Today our JGirl – Sissy – turns 4!  No longer the baby but still young enough for a cuddle!

It’s been a  blessing in my world of camouflage, Xbox, and skateboards to have some pink, butterflies and fairies!  I’m so glad God chose to put you in our family!!

After a BBQ at the inlaws, we came home and as soon as it was dark J2 and J3 got ready to light the fireworks (J1 went to the local high school to meet up with some friends).  Cousin C came over – we lite our fireworks and then sat on our lawn to watch the fireworks the city put off! It was a great time!! 🙂

Part of me wants to keep this post light and cheery….but the reality is that parenting my kids is hard.  Not because of what they have done/are doing but because of what has been done to them.  Parenting them means I need to always be “on”….always considering what the need is, not reacting to the behavior.

The past few days with just two special kids was a nice break.  And, I’m SO excited that my big boys are going to be back.  But big boys mean bigger behaviors….bigger needs.  There is a part of me that dreads their return.  How bad does that sound?!  🙁  If there are other mom’s of special kids reading this, I think you might understand.  I pray you are out there, and are praying for me!  I wish I had a support group of other mom’s with whom I could share these concerns….but I don’t, so I’m sharing it with you – my normal friends! 😉

Please pray

  • that I can make their homecoming special – that they realize how much they were missed and loved!
  • that the boys will get back into the family groove without too much testing
  • that we can keep things quiet and calm during the transition back into normal routines

Thank you for supporting me in prayer!