 This is our Christmas eve picture, but this isn't about Christmas. I was looking at our family in the picture and realized that my Mom and Dad are pretty remarkable. They married young but didn't have me until they were in their 30s. A few years after that, they adopted two little girls. (I think my Mom was bored with just me...she has an over-abundance of energy.) My sisters each had a few kids and were normal. My husband and I had two girls of our own and then we started foster care/adoption. (Maybe a little of my mom's too much energy?) With every new child we have brought into our lives, my parents have opened their hearts wider and deeper. They become grandmom and grandpop to all. They babysit, give rides, hug and love them all. They continue to have us all over, even now when the kids are starting to multiply! Their house is never too small and my kids are never too much. Our ministry to these kids is theirs as well and their example of Christ's love is being handed down through the generations. You're awesome Mom and Dad! (Are you still bored mom?) ps My mom is sitting in the chair holding the baby in red and my dad is on the far left. My husband James is standing in the back left holding a baby in yellow and I'm on the right with the bunny ears from a "thinks he's funny" son-in-law. The rest are "the kids". |
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