August 29, 2008
Today is a new day and with it renewed strength from Above.
As a parent you are always second guessing yourself and your abilities to parent and I sure have lately. I always question whether I’m handling a situation correctly and fairly. The last several days have been really rough around here. We have been dealing with Kristofer acting out and the little ones are constant crying over food. It really wears you out emotionally, mentally and then physically. I have been wondering when the mother was going to show up and take over. Haha
Through this time I have been praying for God to help me and give me strength, but I have not been taking the time to read the bible and get spiritually filled. Mind you, all through the adoption I was always reading the Bible and asking God to give me a sign. A sign to let me know if this is what we were supposed to do, sign that my children were safe, and a sign we might be traveling soon. He did provide all the signs I asked for and now after I get home I’m trying to handle it all myself instead of relying on God like I had been through the adoption. Silly me.
Last night I picked up my Women’s Devotional Bible 2 and started reading the next devotional from where I had left off before the adoption was complete. It was a holy smack down for me. The title was I Am Chosen. In John 15:16 Jesus states, “You did not choose me, but I chose you”
It also goes on about the prophet Samuel going to the house of Jesse and choosing one of his sons’s to be king. That son was David the most unlikely person of all. Imagine little David going up against Goliath. David by himself did not kill Goliath, but God with him. David knew whatever God chooses you to do He will equip you to do and David knew the battle was the Lords.
This is my verse that is getting me through today. God has chosen me to be these boys mother and he will be with me through this trying time.
Isaiah 41:10 So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
If you are struggling with something hold on to this verse. God is with you and will give you strength.
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Natural Child: Any child who is not artificial.
Real Parent: Any parent who is not imaginary.
Your Own Child: Any child who is not someone else's child.
Adopted Child: A natural child, with a real parent, who is all my own.
--- Rita Laws, PhD
Real Parent: Any parent who is not imaginary.
Your Own Child: Any child who is not someone else's child.
Adopted Child: A natural child, with a real parent, who is all my own.
--- Rita Laws, PhD
The Connected Child
I recommend The Connected Child to anyone adopting, with bio children, or someone who works with children like teachers etc.
Parenting with Love and Logic
Adopting The Hurt Child
Parenting The Hurt Child
Telling The Truth To Your Adopted or Foster Child
Attaching In Adoption
Nurturing Adoptions
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver Craft
Toddler Adoption is tough to read, but stick with it. It is a must read.
Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control
I read Beyond Consequences, Logic and Control with my eyebrow cocked the whole time, but I have learned a lot from it. It is opposite the traditional parenting I grew up with and goes hand in hand with Parenting with Love and Logic.
I Love You Rituals
I Love You Rituals is amazing! It is fun loving activities to let your child know you love them. Kristofer always asks for me to do it again!
The Starfish Story
While walking along a beach, a man saw in the distance what looked like a boy dancing.
He was encouraged by the outward expression of someone dancing to the new day on the beach, and he approached the young man. As he got closer, he realized that the young man was actually running, leaning down, picking something up and then gently throwing it far into the ocean.
As he came closer, he saw thousands of starfish the tide had thrown onto the beach. Unable to return to the ocean during low tide, the starfish were dying. He observed the young man picking up the starfish one by one and throwing them back.
After watching the seemingly futile effort, the observer said to the young man, "There must be thousands of starfish on this beach. It would be impossible for you to get to all of them. There are simply too many. You can't possibly save enough to make a difference."
The young man smiled as he continued to pick up another starfish and toss it back into the ocean.
"It made a difference to that one," he replied.
The older man shook his head at the impossible optimism of the young man, and then turned away and walked home. That night, he sat for a long time thinking of the young man, and determined that the young man was really affecting the world and taking action to make a difference. Something that the older man would like to do. That night he slept fitfully. In the morning, he awoke, went down to the beach and found the young man again. Then together, they went along the beach shore tossing starfish back into the ocean.
--Author Unknown
He was encouraged by the outward expression of someone dancing to the new day on the beach, and he approached the young man. As he got closer, he realized that the young man was actually running, leaning down, picking something up and then gently throwing it far into the ocean.
As he came closer, he saw thousands of starfish the tide had thrown onto the beach. Unable to return to the ocean during low tide, the starfish were dying. He observed the young man picking up the starfish one by one and throwing them back.
After watching the seemingly futile effort, the observer said to the young man, "There must be thousands of starfish on this beach. It would be impossible for you to get to all of them. There are simply too many. You can't possibly save enough to make a difference."
The young man smiled as he continued to pick up another starfish and toss it back into the ocean.
"It made a difference to that one," he replied.
The older man shook his head at the impossible optimism of the young man, and then turned away and walked home. That night, he sat for a long time thinking of the young man, and determined that the young man was really affecting the world and taking action to make a difference. Something that the older man would like to do. That night he slept fitfully. In the morning, he awoke, went down to the beach and found the young man again. Then together, they went along the beach shore tossing starfish back into the ocean.
--Author Unknown
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1 comment:
Thanks for sharing your insight and the Bible passage! I am struggling right now with the wait...families who went 1 or 2 months before us still haven't received their Petitions nor have we and I'm getting anxious that we might not get to return this year for our son. Thanks for reminding me that God will give me strength for this wait...
I'm praying for you,
Heather
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