Being far away from things/people you love can sometimes be hard. This weekend I have been thinking about home a lot. I miss being home, but I am not home sick(maybe a little).
I was talking to some of my brothers and sisters the other day and it hit me how much I wish you could send really hugs through text message. I was talking to them about the foster kids that are living with them right now. We were talking about how the kids are going to be there for Christmas this year. And how it is going to be way different then other years. And it is going to be, the kids are going to be there, I won't be around for holidays this year. So yeah different is the right word to use.
But that wasn't the hard part. I was asking 2 of my brothers how they were doing with the idea of having the kids there for Christmas. And one of my brothers said he didn't want them there and that he just wanted to run away. I just wanted to be there to give him a huge hug and take him away from the pain he is feeling. I have realized that having foster kids living with them has changed life A LOT! And I have seen some of the changes that have been made. And it is even hard for me to see some of the changes done. My brothers always tell me, "you don't know how it is. You don't have to live here with them." And that is very true, I don't live there. But I have visited and seen how it is. And I know how it is to have your world turned upside down. And it isn't fun at all. Most the time it hurts a lot. When we were talking I kept thinking of the last time I was a mission nanny. It was not good. I was supper homesick and the family I lived with wasn't the greatest. But in the end and now that I look back on it. I wouldn't change having that time in my life. I grew a lot in my faith, closer to my family, and I met some great people who help me get through it. So sometimes when what seems like the end of the world or just awful it could be Gods way of helping you grow. It isn't going to be easy. And sometimes God seems so far away, but he's not. He is standing right there with you.
~Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; he will NEVER fail you or abandon you. ~ Deuteronomy 31:8
Monday, November 16, 2015
Thursday, November 5, 2015
One month, seem longer!!!
The clocks have been changed, thanks to day light savings. I am not sure how I feel about day light savings, yes when we spring forward the days get longer and when we fall back we get an extra hour of sleep. But with that extra hour of sleep comes days that are short on day light. So when it is really only 5 o'clock it feel like 10. It is going to take some getting use to it getting dark earlier.
And speaking of time, today marks one month since I moved to Washington. It is crazy! I feel like I have been here way longer. It has been a great month. I think I have thing pretty much down here. I have met some great people. I can't wait to get to know everyone here more.
This week I started something. I am not going to say what, I am feeling very excited about it. It is going to take about 4 weeks to finish. I will tell y'all what it is when I finish. I have tried to do finish this thing before twice and failed. So I am bound and determined to finish it this time. I need to finish this, I do know that.
With it being November I have started thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I always like taking November and being thankful for all the things that I have had happen to me over the year. So every day in November I think of one thing to be thankful for. It can be hard somedays to find something to be thankful for. But even if it is a little thing it is a thing to be thankful for.
Christmas shopping hasn't started for me yet, but thinking and looking has started!! It started snowing back home. I am a little sad and jealous that I am missing it. I am hoping that maybe it will at least snow once while I am here. It has started getting colder. It hasn't frozen here yet, well at least not that I know of. But I do have to have heater in my room at night to keep me warm. It won't get as cold as back home, but it will be a little chilly.
Well, that is pretty much all I have to say!!! Until next y'all!
And speaking of time, today marks one month since I moved to Washington. It is crazy! I feel like I have been here way longer. It has been a great month. I think I have thing pretty much down here. I have met some great people. I can't wait to get to know everyone here more.
This week I started something. I am not going to say what, I am feeling very excited about it. It is going to take about 4 weeks to finish. I will tell y'all what it is when I finish. I have tried to do finish this thing before twice and failed. So I am bound and determined to finish it this time. I need to finish this, I do know that.
With it being November I have started thinking of Thanksgiving and Christmas. I always like taking November and being thankful for all the things that I have had happen to me over the year. So every day in November I think of one thing to be thankful for. It can be hard somedays to find something to be thankful for. But even if it is a little thing it is a thing to be thankful for.
Christmas shopping hasn't started for me yet, but thinking and looking has started!! It started snowing back home. I am a little sad and jealous that I am missing it. I am hoping that maybe it will at least snow once while I am here. It has started getting colder. It hasn't frozen here yet, well at least not that I know of. But I do have to have heater in my room at night to keep me warm. It won't get as cold as back home, but it will be a little chilly.
Well, that is pretty much all I have to say!!! Until next y'all!
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Diffrent place
I have been in Washington for over 3 weeks. I can't believe it has been that long. Time is flying, it is crazy.
I am learning I am defiantly in a different in environment then I am use to. Where I live is a community for teen moms. So there are 4 main houses and 2 tiny houses. The 4 main houses are for different things. House 1 ( the one I live in) is for girl that are pregnant, house 2 is the directors house and main office, house 3 is the house for girl that are placing there child for adaption and house 4 is for girls that have decided to keep their babies. So I live in the pregnant house, which is fun and very interesting all at the same time. I get to hang out with the girl that come and live here. Which I think is fun. I get to know them and here their stories. And hearing their stories makes me sad sometime. One of the girls does't know who the baby's dad is, an other one isn't sure if she knows or not. I get to tell them my story as well. And they are all shocked at my story, because I haven't ever dated anyone and I am still a virgin at 21.
My prayer for next 6 months is that I can be a bright light into these girls lives. And help them see that you don't have to do it the way everyone else is doing it or what the world says how to do it.
The weather here has been nice. It usually looks rainy in the morning, then by lunch time it is sunny and nice out. I have been able to go on a mile walk almost ever day. The little girl I watch loves to go on walks. So that helps me to be able to go outside. I have realized that I do need to invest in a pair of rain boots. All the boots I have don't hold out water.
