Tuesday, September 12, 2006
F/A
So as you will see below, I've posed some notes from our first two traning sessions last Saturday. All in all, we were really pleased with what we learned and were very warmed by the fact there were almost 130 people in this class with us. That means potentially a lot more homes for children and a lot more support for us! We are still asking for prayers because we still have 4 more weeks to go - meanwhile the application process begins and then a homestudy - which is nerve wracking. The earliest a child would be placed with us is probably early-mid December, and that is if there are no complications with our application and they get busy with our homestudy.
During the first part of session 1, they had an adoptive case worker come in and tell us about several families of siblings that are available for adoption, as well as at least half a dozen older single children. Brian and I immediately looked at each other and inwardly SQUEALED. While we are happy to be foster parents, our ultimate goal is to become adoptive parents - whether we foster after that or not, I don't know. I imagine we likely will be foster parents as long as we're able. At any rate, after our first session was over, we went out into the hallway where they had pictures of all these children and little snippets about them. We expressed interest - to LCCS - in a few - a family of 3 siblings - 2 boys and 1 girl - ages 4, 2, and 1; a brother and sister, ages 6 and 4; and a single child, a girl, age 12. Brian is convinced that this 12 year old girl belongs with us; and after going back to what her profile said and praying about it over the weekend, I believe so too. Now, whether or not anything will happen - since it will take us to December to be qualified - I don't know. I would hope, for her sake, that she would have a permanent home by then, but there is part of me that hopes we would be able to call her ours. And there is the fact that she doesn't KNOW us -and she is 12- and obviously it would take more work getting to know her and her trusting us. I don't know. Like I said, we definitely need a lot of prayer.
Last week I had another more difficult work week and it's becoming clearer to me that I need to make a move, job-wise. It's not that my job itself is difficult, but situations around me that should be different. So I'm looking and looking for another full-time job, and putting a second-shift part-time job on hold.
I'm making a week of comfort foods, since it is cold-ish and rainy in these parts. Last night I made cabbage casserole (like chopped up pigs in the blanket) for myself and a greek salad (weird comfort food) for Brian. Tonight we're having sausage gravy and biscuits. Mm, yum!
During the first part of session 1, they had an adoptive case worker come in and tell us about several families of siblings that are available for adoption, as well as at least half a dozen older single children. Brian and I immediately looked at each other and inwardly SQUEALED. While we are happy to be foster parents, our ultimate goal is to become adoptive parents - whether we foster after that or not, I don't know. I imagine we likely will be foster parents as long as we're able. At any rate, after our first session was over, we went out into the hallway where they had pictures of all these children and little snippets about them. We expressed interest - to LCCS - in a few - a family of 3 siblings - 2 boys and 1 girl - ages 4, 2, and 1; a brother and sister, ages 6 and 4; and a single child, a girl, age 12. Brian is convinced that this 12 year old girl belongs with us; and after going back to what her profile said and praying about it over the weekend, I believe so too. Now, whether or not anything will happen - since it will take us to December to be qualified - I don't know. I would hope, for her sake, that she would have a permanent home by then, but there is part of me that hopes we would be able to call her ours. And there is the fact that she doesn't KNOW us -and she is 12- and obviously it would take more work getting to know her and her trusting us. I don't know. Like I said, we definitely need a lot of prayer.
Last week I had another more difficult work week and it's becoming clearer to me that I need to make a move, job-wise. It's not that my job itself is difficult, but situations around me that should be different. So I'm looking and looking for another full-time job, and putting a second-shift part-time job on hold.
I'm making a week of comfort foods, since it is cold-ish and rainy in these parts. Last night I made cabbage casserole (like chopped up pigs in the blanket) for myself and a greek salad (weird comfort food) for Brian. Tonight we're having sausage gravy and biscuits. Mm, yum!
# posted by Sary : 1:36 PM
