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.
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