When looking back on when we first got these new children
and look to where we are now I know the Lord is directing my steps every step
of the way. Miss J has been with us for
a month now. She is a beautiful girl
with so much potential. She brings her
own flavor to the house. I love having
her here. She is trying to call me mom. Most of the time she calls me
"mommy". I think it makes it
just a little easier to get use to the idea. I know it must be hard and I let her know that
it is not a requirement. She can call me
Sheri if she would like.
Today at church we saw her old counselor from Kiros. Jade walked up and gave her a big hug. The funny thing is my girls were over at their
cousins house and they had on these little house on the prairie dresses. They made aprons and bonnets for them. They decided to be silly and where these
dresses to church that Sunday. This was
the day her counselor decided to be at our church. Miss J was grinning from ear to ear. I wonder what was going through her mind.
The two little girls are realizing that Miss J is not their
mom. They do love their big sister and
Miss J has had to be their mom for most of their life. Miss J lets me be their mom and realizes that
she is their big sister so there is not a power struggle going on. Sometimes I feel bad when the little one gets
hurt and they run past her to get to me to make their owie better. I think it is times like these that she
realizes that I am the mom. I can sense
there is not bitterness or attitude but just acknowledgement. She has expressed that she is so happy that
she can act 13 and does not have to worry about her sisters well being any
more.
So every day we are just keep our heads up and leaning on
the Lord every step of the way. Please
keep us in prayers. On the 12th of
September is a court date. I know Miss J
is very nervous about it. For this
involves possibly loosing her sisters.
Things tend to always be looked out negatively due to the history of
their case. For me I have been lifting
this up in prayer for a few months now. I have faith that these kids will be ours
sooner or later. It does concern me that
through the process of getting there the psychological damage that this case is
causing them is not good.
Just in few month that I have been doing foster care it is
very evident in this case how the state is for the parents and not the
children. The fact of how long these
kids have been in the system and how many times they have been removed is only
evident. Miss J has written a 6 page
letter to the courts and is going to read it. It tells her mom how she feels and how she
feels about the little girls' dad. She
has witnessed a lot of abuse at the hands of these two people who the courts
are still giving chances to. It is heart
breaking!
Thanks you for prayers!!! Boy do we need them!! I will be
sure to post an update after the court hearing on the 12th.
Blessings,
Sheri
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