Monday, May 2, 2011
Wow...
Been a while since posting on this blog. Having a toddler is crazy enough, let alone being a foster parent and having 2 jobs now. But I will try and make a better effort in posting. If not here, check out my newest blog: WI Foster Mama for foster care tidbits and ramblings. :-)
Monday, November 15, 2010
Busy week!
So I am trying to post something once a week now, shocking, eh?!
This past weekend was quite busy at our church, Oakwood Church, with the ministry, Mission: Hope, as we presented a plea for the orphans during National Orphan Sunday. I truly hope some seeds were planted for God's will and work to be done for these orphans.
Tomorrow, Alex and Zoey go for their annual vet trip! Exciting, I know, for them, not so much! LOL Otherwise we both have our regular work schedules to attend to.
This Friday will be busy in regards to our foster child, Little One. We will be meeting the Guardian ad litem, the child's lawyer, for the first time that morning. That afternoon we will have our monthly visit from our caseworker, the FAS, Foster and Adoption Specialist; as well as Little One's case worker, OCM, Ongoing Case Manager. I'm still hoping we can get the GAL to come at the same time as the FAS and OCM so that everyone is on the same page in regards to the TPR, Termination of Parental Rights.
I just want to share one quick thing that I will always remember from one of my bible study groups:
Seek Jesus first and all other things will follow. Put other things first, then Jesus will get lost in the mix. In other words, Jesus is your vision correction device. Where is your focus?
Have a blessed week y'all!
This past weekend was quite busy at our church, Oakwood Church, with the ministry, Mission: Hope, as we presented a plea for the orphans during National Orphan Sunday. I truly hope some seeds were planted for God's will and work to be done for these orphans.
Tomorrow, Alex and Zoey go for their annual vet trip! Exciting, I know, for them, not so much! LOL Otherwise we both have our regular work schedules to attend to.
This Friday will be busy in regards to our foster child, Little One. We will be meeting the Guardian ad litem, the child's lawyer, for the first time that morning. That afternoon we will have our monthly visit from our caseworker, the FAS, Foster and Adoption Specialist; as well as Little One's case worker, OCM, Ongoing Case Manager. I'm still hoping we can get the GAL to come at the same time as the FAS and OCM so that everyone is on the same page in regards to the TPR, Termination of Parental Rights.
I just want to share one quick thing that I will always remember from one of my bible study groups:
Seek Jesus first and all other things will follow. Put other things first, then Jesus will get lost in the mix. In other words, Jesus is your vision correction device. Where is your focus?
Have a blessed week y'all!
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Fall 2010 Update
As some of you know, we have decided to put our private adoption search on hold. That is okay, and it took me a while to get to that this past week. We have yearned to be parents for so long, and we are, even if it is just as foster parents, we are raising a wonderful little girl. Due to the confidentiality of this foster case, I will say that it has played a huge part in our suspending the private adoption search at this time. We could potentially be adopting this little girl next year sometime. We are at the very beginnings of this process, and as some of you know, foster care TPR (Termination of Parental Rights) is its own roller coaster of emotions. However, we surrender it all to God and wait for our 6 months pre-adoptive period to end with Little One in February, just 4 days before my 35th birthday. We do plan to adopt again, we just need to know that it is God's timing.
I have cut back down to one part-time job now and am very grateful that we can do so. I continue to serve on the board of two local ministries, the Hartland Area Food Pantry and Mission: Hope, an orphan care mininstry at Oakwood Church. Jack continues to work very hard at his business and they now have 4 employees on staff! We are struggling however with one of our parrots, Zoey and his territorial behavior. With Little One running around the house now, Zoey gets more aggressive in making sure his territory is for him only. No one has been harmed, we will do our best to never let that happen! Will you pray for us as we struggle with this situation? We may need to find another home for him.
Here is an updated picture of Jack and I taken back in September by Nick Welsh.
A sneak peek of us with Little One.
Write to us if you want to know more about adoption or foster care! We hope you are happy, safe, healthy and know that you are a blessing to us! Have a wonderful season of giving thanks to those special in your life! God bless!
