Reflections

Sunday I turn the big 30. I know for some, this is a tough birthday. For me, I am just plain excited about my 30th year. Not only will we be adding 2 babies to our family but our best friends will be adopting 2 kids from foster care after waiting 2 years to do so. 2015 is shaping up to be a great year.

Five years ago this month we began trying to get pregnant. Each January I find myself reflecting on how God has moved in my life, my marriage, and our family to do His will. I am in awe of how He has built our family. I am in awe of the fact that our twin girls fit so perfectly into our family, from their physical characteristics, to their love of nature, to their active spirit. Having girls first has softened Shaun's heart in a unique way and I am just so thankful for my family. Now we get to anticipate the birth of these twins. I won't have to fear having them taken from me. This will be the first time, after knowing and loving 5 different children through foster care, that we won't have to fear them getting taken away from us. I am really looking forward to simply enjoying the infant stage without the extra emotional baggage the foster care brings!