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....beggars would ride. Ha ha - that's what my folks used to tell me when I was a kid whining about wanting something we couldn't afford or I wasn't gonna get, regardless. Well, that saying is all about my emotions right now. I am still the big softy, wanting to collect "strays"....always have been. I guess God gave me a hole in my heart for "all creatures, great and small" who are unwanted or unloved. And that is how I feel about all of these foster kids. The numbers are overwhelming. I knew there were a lot of kids in foster care, but dear Lord, there are millions of kids around the world....and I can only take so many. My heart is full of mixed emotion today - excitement that we have started the process to add to our family, but heavy and sad for the ones that will never get help, never have a loving family. I spoke to Nicole from DFS again yesterday. She sounds very sweet and very motivated. She is sending me the packet to get started. Found out the hubby and I do not have to take our parenting/fostercare/adoption classes together - the requirement is 40 hrs. per parent. So I am confident we will be able to work around his zany schedule. (He is on call 24/7) So I was looking at "my kids' " profiles again today and did a bit more searching and actually (heaven help me:)) found two more I am interested in, which takes my list up to 17. I wish I had a giant house, I would happily take them all. The two I found: one is a precious little 4 year old girl who looks much like my 5 year old, only with blue eyes. The other is a 15 year old girl who, it says, enjoys going to church and Bible study among other things. I will continue to pray my way through this process, for God's guidance and for the provision to take as many of these youngsters as we are able. I know that any we can accept will be by God's will, that he will pave the way. I would like to look at more boys, but for some reason my husband seems to think the three we have are enough at the moment. Lol...I think he is unsure of how to deal with our newly adolescent boys and wants time to adjust. But typical man, they never seem to be able to vocalize what is going on. Of course I could be wrong, but extrapolating things he has said regarding the matter, that is the conclusion I have reached. Changing subjects, my momma is enroute, on time....yaaaayyyy!!! She should be getting pretty close to Chicago by now. She called last night from the mountains of New Mexico, near the Colorado border. Her train is supposed to arrive here (well across the river 20 min away) at 4:30 tomorrow morning. I am planning to cook a huge breakfast, light lunch and huge dinner. Breakfast will be eggs, buttermilk biscuits (i make awesome biscuits!!:)), white gravy, sausage, bacon and fruit salad. For lunch, just sandwiches. And then dinner, a huge potroast with carrots, potaotes, onions, celery and green beans. Yummo. Maybe I will get super ambitious and make a cake or pie or something. But yeah, we're killin' the fatted calf. We are all very excited about Mom coming home! I don't know if I mentioned it here, I don't think so. But I have two brothers. One older, one younger. Polar opposites. One is retired from the Air Force and is now a sheriff's deputy. The other is a pothead and alcoholic who seems like he will never grow up. I love them both very much. Anyway, the older one was married for almost 20 years and his wife left him for another man. After a long recovery period, he finally started dating again, and has been in a relationship for about a year or so now. Her name is Stacy and last fall, she was diagnosed with a tumor that was wrapped around the top of her spinal column then leading up into her brain. The doctors operated and got it out, but she still had to do radiation. She is still doing radiation. She has lost about half of her hair. She had long beautiful mink colored hair - actually she kinda looks like Sally Field with long hair. She is also a sheriff's deputy. Anyway, I guess I mention them to say, if you happen to be a praying marathon, offer up one for her. She is back to work, but not out of the woods yet. Thanks. Well, I am slowly slipping into prattling mode...lol....I am all keyed up! So hopefully all is well in ya'lls worlds. *~*~*~*~*~Blessings!!!*~*~*~*~**~* |
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