Long days of waiting...

The last few days have been long ones. Long days of waiting for the phone to ring and feeling like I can't leave our apartment up at camp just in case the phone does ring. On Tuesday we missed a call from our agency for a potential placement. I was really bummed! But then I remembered that God is in control so if we missed that placement it was because we weren't meant to be that child's foster mom and dad.

I am anxious to have the sound of children in our home again. It has been good to have a break this past month so that we could do things like climb Mt. Harvard, celebrate our anniversary at Glen Eyrie castle, and go on a trip to Door County. Now that I'm home it will be good to be a mommy again, I just hope I won't have too many more days waiting by the phone before that happens.

On a different note, Shaun hasn't been feeling the absence of children nearly as much as I have because he's been staying very busy with camp stuff. We have been blessed with a college staff who do a great job, but there are always things to take care of, programs to check up on, and staff members to meet with. He's really enjoying the summer and comes home very tired each evening. It's hard to believe we are already into the 6th week of camp. We only have 4 more weeks before it's all over once again!

Door County, Wisconsin

I (Larae) recently spent a week with my family in Door County while Shaun stayed behind at Eagle Lake Camp because he can't leave during the summer. The trip was fun and relaxing. I enjoyed good conversation with my sister, sister-in-law, and mom. I snuggled my 2 baby nephews A LOT and ate lots of Door County cherries! Here are some pictures from the week.

My two oldest and two youngest nieces and nephews

Evan and I

The kids enjoying the lake

Summer birthday boys

My dad (Opa) with 3 of his grandsons

Fish Boil!

My mom (Oma) with 5 of her grandkids, checking out the fish before it goes into the boiling pot

Boil over!