Had lots of extended family time this weekend.
Rachel had her first soccer game and won.
Caleb is officially a teenager now.
Julia played in the worship band at church for the first time this morning (with Adam).
Alex attended his first Sunday school class and had fun!
Tomorrow, Alex will start speech intervention pre-school for 2 1/2 hours.
P.S. Prayers are much appreciated for a certain boy tonight. His new placement did not work out after one day because of his extreme violence and destructive behavior. Everyone involved is feeling a loss that is hard to imagine unless you are living the horror. Ultimately, his future is unknown because he has become a threat to himself and to everyone around him. Big hugs are going out to the two families involved----- oh how I wish I could fix it.
16 inspiring thoughts:
I am glad things are going well in your house! :) I will be praying for the boy! Oh, how I understand the destructive behavior because of Curtis. :(
So glad to hear Alex enjoyed Sunday School! May this be the beginning of a long journey walking with the Lord.
Fun times for all of us!
Hugs& prayers to the family. I haven't been through exactly that but I understand loss as far as adoption.
should have said "you" although i wish I was there to share the fun times!
Wonderful hear Alex had a good time in church...
Laying the "child" at the Lords feet asking his will be done now and in the future life.
Praying for the families for their hearts to heal.
Praying for a healing miracle for this young man, and the families involved.
Blessings,
Jen
Sound like things are great in your house!
Prayers for said little boy. Hope he finds a home soon.
Christine,
I know you wish you could fix it but what you do is so priceless...SO valuable.
You are making a difference...giving people help, HOPE.
Big hugs to YOU,
Holly
more than likely that boy with destructive and violent behavior will get dumped into the US foster care system, thereby making the taxpayers pay for the mistakes of international adoption. bad enough we will have to pay later with incarceration with some of these adoptive kids that exhibit sociopathic behavior. Christine you are no psychologist and don't even have a degree or education pass high school. Quit acting like you are an expert or can "fix" it. These kids are damaged - do you get it? no amount of religion, love or money will fix these problems.
Anonymous must not have "passed" High School either.
Anonymous,
Do you know anything about Christine or her family? I believe her family has adopted at least two children through disruption, so she may be qualified to advise a family in that situation. I also believe that she is ASKED by these families for her help...as far as these kids being "dumped" into the US foster care system, I don't think that is the case, I have never heard of that happening. Last thing...there is no need to be so disrespectful to someone in a comment, is there? Let's be CONSTRUCTIVE in our comments, there is enough negativity in this world, we don't need to read it here. Thank you.
To the person who left the comment but could not leave their name: Christine is an awesome woman, wife, mother and friend. I do not think that nasty comments should be left to her. She is helping families and children no matter where the children are from they all deserve a family and to be loved. May God forgive you and the things you say.
Christine all I can say is thank you for helping the children no matter what happens it is a sad situation and this child also deserves love and happiness. I thank you for being there. Bless you HUGS Tammy
Strange... I've seen this Anonymous person all over the web. He/she rarely has anything nice to say, and just as seldom as anything constructive to add either.
Funny thing about posters who leave their name - even when they disagree completely with what is being blogged about, they tend to do so in a civil and diplomatic manner.
I tend to automatically delete any negative "Anonymous" without reply - if the person thought what they had to say was worthy of my reply, then they should have the courage to sign their name and provide their contact info. Anonymous seems to be too ashamed of their actions to identify themselves.
(((hugs)))
oh anon. The only reason these kids are damaged is because they don't have someone to believe in them. Kids aren't born damaged. thy're made that way. and without love and hope for them, they have NOTHING.
Do you think that child wakes up in the morning and says "today? Today I think I will ruin my life. I will hit and kick and scream. I don't want a family. I hate people. I want NO love"
NO! That child wakes up terrified, feeling like crap, wishing someone would see past the misbehaving, the mean words, and love them.
Molly - you are SO wise beyond your years.
I do wish that the "receiving" home had understood that he might be acting out like that, though. I'D come close to acting out like that in such a situation! It is terrifying.
When I was a little girl, we "adopted" a cat someone was giving away and that's the way the cat behaved. As the little girl who was supposed to be welcoming my new "pet" it was horrible to have not a cuddly kitty, but a spitting, hissing, scratching UGLY animal croching under my bed. Pooping everywhere...losing great hanks of hair. Making a terrifying and non-stop yowl. It sticks in my mind... But I really believe God placed that experience in my life, so that I would now understand a bit what children feel when they are terrified. It isn't sweet, or adorable, or pretty. Not the doe-eyed, quivering little person one is hoping to welcome into their home....but that IS the person INSIDE the angry horror that we SEE.
Enormous love, patience, and self-sacrifice is what is needed. And perhaps no other near-in-age or younger children to be upset or harmed.
Fortunately, in our state, they have realized that helping parents adoptive or bio - IN THEIR HOMES - before disruptions occur saves them money and they are doing a great job. Flexible and creative help from an array of professionals is what is needed...and what I really do think would help this boy's original family make headway with him... or a new family come to love him.
I do believe it is possible.
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