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Now, I know this shouldn’t surprise me……but still!
Last night, around the dinner table,
Last night, around the dinner table,
Ana informed the family,
“I am ashamed that Ruth & Natty don’t have the same birthdad.”
What?!!?
Dave & I looked at each other & probably both sent a quick prayer up for wisdom in the latest delve into parenting. I know I prayed Dave would have wisdom-& I shut up to see what the Lord would give him.
(Just as an aside-why do the needs for wisdom always blind-sight you? I wish when you got up in the morning……God would maybe just drop you a little note from above saying something like, “Better spend some extra time in Proverbs this morning. You might need it for an issue coming up with ‘Child XXXXXXXX.’” Ha!!!)
Dave asked, “Why are you ashamed, Ana?”
“Well,” came back her response….”That means their birthmom got a divorce-& that’s embarrassing!!!”
We have never told Ana anything about the circumstances-other than yes, they have the same mom-but different dads. & we feel that is their own private info-so no one else knows it-yet.
I thought it shed some light on Ana’s thoughts, though…….insight we needed:
1. She thinks divorce is not something she likes (which reflects well on her sense of right/wrong. Not saying divorce is always wrong-just saying it is something we have taught her is good to avoid……if at all possible)
2 She cares what others think of her baby sister & brother.
3. She perhaps is starting to need good answers for other people who might ask her the same sorts of questions we get.
Dave gently asked her, “Did Ruth & Natty choose what birth parents they had? Did you choose the family you were born into? Could they (or you) change those circumstances at all? Should we be embarassed about things like that we can't change?"
The wheels started turning…….& Ana said, “No.”
Then, he summed it up by saying, “But God chose all three of you to be in our family now.”
Thank-you, Father God, for the wisdom you granted my hubby on that one!!!
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“I am ashamed that Ruth & Natty don’t have the same birthdad.”
What?!!?
Dave & I looked at each other & probably both sent a quick prayer up for wisdom in the latest delve into parenting. I know I prayed Dave would have wisdom-& I shut up to see what the Lord would give him.
(Just as an aside-why do the needs for wisdom always blind-sight you? I wish when you got up in the morning……God would maybe just drop you a little note from above saying something like, “Better spend some extra time in Proverbs this morning. You might need it for an issue coming up with ‘Child XXXXXXXX.’” Ha!!!)
Dave asked, “Why are you ashamed, Ana?”
“Well,” came back her response….”That means their birthmom got a divorce-& that’s embarrassing!!!”
We have never told Ana anything about the circumstances-other than yes, they have the same mom-but different dads. & we feel that is their own private info-so no one else knows it-yet.
I thought it shed some light on Ana’s thoughts, though…….insight we needed:
1. She thinks divorce is not something she likes (which reflects well on her sense of right/wrong. Not saying divorce is always wrong-just saying it is something we have taught her is good to avoid……if at all possible)
2 She cares what others think of her baby sister & brother.
3. She perhaps is starting to need good answers for other people who might ask her the same sorts of questions we get.
Dave gently asked her, “Did Ruth & Natty choose what birth parents they had? Did you choose the family you were born into? Could they (or you) change those circumstances at all? Should we be embarassed about things like that we can't change?"
The wheels started turning…….& Ana said, “No.”
Then, he summed it up by saying, “But God chose all three of you to be in our family now.”
Thank-you, Father God, for the wisdom you granted my hubby on that one!!!
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We watched video of Ruth on our visit trip when we met her last night.
She has been OBSESSED with when she was a baby.
She says,
“I born a baby in ‘Bamamala.’
I cry, ‘Wa!! Wa!!!! Wa!!!’
I dink a bottle-like dis.”
& she sticks her finger in her mouth & sucks on it!
So cute & funny!
(& I’m not biased a bit!!!)
But, we thought it might be good to get the videos out…..she was fascinated!
& Dave & Ana & I had a ball watching it all again!
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But, we thought it might be good to get the videos out…..she was fascinated!
& Dave & Ana & I had a ball watching it all again!
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Speaking of tapes……can anyone point me in the direction of a way to digitize those tapes?
They are 8mm.
7 comments:
Wow! Kids and their brains are amazing. I found myself praying for wisdom for you all just reading over the situation. It sounds like Dave handled it so well.
As a side note, I was soooo sad that we couldn't have any time to visit when you were in Lawrence. I was still feeling under the weather and Sun. was such a busy day!
-Esther
Thanks for your continued prayers, Esther!
I was so sad I couldn't visit either!!! :-(
Hope Olivia feels better soon!
Kim,
We have tried two ways to save our videos. 1. We took the tape to Wolf Camera and paid about $20-$25 to have it put on CD. It is very good but obviously expensive. 2. We decided to spend a little more at Walmart and buy a CD player/recorder. It is one that we can plug our video camera into and copy the 8mm tapes onto CD. It has been soooooo worth it and I think we paid about $150 for the recorder.
Hope this helps,
Tammy
Ooooh.....yes, Tammy! That might help! Thanks!
Yep, Tammy is right. You've got two options: 1. Go have it done for a certain amount per tape, or 2. Do it yourself with your own equipment. You can get a VHS/DVD burner that will allow you to attach your 8mm camera. They work quite well (my wife has been digitizing her family VHS tapes from her childhood).
~Luke
Thanks, Luke!!
Oh that is SO cute what Ruth said!!! Just gorgeous. I love the things they come out with don't you!
And I think Dave did very well answering Ana...that was a hard one!!
Hope Ana is feeling better.
Thanks for sharing,
Anna
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