TAKING US TO BRAND OLE' NEW PLACES

Ok - so fostering..... I looked up the meaning and here you go:
Fostering: to care for or cherish
I looked and there was nothing noted about PERMANENT PLACEMENTS or FAST TRACKING! Darn! I was so hoping to see that! We got another call from our agency and they talked again about "P" - telling us that he may need a more permanent placement. WHAT? We were told to think of this weekend like a trial run and to meet him and on Tuesday we will know MUCH more......
Hmmmmmm -
BUT WHAT IF WE GET HIM FOR ONLY A MONTH OR TWO - would that not just HURT so bad and how are my kids going to respond to loss...... the social worker tells me that they will respond the way they see it modeled.....by me! So again - time to be strong!
I hear "P" is adorable and really sweet! I honestly can not wait to hold him and love on him! Kind of nervous - VERY SCARED - REALLY EXCITED - ALL IN ONE
SHAKEN IT UP!
Till Tomorrow.......

TOMORROW

We get a little boy TOMORROW - he will be with us for four days and then go back to emergency placement until more info is left on him - we are excited and nervous all the same. If his situation becomes more permanent - we will possibly get him long term. My heart and head both tell me that he will not be with us after these four days - but what a neat way to get indoctrinated into being a foster family! He is a baby - so that will be somewhat new and we are thrilled to be able to love on him and the kids are all fighting over who gets to hold him first...... more to come!

WILL THAT COMPLETE YOUR ORDER?

Ok - So our license is active as of September 16th - no calls yet - I have heard it all depends on life's circumstances and it is KILLING me not to just call and "check in" - but there is a small voice in my head that says to wait and that God has great things planned and not to rush or orchestrate things (hard for me). So I am trying to be calm, relax, ignore the phone - or nto run when it rings... so on and so forth!
Then my youngest little guy says to me right before school, "mom, I think I want to order up the baby for today". PRECIOUS! So cute how they think.......
ok - I need to CLEAN and get ready for when the call does come...

BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL!

My brother and his wife just had a beautiful baby on Sunday - only two days ago - I had the AWESOME opportunity to be there for the birth and it was nothing short of amazing. What a miracle this little peanut is! A complete gift from our heavenly father!

GOT A VERY SPECIAL EMAIL!

So today was different than any other sort of day. I felt a more urgent need to get tasks done throughout the home - especially Sophie's room, which will also be the room to our foster baby when he or she arrives - I even started typing an email to Youth For Christ to check on my license and then stopped midway because I figured "let it go - you will know soon enough..." - WELL - we got home from soccer practice to this wonderful note in our email inbox:

Hi everyone,

Today we welcome four new families that have just been licensed into our TYFC circle of licensed families. They are:
(our names were right under this "they are" announcement along with four other couples....

Congratulations to these families and may God show us the right children to place with them.

Steven D. Hastings
Health and Safety Coordinator
Tacoma Youth For Christ
GOD IS AWESOME!
PRAYING.....

LOVE THAT BACK TO SCHOOL FEEL!

I just love the fresh smell of school supplies - the new outfits - the new backpacks and the anticipation of a NEW YEAR! I am so looking forward to this NEW YEAR FOR US!

SUMMER TIMES - THE BEST TIMES OF ALL

LOOKING BACK AT THESE REUNION PICS MAKES ME REALIZE THE REASON FAMILY IS SO SPECIAL!