A NEW DAY HAS COME....

SEPTEMBER 4th - now was that not one solid week ago? That was the day that our paperwork with homestudy attached was sent to DSHS to give us a license to foster. This seems like it has been a God plan from the beginning of time and honestly there are moments when we wonder what in the world we are doing.
We assume that it will be a month or so before we hear anything from anyone. We are to sit patiently and pray and be at peace. My type A crazy woman persona has a challenge with this - but God is teaching me to be STILL and know that HE HAS CONTROL and everything will be ok.
The kids are all excited and we can not wait to experience the love of caring for a child without a home, and welcoming this baby into our home - letting him or her know - this is their home too.
We would love to assume that our first placement will be a forever placement - yet we feel a tremendous burden for the birth families who desperately need God - need stability and are almost as helpless as the child(ren) that they have neglected.
We are going to be able to touch the lives of many through the life of one. What a PRIVILEGE! What an exciting ADVENTURE! Are we CRAZY?????
Is not 4 kids enough? I have had people ask this and I must stand in utter agreement that four (especially my four) are a HANDFUL! They are all personaility PLUS (HMMMM where do they get that...) - but our hearts are heavy - they are burdened - they are hard pressed for the children who are hurting and alone.
Our next generation will reap the rewards of children who are loved or will harvest the sadness of neglect and rejection from those who were never cared for. We both are simply tired of turning our heads to reality - assuming "someone else" will do what we should do and talking ourselves out of what is right because right is hard.
Soooooo - we wait - we wait for a baby. Maybe a teeny baby - maybe a big baby - maybe a boy baby and maybe a girl baby (maybe twins - Just kidding!) - Maybe a darker skinned baby or maybe a lighter skinned baby - no matter what baby God blesses us with - we will certainly be blessed.
We hope you journey with us as we foster in faith!
Adam and Lisa