I am more bothered than I thought I was!!

[Momof4]

Oh wow, you are too sweet! We can care a lot about the children, but for heaven's sake don't LOVE them! Think of yourself as a teacher. There are special teachers in our lives who meant a lot to us and maybe even kept in touch over the years. That is what we can do. Those teachers have the children with them for an entire year and get to know them well. Sometimes we have children with us for many years and we definitely know them well. But we always have to remember that they will be leaving and hopefully coming back to visit a couple of times a year.

I cried and cried the first time I lost a beloved family to a move to another city and I learned my lesson. But they do visit me often and send pictures and I'm going to be able to watch this little one grow up and that makes me very happy. I have that special relationship with a couple of other families who left in the past years too. We softies have to protect our hearts!