Just as we have all adjusted and become comfortable in this new
phase we received a phone call last week that has shaken everything up. CPS
called and asked if we would be interested in taking Lanae and Reese’s
biological brother. We have known about him from the beginning, he was born the
month before they came to us. He is now two and a half and in CPS custody. I of
course was shocked by the phone call and immediately started thinking there is
no way we can take in a two year old right now. I called Eric at work and he
said the exact same thing, I asked him to pray about it and we could talk more
when he got home. I texted two of my girlfriends, called my mom and still had
no idea what to do. I just started to
pray, as I prayed the tears started to flow. Eric called back and said, we
have to, and all I could say was, I know. What it really came down to was
that all of the reasons we had to say no were about us. If we said no, would we
be able to tell Lanae and Reese one day that we turned their little brother
away because it was going to be too hard.
No way!
It is very early in the case and we have no idea how it will turn out. We are no longer licensed to foster, we will be taking him in as a kinship placement because he is joining biological siblings. There is a court hearing on Tuesday and we will know more then. We found out today that he is in a shelter so we are all anxious to get him out of there and home with us as soon as possible. I really can’t believe that we are going through this crazy process again, we are following God’s lead and trusting in Him.
