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Mar. 18, 2008
Prayer plant and sheep
It seems that I've neglected my blogger friends and have some catching up to do :) I've been tired - staying up late several nights finishing a custody report - it ended up being over 20 pages! yikes.
Then we've been spending a lot of time the last few days "last year at this time."
We spent Saturday evening with Doug and Julie. I ended up bringing a gift of a prayer plant. I had thought of a peace lily. I decided on the prayer plant - thinking somehow that it symbolized all the prayer that has bathed our families during this time. This plant folds its leaves up in the evening like it's praying.
 We spent four hours with them. It was very good. It was lambing season and although we didn't see any born, we did see newborns. Blondie got to bottle feed an orphan lamb. Red kept yelling "seep!" "seep!" Then we had supper and just relaxed talking. Julie showed us a photo book that her sil had given them - Brady's birth on up to last year. That was pretty special.
Oh the funniest thing was the Red started calling them mawmaw (grandma) and bumpa (grandpa). They enjoyed that - and Julie cuddled Red quite a bit. The funny thing about that is that they are just a couple years older than us - but they are ready to be grandparents! Their second oldest son has a girlfriend -and they're hoping :)
Doug said "you know that this is the first time in over a year that any part of Brady has been home." and then he gave Sir a big hug. Julie hugs him long, too. Doug said that he knew the second day they were by Brady's hospital bed that it didn't look good - but they prayed anyway because it's what we do. He said that he thought of Sir at the beginning - what a tough thing for a dad. 
So that year is finished. But we will still never forget. And I am making a commitment to myself that Doug and Julie will know we will never forget. I realize that I must sound quite maudlin at times - and I assure you we are not. There was a good deal of laughter that evening.
On a different note - another dramatic chapter has closed in my life.... We adopted Red through the foster care system. Honestly, that is an emotionally tough thing to do. That's another one of "my stories." But our fostercare license is up this April. We had decided at the completion of Red's adoption that we would not pursue licensure again. Well it was brought to my attention that Red's cousins had come into "the system." So we decided that we should continue our license. I did find out that the children have not been removed from their home and most likely would not be. However, Sir decided that that was the nod from God to continue our license. I really didn't want to - but being the dutiful wife that I am - started the paperwork. The paperwork that I couldn't do was Sir's 24 ceu's required.
I got an email yesterday from the fostercare licensure saying that it all had to be done by April 1st. So I told Sir. He paused and just said "let's not do it then." Huh? You don't want to do it? "no". (he was in an owly mood so I didn't want to press it too much). Have you thought it through? "yes". Did I sway you? "No." Do I have to feel guilty? "no."
Well okey dokey then. :) :) :) So we are saying that we are not pursuing more children. Now I know that sounds a bit rough. But, my dear blogger friends, I am 49 YEARS OLD! It's time to say our family is complete. LOL
I can't tell you how I felt.... It's like this door closed, my walls circled in and my family is complete and secure. No more government license to question how my family is - I know this didn't weigh on Sir - but it did me.
And then I'm thinking of all those clothes I've been saving "just in case." YEAH! I'm sorting and giving away.
I feel that I've just shut a door on a very profound time in so many ways.
I'm going to kick up my heels...... once I catch up on my sleep...... |
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Mar. 19, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Sounds like you all had a wonderful, and healing, visit.
And I'm so glad you waited till the Lord had placed the same answer on Sir's heart.
The place of peace is my favorite! LOL!