WAITING PART 1

So, 2 weeks ago we turned in our application to our friend that works for DHR. She said someone would be contacting us. That was 2 weeks ago and we haven't heard anything. Oh the FRUSTRATION in waiting. We know that classes and home studies will not start until after the first of the year but it would still be nice for some contact. Just to feel like this is really happening. It has taken so long for us to come to this point. We KNOW we are moving in the direction that GOD is guiding us. We KNOW that we are meant to be foster parents and to adopt. We are ready to move forward and now we have to wait again. I know that this is just the first part of the waiting game and there will be a lot more waiting to come in our future and we might as well get used to it. I also KNOW that all this waiting and having our future as parents in the hands of others will be worth it.

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

What this Blog is about.....

This blog is about our journey through foster care and adoption. It has taken a long time for us to arrive at this decision. We have known for a couple of years that we would adopt but we have been unsettled with figuring out the how. We originally planned to go with an adoption agency that specializes in domestic infant adoption. I spent a lot of time researching and found an agency that I loved. We decided that we would use them and even filled out an application online. We still felt like something was "off" so we kept putting off sending in the application. In the mean time I kept telling M that "maybe we should adopt an older child" or "do foster care". While all this was going on Awanas started back up at church. M and I both teach T&T boys. This year we have 3 siblings coming that are in foster care. The middle is in our class. These kids are so sweet and try so hard to make you happy, it really broke both our hearts and they stayed on our minds all the time. This is when we started to  really consider foster care. We both feel like God has been leading us to this and He has in the past couple of months made it obvious to us that we need to look into this. Fortunately we go to church with someone who works for DHR, specifically in foster care. Coincidence? I don't think so. (I love how God works!) So we went into a meeting with her to learn more about what it entails to be a foster parent and to adopt from the state. We learned a lot! To be honest we felt a little like a couple of fish out of water walking into DHR. It was pretty awkward for us. If you've never been its pretty much just like it looks on t.v. The meeting went great she answered all our questions and gave us a lot of info to take home and an application to fill out. We both feel blessed to know her. She is a blessing to all the kids she works with and we are looking forward to maybe working with her in the future! So after lots of prayer we filled out the application and gave it our friend at church and now we wait. She said someone will be contacting us! We are both so excited for what God has in store for us!