First Week Back and Some Other Stuff

Well I made it, my first week back to work. Things went well. The kids were all happy to see me back to work and my friends too. Josie did pretty good. Her hardest part is the morning when her and Mike drop me off at school, or when we are getting ready the night before. She will tell me that, "You not go to school." She told Mike this week that I was to old to go the school--LOL. She thought that I went to school there like the boys, she didn't understand that I worked there. Then the kids in my room and the woman that subbed for me while I was gone made a Dora blanket for Josie. They tied the sides and ends and then gave it to me to give to Josie for a gift. Josie loved it, but when I said that we could write a thank you card, she said that yes, she would write a letter to Dora:). She thought that "Dora" sent her the blanket:). So, we just let her think that as to argue with her that someone made it. So for the most part, she has done well and so have I. Thomas and Steven are glad that I am back at school.
Then, on Saturday the boys had their indoor soccer game. They won, so that was nice, especially since they lost last week. They were excited. Then, after the game, we went to a meeting with our friends from the Liberian Church that we attend as often as we can (we live about 45 min. away from them). We are helping them to raise money to build a school in Liberia. It is such a neat story has to how we have been connected with them. We truly love being around them. They are so kind to us and we enjoy them so much. When we were there, they had fixed food and shared it with us. It was Liberian food. We LOVED it!! I can never pass up Liberian food when it is served. Mike said that he couldn't pass it up either. See we ate before we got there, b/c we didn't know that they were having food. We loved it! They all were so nice, many offered for us to come to there house sometime and they would even help me with Josie's hair. I feel like when we were there, that they are so thankful and accept any help that we can give them. And we will offer any help that we can. We have the same goal in mind, in win souls for God and to educate those in Liberia. I know that God led us to this church and this community. I also talked to them and asked them to pray for the adoption situation in Liberia. They were truly bothered by the fact that the adoptions were on hold and having such a hard time processing. They just said that anything they could do to talk to, write letters to, etc. that talks about how the children are treated here, or how much this is needed for these children, they would be happy to do so. They said to me that this is the only hope for many of the children in Liberia. Now we all know that this isn't the "cure all" for the problems there, but it is needed and these children have such a better life here. They said that you can't believe what these children go through and what their future will hold if they have to stay there. It was just so sad and they were bothered just talking about it. They said that if the gov't wants "their own children" to stay in Liberia, then what are they doing to help them. They said, not a whole lot, because nothing has changed. It just emphasized again to me that this is the ONLY hope for many of these kids, maybe not all, but for many. They just said over and over, please don't let this stop you from adopting, these kids need it.
I just loved being around them and I loved for my kids to be around them. Besides the food:) we just loved singing with them, talking with them, praying with them, and working with them to help others and win souls for God here and in Liberia.
We enjoyed our weekend, but it has ended too soon. But another week will start and more joys and challenges will be ahead of us and eventually behind us and we will face them together with God's help and get through another week.