“You have made known to me the path of life, You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.”
Psalm 16:11

  We want a home that is filled with joy and peace for all those who enter... young and old. The last 2 weeks were wonderfully exhausting. A whirlwind. And we loved it. We prayed with and for our little ones and considered them family. We counted it an honor to be given this opportunity to show them God’s love, hope and peace. We will continue to pray for them, they have been through a lot.
My friend Kris wrote on my FaceBook page “training wheels...soon you will be going on a long ride.” We can’t wait for our long ride to begin. May this ride be “filled with joy in God’s presence”... peace overflowing. Thank you all for praying for us. Thank you for stopping in, visiting, having play dates, meeting us at the mall, the zoo, welcoming the kids at Sunday School, going for walks,  cleaning our house when I was not feeling well, babysitting when I went to the doctor, writing encouraging notes on FaceBook. We anticipate this ministry to have its ups and downs with kids coming in and out, hopefully staying in. Let this new adventurous ride continue...

Kids in our home

  We are having a blast with these two little tornadoes that live in our home. We consider this such a blessing and honor to have them with us. They are wonderful children. I love taking care of these kids, messes and all. They love to sing and dance, color pictures and go for walks. We have gone on “field trips” visiting friends and family. The kids are outgoing and are enjoying meeting new people.

On Valentine’s Day I woke up to decorations of hearts all over the mirrors, walls and in drawers from Chris to the 3 of us. The kids had fun finding the special Valentines.

I haven’t been feeling well the last couple of days so that has put a lot more on Chris. He has done most of the work but the kids are in love with him. They laugh so much with him. Today our friend from our small group came over and played with the kids while I rested, she even brought us a delicious meal. Thank you, Amanda!

Wanting to put 100% into these short 2 weeks we have with them and not feeling very well has been frustrating for me. I struggle with not having the energy to play with them as much as I want to.

We are cherishing every moment we have with them. We will love them and pray for them while we have them in our home.

God's faithfulness and ... Big News!

    Sitting in the hospital not believing my dad had to have open heart surgery (Tues. Jan.31st)and still a little in shock made me contemplate life, family and health. After a test that showed 99% blockage in 2 arteries doctors stated that it is a good thing that dad is in such great shape and works out everyday because that is what kept him going with such clogged arteries. By the evening after surgery my dad wasn't responding enough for the nurses to take out his breathing tube so the family stepped in to help:) We all gathered around the bed in ICU and sang his favorite hymns and prayed for him. He finally responded with a quiet, "Thank you." We praised God for that. He told us later that he heard the singing but remembers nothing else. I considered that such a special bonding time as a family and I will always remember it. The nurses loved the harmony and dad's nurse sang along as she did her charting.

The week before the operation God had been teaching me how to trust Him more and more. I had been praying and realized that just maybe I had been praying wrong. I have been praying for a child to adopt through foster care and due to something someone said to me I started to think that maybe I would pray for families to heal and if they couldn't stay together then we are here to help in any way we could. Even though this is what I meant all along it helped me lay down any expectations I have and trust God's timing even more. After I released my hopes and desires to Jesus I had a real peace wash over me. It was soon after working through this we received a call that there was a little 3 year old girl that needed a place to stay. This is only for a couple of weeks but we accepted!! We were able to meet her last night and she is very sweet. We found out we might just be taking her 11 month old brother also.  So here we go. We will be foster parents starting next week lasting 2 weeks. Even though it is a short time we are excited for this opportunity. We cannot post photos but anyone is welcome to come over! You are welcome to stop by or plan a play date. I can't believe I am saying play date. That seems so foreign for that to come out of my mouth.

So a lot has been happening over the last week. God is faithful and good. Thank you for all your encouragement and prayers. I will continue to update as we learn how to do the parent thing. Any advice/helpful hints will be well received. Maybe we will still be able to sleep in, right??? Hahahaha, the Sahrs

Here is an old dresser that Chris's brother found for us. We stripped the paint, sanded it and I had fun painting it! Ready for our kids to use:)