Living in a temporary state…

It was about a month after little Everett was born that we decided to make the switch.

We sat in chairs across from each other in the corner of a favorite cafe -coffees in hand. I started explaining my ideas + all that I wanted to pursue with our boys - they have such bright minds.

Zach was leary of the change + whether or not it would be too much for me. By the end of our conversation he said, “You need to do this because I can see that it will be the place you thrive in.” I felt so known + understood.

This is one thing we try to pursue - helping each other thrive in what God designed them to do.

And now here we are - two weeks into the journey and just this morning one of our little guys scratched his head and said “You just said you're having fun with school? You can't have fun with school - can you?"

And then we proceeded to… have more fun than either of us thought possible.

The funny thing is - today I am a homeschool mom. But it all could be temporary.

Temporary. That's a word that all foster parents know well.

Even what ends up not being temporary feels temporary now because we know not what the future days will hold.

It is a a hard thing to live in temporary - just a glimpse at what our kiddos have dealt with for their entire life. We try to plan, to dream, to prepare. We pivot often and try our best to stay off the roller coaster - it often doesn't ask us whether or not we want the ride before it takes us along.

But today. Today I am a homeschool mom and spend every day with two of the brightest boys I've ever known - learning is indeed fun with them!