The colors of fall here are so pretty. I love that there are tree here that I can watch change color. With it being fall comes all the other fun stuff. We went to a pumpkin patch with everyone. It was so pretty to see. We also went through a corn maze while we were there. I had never been through a corn maze before. So it was a fun and confusing adventure.
Some of the girls and I carved pumpkins after we got back from the pumpkin patch. We saved all the seed so we could roast them. I got the fun job of picking through all the seeds and cleaning them off.
The last couple days have been a little hard. One of the girl that was staying here moved out suddenly in the middle of the night. She didn't want to go along with the rules in place. We are very sad to see her go.
One of the other girls that lives here is about to have her baby. She is over her due date by a day. So we are all excited for her to have her baby.
The other girl that lives here can sometimes be hard to live with. She is very negative about pretty much anything. And she seems to have a story for everything. Which is fine, except when you are trying to talk and she interrupts you. So learning to have more patience with her and everyone here.
I think that is all I have to say for right now!! Talk to y'all later!!
I am learning I am defiantly in a different in environment then I am use to. Where I live is a community for teen moms. So there are 4 main houses and 2 tiny houses. The 4 main houses are for different things. House 1 ( the one I live in) is for girl that are pregnant, house 2 is the directors house and main office, house 3 is the house for girl that are placing there child for adaption and house 4 is for girls that have decided to keep their babies. So I live in the pregnant house, which is fun and very interesting all at the same time. I get to hang out with the girl that come and live here. Which I think is fun. I get to know them and here their stories. And hearing their stories makes me sad sometime. One of the girls does't know who the baby's dad is, an other one isn't sure if she knows or not. I get to tell them my story as well. And they are all shocked at my story, because I haven't ever dated anyone and I am still a virgin at 21.
My prayer for next 6 months is that I can be a bright light into these girls lives. And help them see that you don't have to do it the way everyone else is doing it or what the world says how to do it.
The weather here has been nice. It usually looks rainy in the morning, then by lunch time it is sunny and nice out. I have been able to go on a mile walk almost ever day. The little girl I watch loves to go on walks. So that helps me to be able to go outside. I have realized that I do need to invest in a pair of rain boots. All the boots I have don't hold out water.
The colors of fall here are so pretty. I love that there are tree here that I can watch change color. With it being fall comes all the other fun stuff. We went to a pumpkin patch with everyone. It was so pretty to see. We also went through a corn maze while we were there. I had never been through a corn maze before. So it was a fun and confusing adventure.
Some of the girls and I carved pumpkins after we got back from the pumpkin patch. We saved all the seed so we could roast them. I got the fun job of picking through all the seeds and cleaning them off.
The last couple days have been a little hard. One of the girl that was staying here moved out suddenly in the middle of the night. She didn't want to go along with the rules in place. We are very sad to see her go.
One of the other girls that lives here is about to have her baby. She is over her due date by a day. So we are all excited for her to have her baby.
The other girl that lives here can sometimes be hard to live with. She is very negative about pretty much anything. And she seems to have a story for everything. Which is fine, except when you are trying to talk and she interrupts you. So learning to have more patience with her and everyone here.
I think that is all I have to say for right now!! Talk to y'all later!!
The pumpkin patch
My pumpkin all finished
All of out pumpkins
The group of us at the pumpkin patch
Fall!
So pretty
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Driving, Driving, Driving and Unpacking
The last time I wrote on this blog was over 2 years ago. And the last time was the last time I was a mission nanny. Now here I am again being a mission nanny for the second time.
An 11 hour drive all by myself was long. But it was a pretty easy and nice drive.I did have some adventures along the way. I locked my keys in my car at a gas station. I had to call the cops and have them come unlock for me. I tried calling 4 different locksmiths, but they couldn't help me. Then I after all that, I missed the exit I was suppose to get off of. So I had to drive a few miles up the road and turn around. I made it to Puyallup around 6ish. I wasn't sure I was at the right house when I pulled up, it didn't really look like an of the pictures that I had seen. So I just knocked on the door and hoped for the best. I was at the right house, they knew who I was the moment they opened the door. I got the grand tour of the whole house and where I will be living, then unpacking began.
I got everything unload out of my car and into my living space. I have a pretty big living area. Which is very nice. It is upstairs and away from the rest of the house. So when I am done for the day I can escape from people if I need to.
I feel very comfortable here and feel very much at home. I have a better feeling of being here after being here for a couple days, then I did the last time I was a mission nanny.
We will see if I can get everything unpacked soon! Oh, and the it is rainy!! :) But I love it!!
An 11 hour drive all by myself was long. But it was a pretty easy and nice drive.I did have some adventures along the way. I locked my keys in my car at a gas station. I had to call the cops and have them come unlock for me. I tried calling 4 different locksmiths, but they couldn't help me. Then I after all that, I missed the exit I was suppose to get off of. So I had to drive a few miles up the road and turn around. I made it to Puyallup around 6ish. I wasn't sure I was at the right house when I pulled up, it didn't really look like an of the pictures that I had seen. So I just knocked on the door and hoped for the best. I was at the right house, they knew who I was the moment they opened the door. I got the grand tour of the whole house and where I will be living, then unpacking began.
I got everything unload out of my car and into my living space. I have a pretty big living area. Which is very nice. It is upstairs and away from the rest of the house. So when I am done for the day I can escape from people if I need to.
I feel very comfortable here and feel very much at home. I have a better feeling of being here after being here for a couple days, then I did the last time I was a mission nanny.
We will see if I can get everything unpacked soon! Oh, and the it is rainy!! :) But I love it!!
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