For anyone who has seen the movie Facing the Giants, you'll remember the story about the two farmers who were trying to farm in the middle of a drought. One farmer did nothing since there was no rain in the near future. The other prepared his fields for rain. When the rain came, his crops were watered. We are preparing for rain. We are getting our house ready and in order "just in case." We have bought Victoria a new bedroom suite, and we are going to move her room to the "schoolroom." We now have a fire extinguisher in our kitchen, a fire escape route planned and posted in our kitchen, and our house has had a health and fire inspection. We bought a storage shed where we have locked up all of our cleaning supplies and the gasoline for the lawnmower. We also bought a little lock box to lock away all of our meds. We are praying for rain.
We got news last week though. The boys are legally ready to be adopted. This means that the parental rights have been taken away. However, mentally and emotionally, the boys aren't ready. The foster family is working through some things to help prepare them. Meanwhile, anyone interested in adopting the boys is being put in a file until time for the caseworker to begin the process of matching parents with the boys. I have to remind myself that God is in control.
I have tried putting myself in their shoes. I can't imagine being ripped away from my parents, never to live with them again. We have NO IDEA what the boys have gone through, but what we are learning in class is that no matter how badly these kids are treated or abused at home, they always want to go home to mom and/or dad. It is so sad, but think about it. Wouldn't you want to be with your parents, too?
We are praying for them, praying that they will come to terms with what has happened in their lives. I pray they will be able to forgive their family and accept a new one some day. Until then, we will continue to pray for rain and know that God is controlling all of this and knows what is best for the boys and for our family.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
1% Chance....
We started our PRIDE (parenting) classes today. Praise the Lord! Our background checks went through without a hitch, and there was still room left for us to get into these classes. We are so grateful. The classes meet twice a week for five weeks. The last class is actually on the day that Michael was originally scheduled to deploy, but God worked that out, and Michael is deploying a few days later. God is so awesome!
We have been told that there is only a 1% chance of us being able to get the boys since Michael is deploying. They want both parents in the home. I must confess, I was so sad when I learned this news, but God's timing is perfect. He knows exactly what is going on, and I have complete faith in Him. I told one of the state employees tonight that we were willing to wait a year for Jamie and William. It will be like expecting twins! Please pray that no matter what, the best interest of the boys will be taken to heart. I don't want to have to wait a year, but if that is what is best for them, so be it. I just hope Victoria and I would have the chance to meet them and get to hang out during the year so we can start getting to know them.
We have gotten more confirmation, and once again, it came in the mail. I love how God uses our media to speak to us if we are willing to listen. This time, we got a letter from Focus on the Family about adopting children within the United States. How cool is that? We have NEVER gotten anything in the mail about adopting before, and now we have gotten two things. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us next.
Back to our classes...we have homework, so I better get to it. I have some homework due Thursday and more due in a couple of weeks. We are to answer questions for a Home Study Autobiography, but anyone who knows me knows I can't simply answer questions. I will write an autobiography and make sure all of the questions are answered with tons of descriptive words and hopefully a little humor as well. I can't wait to get started on it! (I am such a nerd!!)
We have been told that there is only a 1% chance of us being able to get the boys since Michael is deploying. They want both parents in the home. I must confess, I was so sad when I learned this news, but God's timing is perfect. He knows exactly what is going on, and I have complete faith in Him. I told one of the state employees tonight that we were willing to wait a year for Jamie and William. It will be like expecting twins! Please pray that no matter what, the best interest of the boys will be taken to heart. I don't want to have to wait a year, but if that is what is best for them, so be it. I just hope Victoria and I would have the chance to meet them and get to hang out during the year so we can start getting to know them.
We have gotten more confirmation, and once again, it came in the mail. I love how God uses our media to speak to us if we are willing to listen. This time, we got a letter from Focus on the Family about adopting children within the United States. How cool is that? We have NEVER gotten anything in the mail about adopting before, and now we have gotten two things. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us next.
Back to our classes...we have homework, so I better get to it. I have some homework due Thursday and more due in a couple of weeks. We are to answer questions for a Home Study Autobiography, but anyone who knows me knows I can't simply answer questions. I will write an autobiography and make sure all of the questions are answered with tons of descriptive words and hopefully a little humor as well. I can't wait to get started on it! (I am such a nerd!!)
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