Changes are always welcomed

My husband and I are still caregivers. If he had a choice he'd do it until the day he's wheeled off in a body bag. I promised at least 10 years. Life was so boring before becoming caregivers! Things have changed for us as caregivers though. Instead of girls, we have boys! Thirteen (13) boys to be exact. Two different houses. All boys. We couldn't have been more excited! We've been through a lot with lots of children. We wouldn't change it or trade it for anything! I'm not sure how I feel about being outnumbered. I'm the oldest of 3 daughters and I'm so used to having girls in my home; having boys is a new experience for me. My husband is number two (2) of four (4) sons.  So this is a good change for him. My house is louder and filled with lots more laughs now. I love it! So does my husband! 

Changes are always welcomed. It's taken me a long time to keep that in mind. Changes come and go a lot in this ministry. I've said this before. Whoever says that you won't get attached to these kids, is a LIAR! I love the kids in my care! And I will miss them when they leave. Questions always arise when they leave. Did I make a difference, even if it's just one child? Will they remember what they've learned here? If so, will they use it in their lives from now on? Did I talk about the love of Christ? Did I show them the love of Christ? Will I see them again? Tears always come when I know they'll be going home. It's not always happy tears! Sometimes, I shed tears out of fear. Fear that they'll be back in the system, whether they'll be back in my care or not. I've cried happy tears! All too often though, it's fear. What will happen when they go home? Will their family continue to do well? Will they go back to doing drugs? Will the abuse continue? Did the foster care system fail the children? 

I can make my own difference and be even a small part of the GOOD change for the system that could possibly fail every child in it. This is a big part of the reason why my husband and I started this ministry! We felt a calling to change the lives of children in the name of Christ. When in reality, they have changed our lives so immensely!! We wouldn't change that part of it for anything in the world! Here's to more changes and our new experiences...