Part 3: Love Hurts Love hurts…because sometimes God takes our loved ones away. Whether it be that dreaded day of goodbyes or intentional walls being put up, our hearts break when a relationship ends. Remember in Part 2 when I described how I feel safe? There is a hidden ache and fear that one day, […]
Part 2: Love Gets Too Attached Here is Part 1: Love Gives if you haven’t read it yet. Love gets too attached…because anything less is not true love. “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the […]
Before I got married, my future wife had asked me two questions: 1) Would you ever consider becoming an overseas missionary? And 2) Would you ever consider adoption? I said yes to both. What else could I say? I was in love. Little did I know, we would be exploring the idea of adoption a […]
Part 1: Love Gives Love gives…because God gave. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.” – John 3:16 “How can you love a child who isn’t your own?” some people wonder. How can […]
During my childhood, I had not been exposed to foster care except through my babysitter, who was a foster child. She had tried to explain to me why she didn’t live with her parents and how her brother lived elsewhere, but I really didn’t get it. Due to my youth, I didn’t even know how […]
Please don’t refer to me as Michelle… I’m her Mama. Our county social worker swung by this morning for her brief, monthly visit. She has to hold her, play with her, check for any developmental milestones/delays, and see if the baby has a diaper rash. She also tells me about any court updates regarding our […]
The handoff was uneventful yesterday (Friday) morning around 10:00. We drove to the library like we had many times before for visitations with Baby X’s aunt. This time, a quiet, solemn air encompassed the space inside the van. The only one who didn’t feel it was Baby X. He had no idea what was going […]
But we don’t know when exactly. Our social worker called this afternoon to inform us that his aunt has been approved to take him. Tentatively, he will spend the weekend with her. There is a court hearing this Friday morning, after which we should receive a clearer picture of what will happen – if he […]
Fostering our teen is constant emotional turmoil for the foster child and the foster parents. We have our ups and downs, but because the natural family has been broken up for her, that hurt is so deep. Only the Lord can heal those broken hearts. Therapy and drugs can only do so much to help, […]
