prayers for peace in my household

just having another foster child who is older than the first one wears a bit on me. And not having the money for laundry is a HUGE thing. Pray that we can get our laundry done in the whole house, so that it isn't laying in piles everywhere...and we would like to move up to the townhouse so that we can have our own washer and dryer in the house will help as well. It will be a couple hundred more dollars but with being in foster care it will be alright. And pray for overall peace. that is my top request. for peace.

Jewels

I do pray for you--and your household. I can never even begin to understand the choices people make, and I have to admit, I didn't read about why you made this decision for the additional child. I know you have suffered greatly this past year or so, and only pray that it was the right decision. May peace be yours.

Hello, Jewels. I shall pray.

Maybe you could get those inexpensive laundry baskets that I picked up at walmart....that way the cloths aren't laying all over the floor to start with....just the sense of organization adds to a peaceful feeling.

Keeping in mind the good that you are doing & how important you are to this new foster care child & being thankful for that is also important toward feeling a peace in the situation you are in.

Placing it all in God's hands is the right place to start.....will be praying that you will be able to hand your concerns over to God so that you can feel the peace that only God can provide.

i will pray for you & your family eskielover is so right only God himself can provide the peace that passes all understanding ur brave & strong for caring for foster children. i have a 13 & 3 yr old girls & i know how it is for clothes to be strung everywhere not even knowing whats clean & whats dirty. i hate to sound complaining cuz theyre not even with me rite now they r with their dad i would manage to get 3 yr olds clothes washed & hung up on her little rack & next thing i know they were all in the floor my oldest one will throw wet towels on her floor or bed never mind how she does clothes u try ur best & ur always just stepping on clothes makeup toys i dont know how u r but i mentally feel like i cant handle having my girls rite now God has a purpose & reason in everything & i just pray so much for them & pray he will help me to let go & let Him I pray He will bless u with what u need & pray for

Jewels, glad to pray for you and your hoousehold. Bless you for you the loving home you are providing to the foster chidlren. I am sure your prayers are heard, as are the prayers of all who pray for you. Asking that you all be surrounded with light. And that your needs will be met for better living arrangements <3

I'm sending prayers for peace for your household. I wish there were more people like you ~ you are so special to open your home to these poor children. God bless you for that. Hugs, Lee

thank you all for praying! getting used to another foster child is always a time of adjustment for anyone who fosters children...and the older the child is the more baggage they tend to carry (figuratively), so we are all praying that she will assimilate well into our household and learn to be happy when at rest...she has this insatiable need to be DOING all the time, as if she is running away from her own self as fast as she can...she doesn't get that to get peace sometimes she needs to sit still for a while...

you are in my prayers.

doing better today!!! didn't sleep a whole lot last night...for some reason i couldn't get to sleep...so i woke up late...my foster child made me toast and juice...have a new perspective on things after talking to my mentor...i am blessed beyond blessed to have a Christian mentor as well as a counselor and a T...God is good ALL the time...and am sensing that God is going to allow foster parenting to continue for a long time to come!!! Since this is my passion in life, I am blessed to know that God is still on the throne, He cares about me and my family, and just because others just can't see why i make the choices i make doesn't make me a bad person at all...it makes me unique...and blessed beyond measure!

You are right....you are not a bad person for the choices you make....you are the one that God is directing....you are the one that God is providing the opportunities to. The only listening you need to do is to listen to God directing your life.....it doesn't matter what anyone else says or does.....only God's directions are the ones that count.

God would not provide you with this opportunity if it wasn't something that was meant for you to do....just because it's a bit difficult.....God uses difficulties to help us in our understanding.....this is a good thing. God will not provide you with more than you can handle.....or handle with the help of others who are supporting you.

I am sure that if there comes a time when God feels that being involved in the foster care system is too much for you.....He will let YOU know. It's only when we try to push things to be against God's will that we run into trouble.......Not something that is happening at this point I'm sure. Too many times others don't know what's going on between you & God.......& the directions He is giving YOU....it's important to just let go of those things that others say along those lines & don't hold onto them or them they cause doubt in your own mind. Remember....you life & your decisions are between YOU & GOD....not anyone else (except for adding your daughter into that decision process)

Stay strong & keep your T going that helps give you the strentgh you need to handle all that is going on in your life. It's still important to look after yourself in the #1 position because if you become unable to function.......as that can definitely ruin the ability to fulfill your passion.

Trust in the Lord always & follow His will......then you will never fail to accomplish God's purpose for you.

I will also keep you in my thoughts and prayers. God Bless you and your family

God has blessed my family in ways I didn't think were possible! There is peace, and patience, and the negativity is not there any longer. I think that my foster daughter is starting to adjust to our family, and she is asking for help and support more now than before. I think it just took her a while to see if we were what we said we were. And she is looking forward to going into the middle school class tomorrow. She wasn't like that before...I think she was very shy, and didn't want people to not like her...her self-esteem needs a boost, and I know that Pastor Ian will do it for her....as well as the girls in the class...he has a great group of kids...and it is growing by leaps and bounds...hopefully she can hook up with some of the girls and have a relationship with them so that she can hear the Word and apply it to her life.

Jewels

and the precious children are so blessed to have you...prayers for peace being sent.