Last time I posted, I do believe I said I would keep you up-to-date on this whole foster-to-adopt process and I have slacked off. But in my defense, not much has happened! There has been a chance in plans though. It took me about 24 hours to be ok with this change. That may not seem like a lot to you but for me, it was.
I've had to stop the process for now. It's not that I wanted to. I wanted to continue. I was hoping to be ready for kids in my home by this time of year. I kept thinking how much fun it would be to have a child or two in my home for the holidays. But God had a different plan. And like I said, it took about 24 hours for me to come to terms with it.
Without going into lots of details, about two months ago, my parents started to struggle. As I'm sure I've mentioned before, my parents are much older than most parents of friends my age. And that's just fine! It's nothing different for me. This is the way it's always been. But that also means, I'm dealing with the aging parents and their health sooner than others around me. And that became a little more apparent almost two months ago. And then a little over a month ago, Dad got some news about his health that became a big concern. And so financially, the foster-to-adopt process wasn't something I could continue with. I'm ok with it. I'm definitely not saying it will never happen. I'm just saying that it's not happening right now. Plus I know my God has big plans for all of this. And so I will be patient and wait. And I'll also just hug and love on all of the other kids in my life right now. And I'll share in the joy with some of my friends who I started this process with. They're all moving along in the foster and/or adoption process and it's so exciting to hear what God is doing in their lives! I love it!!!
And for now, I'll get excited about the upcoming holidays! I always have fun at my house for the holidays and this year will be no different! And, of course, we can't forget the big game coming up next weekend; Ohio State vs the team up north. That's definitely one of my favorite things about this time of year!!! Football, yelling at the tv and good food!
I've had to stop the process for now. It's not that I wanted to. I wanted to continue. I was hoping to be ready for kids in my home by this time of year. I kept thinking how much fun it would be to have a child or two in my home for the holidays. But God had a different plan. And like I said, it took about 24 hours for me to come to terms with it.
Without going into lots of details, about two months ago, my parents started to struggle. As I'm sure I've mentioned before, my parents are much older than most parents of friends my age. And that's just fine! It's nothing different for me. This is the way it's always been. But that also means, I'm dealing with the aging parents and their health sooner than others around me. And that became a little more apparent almost two months ago. And then a little over a month ago, Dad got some news about his health that became a big concern. And so financially, the foster-to-adopt process wasn't something I could continue with. I'm ok with it. I'm definitely not saying it will never happen. I'm just saying that it's not happening right now. Plus I know my God has big plans for all of this. And so I will be patient and wait. And I'll also just hug and love on all of the other kids in my life right now. And I'll share in the joy with some of my friends who I started this process with. They're all moving along in the foster and/or adoption process and it's so exciting to hear what God is doing in their lives! I love it!!!
And for now, I'll get excited about the upcoming holidays! I always have fun at my house for the holidays and this year will be no different! And, of course, we can't forget the big game coming up next weekend; Ohio State vs the team up north. That's definitely one of my favorite things about this time of year!!! Football, yelling at the tv and good food!
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