Cody and I have made a major shift in our journey and are now going to be pursuing foster to adopt, specifically with a boy/girl sibling set!!!!
We received an email a couple of weeks ago from a DCFS worker, informing us that because of Cody's native heritage, we might be interested in a situation involving two native toddler siblings. I sent it over to Cody because he was working. Immediately Cody called me and we both had the same answer, YES!! We felt that nudge, that calling and mission on our life right there in that email. we couldn't turn it down. Because these babies are from Cody's specific tribe, based primarily in the south, there are limited resource homes in the state of California. Tribe approval is a must. These babies had no options until they found us. Cody and I started our journey with the mindset that we would be adopting an infant, straight from birth. As we spoke with attorneys and agencies.....one thing kept coming up.....FOSTER. At first that word scared us. Foster care seemed like this crazy unknown. The point of Foster Care is to reunite child with blood relatives and hopefully the birth mom. It would be SO incredibly scary to open our hearts to this vulnerability. I mean, we want to adopt, these kids and they may never be ours? How could we do this? Because one day of loving these babies, we believe, is going to last a life time. The bond they form with our kids and us, will not be for nothing. These will be our babies for the time that they are supposed to, because God has always orchestrated everything for us perfectly. Yes, we do hope we can be their forever parents. Yes we do hope the system works the way we really LONG for it to. BUT in the mean time.....here we are....open arms and hearts. Cody said to me today " at this point it just means more chicken nuggets and green beans right?".....YES! And twice the amount of love and chaos and blessings and goodness! We have already made ourselves vulnerable by birthing two babies and putting a piece of our bodies on the outside.....this is just another vulnerability....but MAN it will be worth it. We can't wait to hopefully welcome these two littles into our home in the next couple months!!!! hopefully before Thanksgiving! |