What a busy and challenging time we have had lately!
It seems that now that the world is in full swing, the challenges of having separated the two mainhouses are being very keenly felt.
Mom has a house full of raging teenagers, each one adding their furious fuel to the fire and I have my hands full with bouncing preschoolers and homework laden school goers! We barely see each other anymore because our usual time of "catching up" at night is no longer possible. Poor mom is carrying such a heavy burden and her kids are at such a "stinky" age, the majority of them seem to delight in causing mayhem and drama! Blah!
That's where the Courage comes in. Courage to keep going, Courage to stay strong and purposeful and courage to not compromise the standards in the house!
The word has become so laden with depth and meaning for us because to avoid an absolute meltdown a week ago, I stole Mommy away to go watch a movie and it was called "Courageous", it was such a wholesome and uplifting movie. We both came away feeling enriched and energised.
You all know that the whole point of TLC is to help form, celebrate and support FAMILY, so here are a few pics that spoke to me :-)
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| My happy girls watching the Microlight's flying above the local airfield on a Saturday morning! |
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| My happy hens, the proud mommies to 17 new chicks! |
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| This was EXTRA special! Our beautiful boy, Warren finally found his Forever Family! He was placed with his new Mommy and Daddy on Friday and he is SO LOVED! The initial 2 days were about relationship building and whilst his age makes it harder for him, I firmly believe he will be happy and settled in next to no time. We did a lot of preparation and the family had the right balance of closeness and allowing for space. It was beautiful to be a part of this! |
I have to go now but could you all pass around this little need for us?
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| Our Trampoline mat is about to become "HOLEY"! They cost about R3000 to purchase new and another R700 to have it fittted or installed. Those who have visited will know how much joy the kids get out of this particular playground item and we desperately need to get a new one!
We love you all
Pippa
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I also saw the film Courageous... wouldn't it be wonderful to show all your teens? It may encourage some different choices for them. If you find the film to purchase I would gladly reimburse you so your big kids could know the blessing too.
ReplyDeletelove the pictures, all of them!