For many months now we have been empty nesters… our two grown sons out on their own… well sort of.. the elder one living in our old house to insure its safety, the younger one living with grandparents so he can attend the college he wishes… the younger one has no intent of moving back home.. but recently the older one, since we have sold the house to a family member… has moved back home. We now have to make room sooner than we thought. With the arrival of the three siblings we are adopting, we have made arrangements for their rooms, decorated them, put all new clothes in their closets, and made sure everything was good. We still had one bedroom for the older boys in that case that they decided they needed to come back home… and one has… it does not affect the room arrangements for the children we are bringing home… the two girls will still share one room and the youngest son will have his own room. Its time to start buying more groceries, plates, cups, napkins and time to buy stock in Bounty Towels…. Im sure we will be going through a LOT of those. We will need more laundry detergent, more napkins, more more more more.. and we are absolutely overjoyed to be needing all this. We are moving our more mature video collection to the upstairs bedroom, and bringing down the Disney movies… we are getting afgans big enough to fit us all under so we can snuggle and watch tv together… including the older brothers of course. Best part of all this making room, is the boys e xcitement in meeting and welcoming their new young siblings. The older boys are so very excited, and cant wait to get to Russia to meet these children they have so far only seen photos of. They have both helped with painting, moving things, getting the rooms ready, and preparing for the trip of a lifetime. The boys are truly ready to accept into our family… their new siblings. The older son has made mention of wanting to get a gun…. I was rather worried about this until I asked him what he wanted a gun for… he replied… “Dad…. When my little sisters start dating… I know how those high school boys can be…” I could only laugh and reassure him that they would have to get past Me first.. and that alone, as you can tell by My photo… will be an unnerving task in itself. All this week My wife and son (older one Joe) have been cleaning, moving things, and getting the house ready for this wonderful transition to a new life. Bags are packed, passports and visa’s are ready to go… we have the traveling cash ordered, and our ride to the airport has been arranged….
We are ready. I cannot wait to touch the cheeks of the three children we will call ours. To embrace them in an embrace of love and caring that will not wear off… to kiss them one by one, telling them how much I love them already… reminding them each and every day that I love them… even if they misbehave… I will love them just as much. I want them to know that even though their older brothers are a pretty good difference in age… that they too love the children, and welcome them with open arms and hearts…
Its not only in our home we made room… we made room in our hearts, minds, and souls… we had love to give.. and now have more to share with. We have waited our married lives for this event.. we have made room before in our hearts… and always kept it open for the day… and now.. that day is so close I can taste it.. I can see the gleem in the little ones eyes… the want to be loved and cared for… as they can see the clear windows of our souls… deep with in the desire to make them an intrigal part of our lives for the rest of their lives… We have made room… with the help and guidance of God… we have made room… our sons have made room… and together we will all be better people for what God has give us.
Im glad I took the time….
to make room….
I made room for you too… those of you who are close to Me know this I say not lightly…. there will always be room in My heart for you… for each time someone is added… more room is made….
Never fear that you will lose your place in My heart…. you are there for good…
sorry if I didnt digress like I usually do…. Im just a bit wiped.. planted a tree today…. I think its a money tree.. God knows it cost enough in the tree, fertilizer, potting soil, mulch, and back breaking digging… Im hoping to be reaping 10′s and 20′s soon…. but with My luck… it’ll be canadian dollars….. damn exchange rate…
peace
MJ
