Blessings

This year we have been have been greatly blessed with many things, right now we'd like to focus on one blessing in particular. Her name is Makayla. For several months we were working with the family of a friend of ours on the possibility of doing private foster care. There were 2 sisters that needed a stable home that was filled with love and the gospel. After months of talking and several meetings it was decided that the older of the girls, Makayla would come and live with us. It has certainly been quite the change and adjustment. Jumping into parenthood  with a teenager instead of growing up and learning with them has been quite interesting. We have certainly had our ups and downs. Parenting has also made us very aware of some of our weaknesses :)  But Makayla is a delightful girl, full of love and wanting to be loved. We are working to help her catch up in all of the schooling she has missed out on as she has been bounced around so much there has been no continuity to her education. There are also social and coping skills to help her with- besides all the normal teenage stuff, but she bring lots of laughter and smiles into our home too. We feel blessed that the Lord has chosen us to have her in our home, a part of our family, and to help prepare her for the wonderful life she can have.Much discussion, thought, prayer and fasting went into this decision for all parties involved, we have definitely seen the hand of the Lord in all of this, and are grateful for his knowledge of each of us, knowing what we need, and placing us in situations to learn, grow, and have joy.