This has been a busy week for us in so many aspects and I am exhausted. Which, is why I am at home, sitting on the couch in my pajamas, blogging, while my son and husband are at a friend's house watching the UFC fight.
I am a homebody. I love to be out and about and doing projects, but I love and need downtime at home, relaxing. I have always been this way and have to work it into the schedule. Tomorrow will be another very busy, away from home day, so I greatly appreciate my husband encouraging me to take some downtime.
Now for the info on this last week. We finished our home study on Wednesday. We wrapped up all the questions, answer, info and reviews. Jill now just has to type it all up and everyone has to review it and sign off on it. Friday night and all day Saturday were spent becoming educated on the foster system, foster kids and all the special challenges that they present. Most of the information was review (pretty much all of it is covered in paramedic school at one time or another). We met another couple that is preparing for foster care as well and learned about the support system that is available. I am looking forward to making some great friends through the support groups and training.
A lot of the information makes you realize how intense foster parenting can be. There can be a lot of running around to appointments. We have no idea how we would make this work, so this is an area that God gets to show us how He wants to work.
When children are placed in our home, it can be any time of day or night with any amount or lack of information and belongings. There are specific guidelines of what you must be able to provide for them immediately, including but not limited to an entire wardrobe of brand new clothes. Here is another area that God will get to show us how amazing He is. In July our family income was cut by more than half, it has been a challenge to meet our monthly needs and we have been downsizing and cutting out anything and everything that we can. As you can imagine we do not have any money sitting around to be able to buy new wardrobes, but God promises He will provide. So we choose to trust Him.
Jill told us today (Saturday) that our CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigation) background checks came in. FBI background checks take 2 weeks from the time that CBI come in. Once our background checks are in our license will be complete.
So, we will be eligible for placement in possibly 2 weeks.
I am determined to allow God to work miracles in our lives. This is a huge mindset change for me and a huge challenge of surrender. I will trust and will not stress because that is the evidence of being controlling.
I believe that God is getting ready to change what we know and our expectations and I want to be ready for Him to move me and change me and reshape our family.
Please join Chad and I in praying for direction, wisdom and understanding. Please pray that God will bring an amazing job to either Chad or I so that we will be able to better support our family.
Thank you for walking this journey with us!!!
