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So I woke up Friday morning like normal. I let Beau the Border Collie outside & then gave him a cookie for going potty. I hopped in the shower quickly (and singing, of course) and in words I can’t quite explain, I was sort of ‘overcome’ with this feeling God was doing something, but didn’t…
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I don’t know about you, but a lot of people in my life often speak a phrase, “well God’s timing is always perfect” or “God’s timing is best” or something like that. Perhaps you haven’t ever heard that, maybe it’s just the circle and community in which I find myself. But regardless, it’s something I…
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I (Clara) read something today that stopped me in my tracks. As excited as you are to be foster parents, the kids aren’t excited to be a foster kid. I’m learning through the wisdom of others, that it can’t be my personal excitement that drives my desire to be a foster parent. Jesus drives my…
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Foster Care & Adoption are interesting scenarios — especially in the world we live today. We generally like to know what to expect, when to expect it and then of course any other details we can gather. We are not typically fans of the unknown. Sure we like to go on vacation and ‘see new…
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Last night we finished our Foster Classes. It really is way more bittersweet than we expected. It was 9 weeks, every Monday night, 6-9pm. Clara and I rode together every Monday, I would drop Clara off in Clayton & then head west to Chesterfield for work. Then at 4:30pm do it in reverse, grab a…
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Tonight our Social Worker came for our final homestudy. It’s so hard to believe that we are on the downward slope of getting licensed! We are feeling so many emotions, but excitement is at the top of the list! As of right now, we are looking at being licensed and ready to take in children…
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So we are overdue for a Foster Care Training update! So last night was our 3rd week of STARS Class (Foster Care Class), and this was probably the heaviest week of material thus far. Everyone ‘knows’ or has ‘heard’ about abuse, whether they have experienced it or not. Most everyone says it’s horrific or unbelievable,…
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So we had our first home study last night. We were pretty nervous but our Social Worker is amazing! She was helpful, very encouraging and excited for us — which was definitely an affirming step in this Foster/Adoption process. Even more encouraging, she’ll be with us as long as we’re licensed as Foster Parents —…
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Brian and I have been overwhelmed (in all of the best ways) by the outpouring of love and support we have received in the past month or so since we shared where we feel the Lord is leading us. So many of you have asked really great questions that have spurred this update! We never…
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Knowing that it isn’t always easy to convey our heart on some topics (such as this), we decided it would be wise to put our thoughts down in writing. Adoption — we have been praying about this for a long time, Clara for about the last year, Brian for a little longer. It’s hard to…
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