We Are All Called

Before finding out we were expecting with Michael

I had an appointment set up to investigate becoming 

foster parents.

I don't think it was something that Warren was ever really 

on board with and it was something that I feared.

I feared the letting go.....

the possibility of watching children be ordered

back to bad situations.

I feared a broken heart.

But, I was very interested in helping children 

in crisis.

We never went to that appointment.

It seemed when I found out about our pregnancy that 

God closed that door.

Over the next 2 decades we have come to know 

families that are either entirely or partially made up 

of members who came through the foster system 

or adoption.

These families have a special place in my heart.

What a blessing to see God make a family that way.

I have moments of longing...still.

In more recent years we have gotten very close 

to some families who were in the process of 

adoption and have seen their journey up close and 

in a very personal way.

It is hard.

It is real.

It is beautiful.

I've felt conflicted as verses are quoted about 

all of us Christians caring for the widows and the orphans.

I mean, am I that selfish that I won't get over my fear of 

flying and go to some other country and rescue as many 

children as I can from their crib?

Or shouldn't I get in line to bring home a child in need

from any other source?

Well, 

maybe I am.

It is possible that there is a part of me that

says we are about through with the hands on parenting

and would I really want to start over.

If I'm being honest this has passed through my brain.

But there is also another part that would jump to 

go and bring a child home.

However, 

I'm not the only part of the equation.

I'm not the only one who 

would be impacted by such a 

decision.

Chelsea blessed my heart this week when 

she talked in a very matter of fact way 

about the child she will adopt one day.

How sweet it would be if God did 

call her to that in His timing.

However, 

I feel very strongly that just as some are called

to teach and preach, 

some are called to serve in the background.

Some of us are called to prayer for the families that God has called

to adoption.

Some of us are to give....of our financial resources.

Some of us are to give of our time in making meals

or doing other household chores to free up the 

adoptive family to focus on special needs.

For now I have found my calling as it relates to the precious 

ones who are finding the homes God has prepared for them.

I am at peace.

I have less guilt....can't say none.

There will always be a part of me that wants 

to go.

But there is something that every one of us can do.

I wonder what he has for you?

It is a very huge blessing to become a part of the world

of adoption.

In one way....or another.

Families I am currently working with are:

The Mussers

and

The Haines

Also adopting in our home town:

The Herrs

At the very least

 I hope you will add these families to 

your prayer list.