For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. Matthew 25:35
Chris and I are in the process of completing our certification to become foster parents. Our ultimate goal is to foster to adopt which simply means adopting a child that is placed in our home for foster care.
It has never been a question of whether or not I wanted to adopt a child it has been a question of when. While we dated I discussed with Chris that I have always felt God leading me to adopt children and to have my own children if possible. Chris has always expresses that he felt God wanted him to be a father of four children. The thought of four kids seemed exciting when he told me. Honestly I had never thought about fostering because the fear of them leaving our family scared me and I would be lying if I said I still am not extremely worried about it. Recently I heard the song, “All of Me” by Matt Hammitt on KLOVE radio and I really have made it my anthem for being a foster mom and to help deal with my fear of the child leaving. With that being said a few months ago Chris and I began to talk about starting the process of adoption and it seemed everyone we talked to keep encouraging us to be foster parents. I finally thought to myself God is trying to make this pretty clear so I asked Chris what he thought. He was absolutely for it as soon as I mentioned it and after discussion and prayer it really did seem like God’s plan. Our goal is to be able to show a child as much love and make their life as best as it can be for the time they’re with us. We cannot wait to welcome another child into our family and see if Brody is going to be a “Big Bubby” or a “Little Bubby” aka brother.
The last step to certification is our home study which is scheduled for next week!
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