All children, no matter who they are born to, belong to Him first. He is so good to give us the privilege to love and care for His most precious creation, the one made in an image of Him.
In July our home grew from a family of 2 to 4 and soon became 5 with the birth of our son. In November our first placement moved and a month later we said goodbye again and were left with a very empty home. Many, many tears have been shed, and being mommy and daddy for 6 months and having to say goodbye is possibly the hardest thing we have ever been through.
I started asking myself...
"Can I really do this?"
"Will I love the next one less because now I know what goodbye feels like?"
"Is this really what He wants us to do?"
Somehow, I found a comfort in the presence of so many questions. Isn't this EXACTLY what God calls us to?
The hard, the ugly, the faith building trials...
When we are in a situation so heart wrenching and God is still there...when His hands are almost visible...we cannot help but know He is good, and see His sovereignty over the situation.
Despite "loss" being still so fresh, I know that all the tears in our eyes and scars on our hearts are a worthy sacrifice for the privilege to care for God's children in such an intimate way by welcoming them into our home.
Grief is heavy on our hearts, but there is still room for a little excitement in the unknown details of the next child whom we will share our home, and most of all our heats with.
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If you would like to learn the many different ways you can serve through foster care, look up your state's DCFS website.
If you are in Arkansas, look up the next info meeting in your area, through the CALL
