Trusting in the Lord

For some reason my heart is very full tonight. The kids are in bed, everything is set out for the next busy day and I am sitting here in the peace of my home with thank fullness swelling in my heart!! It seems like the past few weeks have been pretty rough in the Dutton house. We have had frustrations and disappointments with some aspects of the fostering we are doing right now. We have had busy days and less time together as a family than normal.  And when I say "we" its more like i should just say "me". I totally agree with the phrase "If momma anit happy no one is happy"!  I know that most of our hard times could be lessened by how I view and reacted to different things.  I am really trying to do better!  Anyways, during this rough patch, I have received tender mercies from the Lord, that has reminded me what is most important! I honestly dont know why, or how the Lord can have so much patience  with me!  But I am so thankful for it!

One of the tender mercies I received came through a Young Women's activity.  Our young women's group went and interview some of the older women in our ward to get to know them better and also to learn from them.  I went with three of the girls and interviewed a Sister who has lived across from the church all of her married life. This sister had so much wisdom and experience to share it was amazing!  We each took turn asking questions and writing them down, for in the following weeks we did a special presentation on each sister at mutral. I asked this sister if she could give a young mother any advise what would it be?  I will never forget her response because I feel it was an answer to my prayer!  She said....

"Enjoy your children because before you know it they will be gone"

How great was it to received this reminder from the Lord.  True I am sure she was meaning they your children will be gone as in grown up and out of the house.  But for me and my situation it truly is "before you know it they will be gone".  We do not know how long we will have our little foster kids. There are so many things that are out of our control, so many unknowns.  At times I let myself focus on those unknows and get overwhelmed by them.  But at that night with that Sister and young women I was never happier to come home to my crazy messy house!