May 29, 2013
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Adjusting to a new normal
The day after we got home we started Vacation Bible School. We explained a little bit about it to Aiden and gave him the choice about whether or not he wanted to attend. He was very excited about it and chose to go every night.
His daddy was the teacher for his class which he thought was way cool, especially since Daddy dressed up as a medieval peasant. (The theme was the armor of God.) I stayed with him and translated as we went. He took it all in with huge wide eyes, never having heard any of this before. He was especially intrigued with the idea of a good kingdom and a bad kingdom and the new concept of King Jesus rising from the dead! He loved making baskets in Grammy’s craft class and was pretty adept at it too. He liked the outside games except tag which he thought just looked like a pushing game. He absolutely loves to sing, and is a quick learner, so got a huge kick out of singing along to the theme songs, as best as he could. His older brothers were in the drama so he was fascinated with watching that each evening, and would giggle and gasp along with everyone else at the antics of the bumbling princes and the evil queen.All in all, he is doing really well. We’ve had a few bumps in the road, as he grieves for all he had known before, and tries to acclimate to a new family, a new language, a new culture. He’s very bright, very affectionate and pretty sensitive to what is going on around him. He blazed through over 20 pages in a math workbook I bought for him yesterday, but is not all that excited about the phonics workbooks. He loves Legos and the cat, and is trying to get used to the dog. He is active and all boy, but also likes to play Uno and Connect Four and put together puzzles.
Your prayers are still much appreciated, we know that the Father has a boundless heart for setting the orphan in families and that He will enable all of us to bring glory to Him if we seek His face through this experience. May He alone receive the praise and honor, for He is worthy.
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I think of you often and offer up a prayer for you for wisdom, strength, love and patience! How are you feeling with the jet lag by now? We didn’t feel totally normal for 2-3 weeks. So glad things are going well! I know there are hard times and pray they aren’t too often or too long. Sometimes it’s the new one, sometimes it’s the kids born to you that give the biggest struggle, and sometimes it’s just the crazy mix. I would love to talk to you about how it’s going. And get some tips from you for hopefully…future:) Blessings to you today.~Judy
Continuing to pray for you. We know that even when things are going well there are always many bumps in the road and lots of adjustments to make. Looking forward to seeing you all very soon.
@Mammaof8 - Judy, Your intercession for our family in prayer is the best gift you can give! That and just knowing that others have gone through this crazy transition and survived with grace! I vaguely remembered all these crazy emotions from last time, but it’s still draining to go through it. We do feel like the jet lag has passed, finally, so that helps us deal with things a little more rationally. I know what you mean about the stresses coming from all the kiddos in your house, seems like several mini crisis(es?) with the ones we already had have developed in the last month! Argh! Oh well, this is parenting righto?! Onward and upward! I’d love to chat sometime, maybe we can meet in the park and let the kiddos run? Text or call or e-mail me…
Kirsten