Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Foster to Adopt | Class

This class covered how to interact with Birth Parents. Attachment disorder. And other common confusion surrounding a childs' behavior when placed in foster care.

I have a fresh compassion for all involved in a foster-adoption. It is definately a 'thinking outside of the box' kind of journey. John and I will have to guard our hearts YET feel in ways we never have. I hope that we can peacefully welcome Birth Parents and Children as friends [forever] even if our time together is brief. We realize that we will be partnering with many to first and foremost make it so the child can go home. And then if not, well. Well. That's God plan I have to remember.

We hope & pray to add a son. At this point we plan to ask to be placed with one baby or toddler boy, at a time. We are open to girls and other ages in the future. A dear person [who has also adopted through foster care] encouraged us to pray for the kind of child who - first - came to mind when this whole idea - first - did.

We've also completed the first CHUNK of paperwork (as well as our taxes, almost). Great feeling!

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