First experience with Respite

The weekend came to a sad close Sunday night when we had to say goodbye to the 4 kids we got to hang out with for the weekend. But overall we had a great time. We had two teenage girls and then two precious little boys. There was quite a range between the ages of the girls and the boys but it gave us a huge advantage going into Fostering come June 17th because now we can really build our experience on how to treat the different ages, races, and personalities. I will admit at first with the older girls i was intimidated by the lack of excitement in staying with us for the weekend. Then i have to keep reminding myself that this isn't a fun thing for the kids coming to stay with us, while it may be fun for us it is not a vacation for them. It turned out to be great with the girls though. Saturday i took them to a movie, we saw The Back-Up Plan with J-Lo and it was actually really cute. The male lead in that movie had pretty corny lines that i am fairly certain no man would say in real life but thats okay. At least i didn't leave wishing i would have a guy like that, which if you know me at all is saying A WHOLE LOT! :) I had to house sit for some folks Saturday night so i wasn't with them that night but we hung out Sunday when i got home from church and i was very glad to get the extra time with them. From the looks of it saying goodbye is going to break our hearts... But all the time we get to spend with them is priceless!

Prayers are still appreciated as we continue this journey!