I recently prayed that God would give me a love for kids that are not my own. I have always wanted our home to be the hang-out home, where kids could feel comfortable coming and going at any time. I've realized two things I need to change in order for this to happen:
1. Love the opportunity to have more kids in the home... meaning, don't get so aggravated with messes, strange questions repeated a billion times until you acknowledge it, requests for help times eight (or ten, as may be the case).
2. Keep snacks on hand. I much prefer healthy foods, but to be the hangout home, I might have to, um, buy chips (gasp) and cookies (run-away, run-away!) It's a sacrifice I might be willing to make. Too bad kids don't swarm for coffee. We'd have them all day, every day! One concession I won't make (I don't think), though, is soda. It has no redeeming characteristics. Sugar plus caffeine equals hyper kiddos and one angry momma. And that is the one thing that will kill the dream of the hangout home faster than anything else!
I'm about the business of raising godly children. So far, God has blessed us with six of them! My husband owns his own business, and I'm fortunate enough to stay at home with the kiddos. If you're looking for deep philosophy on this blog, you're out of luck. If you'd prefer random tales of childhood tomfoolery, stick around!
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