Updates, and insights

Well I haven't been blogging here for a while, but so many things have happened in our life with all these kids, who are growing up.  Our eldest set of twins are amazing.  Learned lessons they didn't need to, but then again, that's my opinion.  It is hard to say they did need to learn them.  They were truly the prodigal sons.  They are doing great.  But, it didn't come easy or without hard decisions and rules.

They thought they could make their own life, and oh, I know this is a shock, but they couldn't.  No one at eighteen is mature enough to know what they are doing for the rest of their life.  Well, maybe not no one, but certainly not many.  Isaiah thought the same thing.  Well more about that later.

We are sent through trials and test in our lives, and Rog and I certainly know that now.  Sometimes in the midst of it, there is wonder, and doubt, but God is always in control.  Oh, that is funny!  During this time of testing and trial, I wrote a song, "God Is In Control".  It won a major competition and I will let you know when the group who are recording it, release it.

Coming home was one thing, finding their feet and their education was another.  They tried at public school.  Might I add they had only a short stint at public school, disaster, and it only went down hill from there.  After being in a household filled with an affirmation of drugs, smoking, anything else that went down, coming back, even though they wanted to, was hard.  Harder, was backing off, letting them make their own decisions, and understanding who was their real family.  They knew, but had guilt feelings about their other "birth" family.  Tough for them and us.  But, we were their "God" chosen family.  We knew them, loved them, and did not expect anything other than love in return.

It has been a ride, a roller coaster, but they came through it, and rocked it in safely to home, even it it was a the slowing down pace that the ride does, literally.  My boys are home, great, safe, working for their dad, got their driving licenses, in fact one bought his first car today.  Excited, proud, and thankful for God's guidance, love, encouragement, and most of all the ability to trust in Him.

Isaiah, well he had to go on his own ride.  His focus was always California.  Well, no surprise, that is an expensive place, and if you don't have money?  Well honey, you live in your car.  It became a place he could not do anymore on his own.  Lucky for him, he has a lot of people always there for him.  He contacted, he was supported.  Where he goes now, and how he does is in the hands of God.  But, those hands hold tight, never give up, and hang on even thought the toughest roller coaster rides.

I am trusting.  But his story, is amazing, even as it goes on (which might be the second book) and you need to read it, understand what it does in a child's mind, and support and pray for him.

And now, another journey, another trial is on the horizon, but God is Good, all of the time.