Why Searching for Salt?

So there have been questions as to why my blog is titled "Searching for Salt". Someone even joked, "Is it because you are searching for a white kid?" They were oh so funny. Don't be offended by the question, if you don't know me and my family well. Our family of 7 is comprised of African American, Hispanic, Mexican, Bi-Racial, and Caucasian. So, race is something that is discussed often and usually very light hearted. I am sure the "heavier" conversations about race will take place when my kids get older. Here is our only "all of us"pic...Since I am talking about race. I have to tell about a funny conversation that I had with JB. I had read a news article written by African American families that were upset about white families adopting African American children. After I read the article, I had a conversation with JB about his feelings on it. I asked him if it is weird to be raised by 2 white parents, are there things he feels like he is missing out on, etc. Here is the funny part...I said, "You know JB, do you miss things like celebrating Kawanza?" His response was, "Kawanza??? I am not Mexican!" I just laughed...that is my son! I tell him all the time that the older he gets, the closer I get to his momma (who is in heaven)...cause some days, I need her to just remind me as to why I should not kill him. I think the second boys turn 13, they turn their brains over to the "hormone ruler". Here is a picture ofmy handsome son...but this really isn't an accurate pic because he looks serious in this pic and there is NOT one serious thing about him! I had to post the second pic, because that is an accurate pic of what JB is really like!

Ok, on to why my blog is titled "Searching for Salt". God has chosen a life for me that requires that I stay as close to Him as possible. Trust me there are days that I like to put my fingers in my ears and and pretend that what God has to say doesn't really matter. But, I can only do that for a short amount of time. Jason and I have found that there are a lot of people out there that love God, but don't understand what it means to follow after Him. I am not writing this from the stand point that we have it all figured out...just come and spend a day with us and you will see that we don't! But, we would love the have relationships with more people who truely understand what it means to seek God in all areas of their life. People will ask me "Why in the world did ya'll take in 2 more kids?". TRUST me it had NOTHING to do with the fact that Jason and I are good people or that we were crazy about the kids or that we just truely LOVE spending time with them...because actually, none of those statements are true. It is simply because we spent a LOT of time praying about what we should do and God asked us to. But, when I give that answer, people look at me with that face like...No, really why did you take them in?

Most of my days require that I check in with God all of the time. I have to have that constant relationship with Him. Because, my responsibility to these kids is not to just be their mom. But my responsibility to these kids is to show them and teach them about who Jesus is for as long as I have them. And, when you are raising CPS kids..."time" is an issue. It could mean years or it could mean weeks. One day I will have to stand before God and be held accountable for my actions.

Jason and I are just salt of the earth kind of people...not intersted in things or status or how cool we are...but more interested in what our life will look like to God when we stand before Him one day.