What a roller coaster of a year for us as a family. I suspect that it will continue to be that way from year to year as long as we are fostering children.
The last post was from Ruth's 5th Birthday so let me pick up from there from month to month! Hope you find this fun! Come along with me on this road to memories, hard times and tears.
May- This month changed our lives in so many ways. God clearly told both Rollie and me that I needed to quit my job and be a stay at home mom. Something that I NEVER thought would happen. God provided for all of this to happen and by His hands and our faith I quit my job of almost 8 years. This has been a hard transition for me. At first, I was lost. What is my purpose? Why did I do this? Can I do this? Those are some things that ran through my mind daily. I asked God those questions too! The same day that I asked God those questions Rollie came up to me and said that I was doing a good job and that he appreciated my work at home...WOW God thanks!
I admit that I still struggle because I do not use my brain the way I used to and I miss that. I also admit that I am not the best stay at home mom! I am not organized, patient all the time, have a plan for every day, or get all the cleaning done for the day...but I am working towards being a better wife and mom. With this new year plan to do things differently here in the Olson home.
Also in May we amended our Foster license to have an additional child. They told us that it would take awhile so we forgot about it lol. Then one day shortly after I left my job we got a call about a newborn baby that needed a home. We thought it would be a boy because that is what they told me, but it was a girl. She was the most precious little girl and her and I bonded QUICKLY. Love little M.
June/July- These two months went fast and were fun! Filled with VBS and friends over daily to play!!! Oh swim lessons and Ruth's first baseball game!
Aug- RUTH is in Kindergarten!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What where did the time go?
It also was one of the hardest months of the year! We had been praying about adopting our first sibling placement. God told us that we would not be there forever family and after meeting the family that God found for them we got confirmation from God through Jeremiah 29:11 that they were to be there forever family. P and A started having visits with them on the weekends and spending the night over there. During this time we learned that Little M would be leaving too. She had a family member that could take her. With in 3 days we lost all our foster children. First Little M left us. That was one of the hardest days of my life. I thought she would be forever mine and my heart desired that. Then after having P and A here for a year we dropped them off with there new family. Such a hard day for us as P didn't understand why.
Well, I think that this year in review just will have to be two posts because I am a little long winded. So check back in 2 days for the rest of the year.
