It's been a really long time since I've posted last. One of the reasons that I am not so good at blogging is keeping up with it! Shortly after we got our good news of being licensed foster parents we found out we were going to have another precious blessing (in my womb)!
I am now only 8 weeks away from delivery and we are having a baby girl. It's been 8 months since we have been licensed foster-adopt. We currently aren't seeking to have kids placed except those who's parents rights have already been terminated that way we can just go right into adoption. We've been getting lots of inservice trainings in and learning what we can! It's neat to sit around seasoned foster parents and learn all we can!
Last week we got a call from our agency! They have a baby that is in the state's care that they are looking for an adoptive family to adopt! We were SO excited to get the call! But now we have to just sit back and wait! We sent in our homestudy and the people deciding who his parents will be will review all homestudies of adoptive families that are interested in becoming his parents! There could be anywhere from 10-30 homestudies sent in! Then they will chose 5 families out of those 10-30 homestudies that they feel would be a best fit for this little man! So we are still waiting to hear if we were one of the 5 families chosen! It's all in God's hands! We may be chosen we may not be! Just learning about this sweet baby makes me so easily fall in love! I wish I could just go and get him now and become his forever family! But that is yet another thing that is not in my control! It's hard, really hard to know that God has placed this calling to adopt on your life.. to pursue it and just have to be patient and wait! To know there is a baby or a child out there that is your son but not be able to hold him, kiss him, snuggle him and give him your love like you do with the rest of your children! To pray for him, for his safety that wherever he may be that God would protect him! So this could be the little one God has for us or it could not be! It's hard to be patient and wait and just not know! Not know the plans of the Lord! I'm trying to not get my hopes up.. but it is.... SO ..... hard! I know we have another little one on the way and I am extremely excited to hold her, kiss her, and love on her! But at the same time there is a HUGE spot for adoption in my heart! I can't even describe it! I just know that God has big plans! The beginning of this year I felt the Lord speak to me that He was going to do some pretty awesome things in our lives this year! He has done some pretty awesome things... but I just can't help but wonder if giving us "twins" is in those big awesome plans!!!!!!
So now I will be patient as I wait to get a call and hear to see whether we get an interview or if we don't! I know that either way God has this baby's best in mind and He ultimately know's what is best! SO I will sit back and rest in the peace of knowing that He know's what He's doing and learn patience in this season that he is obviously trying to teach me patience! It's SO hard to wait though......... but patiently I will wait!
Today that song came to my mind from fireprooof!.... While I'm waiting.. !
:) Have a blessed week you all and I can't wait to share with you next what the Lord will do! :)
