The Truth of the Matter

If I had a dollar for every time we’ve been asked, “How is everything going?” we may be able to put our kids through college.  Okay, not really, but you get the idea.

So how is everything going?

I normally answer that we’re doing really well.  And we are.

On one hand, in the grand scheme of adjustments and the fact we doubled the amount of kids in our family in 2 months, we are doing really well.

On the other hand, we doubled the amount of kids in our family by adding 3 teenagers who are survivors of incredible trauma, experiencing culture shock, and have limited English.  The truth of the matter is that this journey comes with challenges…hard ones.

While we still have many great moments, we are experiencing the challenges of settling in, navigating relationship dynamics, and teaching what in means to live in a family.  There’s nothing better to expose how much we take for granted than to live with people who come from an entirely different paradigm.

If you are so inclined, please surround us in prayer.  Pray that Patrick and I would have the wisdom and energy to handle our challenges well.  Pray that necessary changes would happen from a heart level and there would be enough humility all around.

Thanks, friends.