I am not a blogger as you can tell. It is time to close this blog for awhile but before I do I wanted to give a quick overview on life at the Mokma's and how Hannah is doing.
Hannah has been home for almost 4 months. It is hard to believe, in some ways it seems like forever. She is doing so well. She is crawling all over the place, putting EVERYTHING in her mouth, pulling herself to standing, soon enough she will be chasing the rest of the kids. Sleep is a bit of a issue but we are making progress. She is full of smiles and giggles and her eyes will charm all who meet her. I feel she is confident that I am mom and Kevin is dad. She goes to others but is some what guarded and wants to be sure that I am close by. The older kids love her, now that the weather is a little nicer they take her outside and push her in the stroller, Megan is my helper, Braden is the protector, and Keagan and Addison just like to be silly with her.
All though for the most part life is good and full of joy, the reality of bringing another person into the home is not always roses. All the kids have struggled in some way along the way and Kevin and I have been stretched very thin as we balance daily life and be the parents God desires us to be. You press on day by day with our eyes "looking Up" God is our strength, our calm, our patience, our rest. We are reminded of His faithfulness everyday, even on the hard days.
A week ago I was struggling, winter was getting to me, the kids NEEDED to get outside and I was in one of "those" moods. We had been getting things ready for taxes and going through all our adoption paperwork. I was reminded again our great our God is. We had added up the cost and I stood completly amazed at God's provision. He did this, He brought Hannah into our family, He provided for our family, He provides daily. I needed to be reminded of that to help me get back to where God wants me to be, I am nothing and He is everything. I can do nothing in my own strength. I need to surrender!
Thank you for following our journey. This is not the end, God is not finished with our family but my 5 precious kiddos and one amazing husband is my priority.
Blessings,
Sarah
Hannah has been home for almost 4 months. It is hard to believe, in some ways it seems like forever. She is doing so well. She is crawling all over the place, putting EVERYTHING in her mouth, pulling herself to standing, soon enough she will be chasing the rest of the kids. Sleep is a bit of a issue but we are making progress. She is full of smiles and giggles and her eyes will charm all who meet her. I feel she is confident that I am mom and Kevin is dad. She goes to others but is some what guarded and wants to be sure that I am close by. The older kids love her, now that the weather is a little nicer they take her outside and push her in the stroller, Megan is my helper, Braden is the protector, and Keagan and Addison just like to be silly with her.
All though for the most part life is good and full of joy, the reality of bringing another person into the home is not always roses. All the kids have struggled in some way along the way and Kevin and I have been stretched very thin as we balance daily life and be the parents God desires us to be. You press on day by day with our eyes "looking Up" God is our strength, our calm, our patience, our rest. We are reminded of His faithfulness everyday, even on the hard days.
A week ago I was struggling, winter was getting to me, the kids NEEDED to get outside and I was in one of "those" moods. We had been getting things ready for taxes and going through all our adoption paperwork. I was reminded again our great our God is. We had added up the cost and I stood completly amazed at God's provision. He did this, He brought Hannah into our family, He provided for our family, He provides daily. I needed to be reminded of that to help me get back to where God wants me to be, I am nothing and He is everything. I can do nothing in my own strength. I need to surrender!
Thank you for following our journey. This is not the end, God is not finished with our family but my 5 precious kiddos and one amazing husband is my priority.
Blessings,
Sarah
