, worth it. I cannot imagine how you get through all of these moments each and every day with such grace and love. I know you are being held close by our Heavenly Father as you walk this difficult path He has asked you to take. He will be saying to you one day, “well done, my good and faithful servant and precious daughter.” I am praying for you girl and for T and your littles. Praying for the Holy Spirit to fill all of your hearts over and over again this summer. Thank you for sharing!! ok. going to be short and sweet…with a little hosting fun slipped in…because momma had a FULL day. here’s the run down. 8:30 a.m. Our day started. T is a night owl–so I was up much too late last night waiting for her to go to bed. Momma made a firm bed time rule after […] Whew! so many things you don’t think of with hosting a teenager!! You are doing awesome! Glad you found some alone time!! Love following your journey. Hi Andrea! So glad you are getting some QT and setting those boundaries!!! Sleep is good medicine and rules speak ‘love’ to children who’ve never had anyone care enough to set them! I was so encouraged to talk to you the other night and ‘escaped’ from my own home that evening to visit with a dear friend…returned home ready for whatever! I think we’re settling in a bit (said with breath held, fingers crossed, eyes on heaven)…Nadia actually gave daughter, Leah, a ‘normal’ hug good night last night. We were all amazed that she didn’t start the tickling and holding on and baby talking…of course, she followed that up with LOUD strumming on the guitar as I escorted her to bed 🙂 but it was a step forward! I listened to some Christy Knockles on Pandora after reading your blog and really enjoyed her, so thanks for introducing me to a new artist…and I’ll see if Nadia will listen to her. It sounds like you are really having some great intimate time with T and it challenges me to do the same and not just ‘get through’ the day. Sometimes having just enough Russian to get by is a detriment to using Google to really ‘talk’ about the Thing that matters the most. Working on plans to come to ATL next week and possibly get together with you all. Hope you have an amazing day!!! Oh my. I feel like every day is a lifetime. I have much to share from our last few days–but this momma is wiped out. My parents have come and gone. Papa was a HIT with T. We kayaked. We swam. We started her scrapbook. We figured out a better way to communicate (thanks to […] “But being orphaned isn’t normal, right or fair–it’s the result of pain and hurt–and these are unfortunate things that orphans carry….I, too, can’t wait for you to see Him and hear those words, “WELL DONE!” Amen. So well written. I’m just a mom of littles, but those who bring home older children from hard places are my heroes, too. As someone who adopted biological brothers-a 17 mo old and an almost 6 yr old (best guess), I truly understand why the vast majority of people gravitate toward those under two. I am not being negative, but I really think any kids who are older require a lot more time/patience/love to fit in a family than little ones do. Our threesome has become a family pretty easily (relatively speaking), but still…… |
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Oh how I am enjoying reading these daily installments. It’s going to be such a sweet thing to go back and reread. Just like how it’s so easy to forget the little things with a newborn, because it’s such a blur. It’s like a God approved soap opera for me I swear! 🙂 You are doing such an awesome job with her. I prayed for you yesterday. I do have to ask where the life jackets were!? 😉
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Wow! You are in inspiration! Thank you for sharing daily hOw God is working in your life and in T’s.
“He isn’t safe…but He is good…and Im gonna trust Him.” I needed to hear this specifically tonight, thank you.
I love these. I think you should print out all the images you take of her and your family while she was there and make a little scrap book WITH her that she can take home. 🙂
Oh, Andrea, I am in tears! Thank you for sharing how the Lord is moving in your family and in sweet T’s life!
You are absolutely doing the right thing! She deserves to feel like a princess. Structure works but when foster parents get too rigid it robs these kiddos of having a little choice in a lifetime when so many of the choices have been taken from them. You are helping her to see that she is worthy by your treatment of her raising her self confidence. You are showing her how to love her own little birdies if she becomes a mother even in harsh circumstances. You are teaching her how to trust and how to give and receive love! You are getting it right 100% Praying for you all…
Seeing her sitting in that chair getting pampered brought tears to my eyes. The way you are loving her and totally dependent on Father for His grace and strength is such an inspiration. Yes, she’s going to change the world.