I knew the court hearing was scheduled yesterday, but didn’t think much of it since most court hearings don’t amount to anything. Our day went on like any normal day. Homeschooling, 5th grade state testing at school, one sick son, and lunch. Jeremy made a quick stop home to bring boba drinks to surprise us. […]
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 […]
Oh yes, sleepless nights once again…but it is so worth it! The text from our agency came on Monday, just 3 days after our new house passed inspection. God brought another precious baby girl into our hearts and home last Thursday…Baby A…only a month old. I picked her up from a beautiful temporary group home […]
“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NASB) And toil we did this last week, scrambling to make everything foster “safe” in the house according to regulations. Although it is heart-wrenching to see […]
There is a time for everything. “A time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.” (Ecclesiastes 3:4) Today we weep. We stayed home all morning to maximize our time with Baby M. The county social worker would pick her up before 2:00. I was running around […]
We traveled about half an hour west to a visit with Baby M’s birth parents yesterday at a library. Our prearranged meeting time was 11:00, but due to bus delays and such, they still had not arrived by 11:30. So after calling back and forth, I decided to meet them where they were and have […]
I received the call just before 3:00 in the afternoon last Thursday from our foster agency. A 6-month-old African American baby girl needed to be picked up before 8:00. Jeremy said, “Why not?” So he picked her up at 7:00. A great loss for our little one. Who was taking care of her? What […]
If your child has his own cell phone, you might want to consider placing some mobile safeguards on it. We attended an eye-opening workshop yesterday for our foster care continuing hours. The first part of the workshop consisted of discussing social media sites, identifying those that allow for anonymous user names. I will include those […]
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 […]