Scott & Mason headed back to Mom in Texas yesterday. I must say that I have mixed feelings about it. It's inevidible that one would fall in love with a child given enough time, and of course this happened in my case. I love Mason & Scott very much & it makes me sad to see them go. I also worry that they're going back to a difficult situation, but it this case we had no control as to whether or not they went home. I have faith that God knows what He's doing even if I don't always understand His ways. I know God has His hand on these sweet boys.
That said, their absence has cut my workload in half. I'm amazed at the simplicity of just taking care of my four after just one day with the twins' absence! Talk about perspective. I certainly feel more relaxed after such a crazy busy summer. More than just my blog has suffered in just the business of taking care of six kids and we have a lot to tackle in the last month of summer.
Joel volunteered to fly them back home (God bless him!) and I took them to the park prior to their leaving so they could release a little of their energy before they were confined to plane for 6 hours (which is where I took these pictures). My mother was kind enough to lend us a portable DVD player for the flight, which Joel tells me kept them entertained for most of the trip. Joel is on his way home now and will be back in my arms tonight.
My continued prayers are with these boys who were so briefly in our lives.
