Now that we are well on our way into the process of working to get our children home the emotions have began! Different thoughts come to me everyday. There are so many things to think about and so many things to worry about if I don't give it to the Lord daily! I have been thinking about if we should keep them in school instead of home schooling them right a way because the kids we are looking at are thriving in school and love it, and what type of rules should we have set in place when they come, most people just adjust there rules as there kids grow but we are not going to have that chance, I know we will get to know them and what they need but there should be some boundaries I think, what are our goals for our kids what do we want to be involved with them in, I know that alot of this will come to us as we grow with them but I cant help but be thinking these things over I also think about walking to the park with them and playing with them, reading to them before bed and helping them through problems, watching Charlie guide and teach them Watching our parents and brothers and sisters meet them for the first time and seeing them become apart of our family. And then I start the worrying like the thought that whoever God is bringing us is in the foster care system for a reason and right now they are with there foster parents and I cant help but think OUR children are in some one Else's home and I pray daily some times hourly that they are being well taken care of and being taught Godly things
So much stuff always in my head. I'm so thankful I can always give it to the Lord and know that he does and always will love these children so much more then I ever could!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Our first visit with the social worker!
We had our first visit with our socail worker on Monday and it was wonderful! We know that God put us with this man for so many purposes.
So many people have told us to not say that we are a christians or that we plan on raising our kiddos in a Godly home, but then the question came right into the interview the man said I see here you both attended a christian collage what church do you go to and what is your faith? And the verse went through my head where Jesus says if you deny me before men I will deny you before the father and I knew that God is on our side and so much bigger then the issues of our government, and so both charlie and I answered at the same time. Later on during our visit with him Charlie asked him if he went to church and he paused and got very quite and admitted to us that it had been a very long time since he has been to church, and then quickly changed the subject. But I firmly believe that we will have to chance to share the love of Christ with this man!
He also told us that there is a very good chance we will have kiddos in our home by Nov. of this yr!!
So many people have told us to not say that we are a christians or that we plan on raising our kiddos in a Godly home, but then the question came right into the interview the man said I see here you both attended a christian collage what church do you go to and what is your faith? And the verse went through my head where Jesus says if you deny me before men I will deny you before the father and I knew that God is on our side and so much bigger then the issues of our government, and so both charlie and I answered at the same time. Later on during our visit with him Charlie asked him if he went to church and he paused and got very quite and admitted to us that it had been a very long time since he has been to church, and then quickly changed the subject. But I firmly believe that we will have to chance to share the love of Christ with this man!
He also told us that there is a very good chance we will have kiddos in our home by Nov. of this yr!!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Adoption
For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-
to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. Eph. 1:5
Adoption is one of the foundations of out faith We are adopted into the family of Christ and receive an unconditional love. And have the amazing privilege of calling the creator of the Universe Abba Father.
From the time that Charlie and I were dating it has been on our hearts to adopt. Through our work in youth ministries we have seen the pain that children go though of not having people to call mom and dad or a place that they can say is there home and it is our hearts to give a couple of these sweet Little ones a place that is there own. And we are so excited about this adventure. This is a topic that is so close to my husbands heart, the person that he calls dad is his dad in every way except by blood, and it is so important to charlie for people to understand that the person who loved him and supported home for most of his life is to him his dad not his step dad. And its important to him to give that same kind of unconditional love to the children that the Lord brings into our home. So we have began the process we are making our first attempt at finding out more information on two little boys who are currently in foster care. They are a little older then we had first planned but we have a total peace about it and are moving forward. We have no idea where this will lead us but we are confident that all is in God's hands and that he will provide the very best home for these little boys and our hearts desire is that happens even if it is not our home that they come too.
he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-
to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. Eph. 1:5
Adoption is one of the foundations of out faith We are adopted into the family of Christ and receive an unconditional love. And have the amazing privilege of calling the creator of the Universe Abba Father.
From the time that Charlie and I were dating it has been on our hearts to adopt. Through our work in youth ministries we have seen the pain that children go though of not having people to call mom and dad or a place that they can say is there home and it is our hearts to give a couple of these sweet Little ones a place that is there own. And we are so excited about this adventure. This is a topic that is so close to my husbands heart, the person that he calls dad is his dad in every way except by blood, and it is so important to charlie for people to understand that the person who loved him and supported home for most of his life is to him his dad not his step dad. And its important to him to give that same kind of unconditional love to the children that the Lord brings into our home. So we have began the process we are making our first attempt at finding out more information on two little boys who are currently in foster care. They are a little older then we had first planned but we have a total peace about it and are moving forward. We have no idea where this will lead us but we are confident that all is in God's hands and that he will provide the very best home for these little boys and our hearts desire is that happens even if it is not our home that they come too.
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