I have cut back down to one part-time job now and am very grateful that we can do so. I continue to serve on the board of two local ministries, the Hartland Area Food Pantry and Mission: Hope, an orphan care mininstry at Oakwood Church. Jack continues to work very hard at his business and they now have 4 employees on staff! We are struggling however with one of our parrots, Zoey and his territorial behavior. With Little One running around the house now, Zoey gets more aggressive in making sure his territory is for him only. No one has been harmed, we will do our best to never let that happen! Will you pray for us as we struggle with this situation? We may need to find another home for him.
Here is an updated picture of Jack and I taken back in September by Nick Welsh.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
We did it!!!
As of Friday, August 13 at 5 PM, we are officially licensed as foster-to-adopt parents through CSSW (Children's Service Society of Wisconsin), the licensing agency for Milwaukee County. What a journey that was! I cannot believe these past four months have flown by! So this coming Friday, we will be getting our placement of the now 18-month-old little one. So stinkin' excited for our first foster child.
Who knew we would be back to the foster care route three years after we first looked at it? Well God of course! He is such an awesome dad, to know the details of your life and will let you wander off and let you come back home to Him with arms wide open, what unconditional love.
Let's just say we cannot wait for Friday!!! :) Thank you everyone for your continued prayers. We are excited to become parents, however short or long, and we praise Him for answering our prayers.
Who knew we would be back to the foster care route three years after we first looked at it? Well God of course! He is such an awesome dad, to know the details of your life and will let you wander off and let you come back home to Him with arms wide open, what unconditional love.
Let's just say we cannot wait for Friday!!! :) Thank you everyone for your continued prayers. We are excited to become parents, however short or long, and we praise Him for answering our prayers.
Monday, June 28, 2010
June 2010 Update
Well...lots to get done! We have our final home visit from the foster care licensing agency TOMORROW! And then next Saturday the 10th, we have our all day class and one remaining class on the 13th before we have completed all requirements to get a foster license!!! Other good news is that they said we should be able to get our license issued on August 9th, that is a full two weeks ahead of their original promise date of being dually licensed. I think even better news would be that we come back from my family reunion in July, down in the Southeast and they say, "you are licensed, let's move Little One to your home for long-term foster care!" God is in the miracle-making business!
I find that while I am working my two part-time jobs and given the chance to have Little One on overnights to keep bonding, this is a taste of what life will be like. I would just have to figure out what my new schedule will be when she comes as I know she will have to go to daycare 2 days a week. I want her to be around other kids and have the same structure as far as her routine that her current foster family and I try and keep for her to help with the transition.
I wonder what goes through foster children's minds as they go from home to home, if that is their case. Getting lost in the shuffle as the government decides where you should go next, not feeling the unconditional love that everyone should experience as God the Father provides it freely, 24/7.
I believe that even if Little One is reunited with her biological parent, I can say this experienced has changed my life because I know that I am serving a commandment from the Father and that is "Love thy neighbor as yourself." Do you feel the Holy Spirit inside of you? That is the gift of unconditional love given to us from the Father to remind us daily of all that "of these three things, FAITH, HOPE and LOVE, the greatest of these is LOVE."
God bless you!
Kimberly
I find that while I am working my two part-time jobs and given the chance to have Little One on overnights to keep bonding, this is a taste of what life will be like. I would just have to figure out what my new schedule will be when she comes as I know she will have to go to daycare 2 days a week. I want her to be around other kids and have the same structure as far as her routine that her current foster family and I try and keep for her to help with the transition.
I wonder what goes through foster children's minds as they go from home to home, if that is their case. Getting lost in the shuffle as the government decides where you should go next, not feeling the unconditional love that everyone should experience as God the Father provides it freely, 24/7.
I believe that even if Little One is reunited with her biological parent, I can say this experienced has changed my life because I know that I am serving a commandment from the Father and that is "Love thy neighbor as yourself." Do you feel the Holy Spirit inside of you? That is the gift of unconditional love given to us from the Father to remind us daily of all that "of these three things, FAITH, HOPE and LOVE, the greatest of these is LOVE."
God bless you!
Kimberly
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