Saturday, November 22, 2014

WOW!!!

   Life happens so quickly these days! A week ago, my husband was involved in a standoff with a man who sent so many bullets flying through the air that it's a miracle nobody was injured or killed. This week, our family grew instantly & surprisingly & life as we know it, has changed, yet again. Hold on to those you love because things can happen so very quickly. 
   For those of you who are close to us, you have probably heard me say, over & over again, that we're not adopting anymore kids! And you've heard Bryan say, "yes we are!" We've always been different on our timing of these matters, but we had agreed to get one more child after Paisley. We weren't in any hurry and over the past year, we have gone back and forth. Our license is up for renewal in March (I think) & we had pretty much decided that we weren't going to renew. We were going to close the doors & be finished. Three kids is enough, right? Well, God, as always, has other plans! It's been months since we've heard from the county and we haven't been actively expecting or trying to get a child sent our way. We've settled into somewhat of a routine with three kids & we have been completely content. Tuesday afternoon at around 3:00, I received a phone call about a little boy who needed a home right away. I was given some information & asked if we would be willing to take him in, knowing that it could very well be temporary. I decided that we would do it, before I even told Bryan everything because I knew, without a doubt, that he would say, "absolutely". So when I asked what right away meant, thinking like before the week was up or something, I was told, as in right now. As soon as you can...is that ok? Well of course it's ok! This little boy needs a home & we need to love him for as long as is necessary & I know we're  not very prepared, but we'll make it work! So within an hour, we found ourselves at the CPS office signing placement papers and we still hadn't met this little boy. Our kids only new what was going on because we ran home to grab a car seat for him & they were all thrilled with getting a new little brother! Except Paisley because she was still asleep.
   So finally, the social worker asked if we were ready to meet him. I said yes & we went back into the room to meet him & bring him home. I found the sweetest, cutest little guy you could imagine who was scared, hungry & tired. I scooped him up into my arms & just cuddled him & tried talking to him. He was pretty shy at first, but the promise of coming home to play on the swings brought a little bit of excitement to his big brown eyes. We got outside of the office and he grew a little more animated with each step we took, and on the ride home was squealing "WEEEEE" from the back seat of the Jeep. He hit it off with the other kids right away & was obviously going to love playing outside and on the swing set. Even Paisley was excited for him, after she had gone to sleep with a family of 5 and woke up to a family of 6. Can you imagine what they were all thinking?
   So here we are. Saturday. And after only a little more than 4 days, he runs around the house with the girls, laughs and plays & giggles, gets excited for his bath time, sleeps through the night, eats like a champ & acts exactly like the rest of my kids! I am, head over heels in love with this sweet little guy & I will do anything I can to give him a super happy life, no matter how long he's with us. I am praying for forever, but I do know that there's some risk & although it's scary, we're prepared for it. And I don't think I would change a thing. It's been an opportunity for us to show God's love through our family, opportunity to talk to Roman, Katie & Paisley & help them to understand that he may not be here forever, but we're going to love him and treat him as our own until everything gets decided. They seem to understand and be ok with it. He's like a visitor for an extended time, and they're happy to have a new friend. We're happy to have another member of our family & no matter what happens, I think I'm finally on board with four kids. It's not so bad...it's actually pretty fun :)
  
  

6 comments:

  1. Sherry Skiles MillerNovember 22, 2014 at 8:07 PM

    I am so excited and happy for your family (our family)... He is so loveable and just fits in totally. I am praying for forever too... and will take what we can get. Love you all.

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    1. He just feels right! He's a perfect little fit for us & is already quite a little mamas boy!! I love it :)

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  2. I am so so so happy for you guys!!! And love that our family is getting bigger! LOL

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  3. I am so blessed by this. Thank you for stepping up to the plate.

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