A sweet blogger friend and fellow From HIV to Home staff member, Lisa, has recently posted a challenge. The idea is to rock your child for 15 minutes a day for 28 days. You can read all about it on her post, The Rockin' Mama Challenge.
Parenting kids from hard places is sometimes hard. 3 of our 4 kids have medical conditions and/or have been adopted into a new family and culture. They have wounds that I alone can not heal.
My youngest two are healing from their past, while my oldest deals with a present reality of living in a body that causes her daily pain, suffering, and isolation on different levels. My second little one has the softest of hearts. A true snuggler. A recently broken thumb sucker. A corners twiddler.
To really be able to take on this challenge is going to mean that I spend 15 minutes each day, rocking each of my 4 children. It is going to be hard. That is one hour out of my day. Every day. I need a plan. It most certainly will not be done all in one chunk, of that I am sure.
This challenge comes to me, as many do, at the perfect time. Just last night I sensed thee Lord encouraging me to spend more individual time with each child. "But...how is that possible, Lord? There are 4 of them." His answer came this morning. 15 minutes. Each day. So little to ask, when raising these little ones is the greatest responsibility He has given me.
So, I ask you. Will you accept the challenge as well? Or, will you pray for me? For us? For times of comfort and joy as we rock these, our most precious gifts?
We sing this prayer together, every morn. It is my prayer for you, and your families as well. May it ring true for each of us as we end a year and begin a new.
May the peace of the Lord God go with you, wherever He may send you.
May He guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm.
May He bring you home rejoicing, at the wonders He has shown you.
May He bring you home rejoicing, once again into our doors.
2 comments:
You are one rockin' mama, in more ways than I can count. I might try for 5 min a day... and sadly, there's no rocking device here... You are an inspiration!
I have been following ur blog for a little while now,I am so inspired by the way you so lovingly deal with ur children and their special needs.I was reading thru and old post from Oct about Addies behavior when u were gone for alot over a few days,your right normal children dont do these things,but occasionally there is a special child who is given to special parents to help them thru life.I have one of these not so typical children also who acts alot the same :)and have been a foster parent for children like this,remember lots of love and lots of patience!Im from wyoming and we also have a 3 yo daughter with GERD and I have celiac disease,so I feel for you!kepp looking up!your such and awesome mum!
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