Making a difference...One Starfish at a time

Our family started fostering back in 2005. We have been blessed to love on many babies. There has been many twists and turns throughout our journey and in December of 2010 we were called for placement of a newborn baby boy. His biological mother worked a case plan for 18 months and after 23 months she surrendered her rights and we adopted 'Sprout' in December of 2012. Our faith has been tried and tested and we are still certain that God is faithful!

May 3, 2009

She's home. She seemed a bit confused when I told her to say goodbye to mommy. :P She looked at me as if I had 10 heads. But once she was in the car she was singing and laughing. She definitely loved coming to what has been her home for the past 11 months. I know they love her and in a week or 2 she won't remember us. I know we've given her the wings she so desperately needed. Please pray for strength for us for tomorrow...I don't know if I can hand her over...to never see her again. I am stressing over pictures. I want to make sure I get some good shots of her for the book we'll keep. She will most likely be gone tomorrow. The girls have said their goodbyes and shed their tears. I know they'll be able to move on. I am still trying to see the bigger picture... The finality of this is breaking me. Making me rethink our decision to foster. Now that it's beginning to affect my girls I need to make sure this is something we can continue to do...I am well aware of the need these tiny starfish have but my girls come first. We feel we have helped Daisy enough to let her move on and her journey with us is quickly coming to an end... I know that God is bigger than the foster system and if it's HIS will for our family to grow...it will happen. I am trying to let go of my dreams to see if God gives us more clarity. It has been a different kind of day without her here but I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are doing the right thing. She'll be ok. We will learn once again how to be a family without the high chair at the table. For now...we'll enjoy the company of each other until we are shown the next step...

1 comment:

Dawn and Dale said...

Oh my gosh woman!!! You're breaking my heart as well!! :(

I don't know what to say because I have never been in your shoes. I can't even imagine!! Just know I'm praying!! For you, your hubby, your girls, Miss daisy and her new adoptive family!!

Bless you and your loving heart!!