But, it's naptime. And I'm not quite so tired. And I have folded every stitch of clean laundry (when was the last time that happened?). And I think I'm ready to investigate some of the feelings I've had in the last eight weeks.
Bringing Caleb and Hannah into our family is the hardest thing we have ever done. Loving someone who doesn't really know how to be loved is exhausting. Officiating the arguments (many of which I can't understand) and the fights makes me feel like an NBA referee in the 7th game of the playoffs who is also trying to do laundry and fix meals center court. I am holding onto God's promises that He will be faithful to give me EVERYTHING I need to do the things He asks me to do. He has been faithful in the past, and the best predictor of a person's future behavior is their past behavior. He will continue to be faithful!
A few pics of what we've been up to this winter:
1 comment:
You are doing amazingly well after only being home for three months!! I'd say that it took me about a year to adjust each time we adopted. There's so many changes happening and bonding slowly progressing...it takes time. I love the phrase some wise mom coined: "new normal". after our first adoption, I kept waiting for life to get back to normal. Finally I realized that life would never go back to the way it was before kids. Duh! I'm a slow learner. So, with our second adoption (which was 18 months after Rwanda) I tried to aim low and not expect too much from myself. We have been home from China for 14 months now and life has smoothed out considerably. Our daughter took longer to bond than her brother did. She also has sleep issues that make things challenging at night. But now I feel like we are no longer in the survival phase. If I get a load of laundry done and dinner on the table, it's a good day. Thanks for posting and being real about life after the airport. I'll be praying for you and your family.
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