Did you know that Dude 1 and Dude 2 have a little sister?
Probably not - because I haven't really been telling anyone.
But last night - when we were at our last training class (woot woot!!) - our licenser was putting some finishing touches on our paperwork and asked again what age range we want it to say.
First, we decided 3-9 (to cover Dude 1 getting older).
Then I stopped her. I looked at husband. He looked at me. And we said ...
"Welllll... there is sister."
"Do you want me to put infant-9? You'd need to set up a crib."
"Sure okay, we'll put it in our bedroom."
What?!? We can't take baby girl too. We wouldn't even be able to pay for daycare - I'm certain of it. When we first read their 17 page life and it mentioned her, we talked about it and said, "Maybe when she gets older like 2 or 3..." (side note: she is not even available right now, her goal is currently reunification)
But we just couldn't exclude her from our license age range.
Which means I guess we're putting the crib back up.
I'm telling ya ... when you're stepping out into the work God is calling you to do - don't put stipulations on it.
Example: Sure God, we'll look into adopting from foster care. But we only want kids younger than our own kids. And only one child. Maayyybe two.
Ha.
Keep praying for us!! We are trusting that HIS plans are greater than our plans!!
Probably not - because I haven't really been telling anyone.
But last night - when we were at our last training class (woot woot!!) - our licenser was putting some finishing touches on our paperwork and asked again what age range we want it to say.
First, we decided 3-9 (to cover Dude 1 getting older).
Then I stopped her. I looked at husband. He looked at me. And we said ...
"Welllll... there is sister."
"Do you want me to put infant-9? You'd need to set up a crib."
"Sure okay, we'll put it in our bedroom."
What?!? We can't take baby girl too. We wouldn't even be able to pay for daycare - I'm certain of it. When we first read their 17 page life and it mentioned her, we talked about it and said, "Maybe when she gets older like 2 or 3..." (side note: she is not even available right now, her goal is currently reunification)
But we just couldn't exclude her from our license age range.
Which means I guess we're putting the crib back up.
I'm telling ya ... when you're stepping out into the work God is calling you to do - don't put stipulations on it.
Example: Sure God, we'll look into adopting from foster care. But we only want kids younger than our own kids. And only one child. Maayyybe two.
Ha.
Keep praying for us!! We are trusting that HIS plans are greater than our plans!!
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