Living Together

It’s always nice when family members move close to each other, well most of the time. But here with our Family, the move of our Nursery to the Children’s Home has been more than just nice; it’s been great for all of us. All 6 of our nursery babies (from ages 6 months to 2 ½ years) now temporarily occupy two bedrooms and the “big room” in between the girl’s and boy’s sides of the home. All of the children have had no difficulties adjusting to life in a different environment, especially when 3 of them had lived there before.

One of the best things about the babies living with the rest of the children is that all 37 of them are able to enjoy each other’s company. Not all at the same time, thankfully, but in groups of 3, all the older children rotate into the nursery to be with the 6 little ones. The younger children like to play with the toddlers. They have been playing side by side with the cars and roads, puzzles, balls and dolls! The oldest children enjoy playing with and taking care of the infants. In the midst of their fun they are learning life skills - how to hold, feed, change and play with a baby. It really brings a good sense of unity in our family. We are still on the squished side and look forward to the completion of the new nursery/dining room project, which will be wonderful to spread out into. Life is good and God is great!

Daisy Chell