A walk through our decision making. I was thinking the age old "I wouldn't be able to give the baby back." Which is what everyone thinks. Then I realized that I was putting my needs and feelings above those of this little child who, at no fault of there own, have found themselves in an impossible situation. I have the ability and resources and love to help a child, why wouldn't I do that.
My second fear was how would this affect my child. I was concerned that bringing a baby into our home only to have it leave after a few months would be hurtful and confusing to her. Talking with other parents who have been through that with their children. They all say that it was more beneficial for their children than hurtful. Don't get me wrong, it will be hard on all of us when you have to give a baby back. We are going into this knowing and understanding that though. We have chosen to look at it like this: Sad for us but we can rejoice at what God has done in that family.
So here we are about to start on this journey. We have already done our parenting classes, turned in the mountain of paperwork, passed DHEC, fire inspection, and our homestudy. Now we are just going to wait for our license to come in.
We covet your prayers in our lives and are thankful for all the support we have been shown. We are open to any questions and would love to share our experience so far with anyone thinking about foster parenting.
