Here is the latest update on our Foster to Adopt journey. Shorter blog this week as we're basically in what feels like the "Foster to adopt school system". We are currently four classes into our 30hrs of training required. We can't go further in the process until these classes are finished. The classes teach you how you are to discipline the child (or rather what you can and can't do), what state requirements are for safety, as well as teach you about medications specifically psychotropic prescriptions. As you can imagine, it feels about like working with the "post office" at times learning all the requirements and wondering why at times they make seemingly simple things so convoluted. With that, it's understandable that they have to have these processes in place to protect the children even from foster families. It's an interesting balancing act between the state, the children, and the foster parent's. I'm sure that in the end, these classes are a small way of preparing us for our crazy life change that is about to happen. This has been hard for us to juggle with Tyler's school and sports schedule, Aaron's work schedule, and our weekly commitments to church, friends, family, etc... Sometimes I just feel like screaming AHHHHH!!!
One thing we have learned very quickly through this process is you can't do this alone. You have to have a support system around you. I think of Grey's Anatomy when Meredith and Christina call each other "Their Person". God has blessed us with so many amazing people along this journey. These people have offered to watch Tyler while we attend these classes. These people have offered to put their kids down and come over and sit at our house until 11pm while Tyler is sleeping. These people have offered to babysit when they live close to an hour away. These people have offered to spend the night so the babysitting is easier on everyone. These people pray for us, with us, over us on a regular basis. God has so richly blessed us with such great friends and family!
We have never felt alone or not supported in this journey. Our church rallied together and raised close to $1000 in gift cards and cash for us just in case we get a kid in the middle of the night and we have to run out and buy clothes and diapers. WOW!! God has shown us how He is preparing and supporting us through the people He's put in our lives. We have been so richly blessed by them and it's so encouraging to know that we are not alone in this journey. We pray that Christ be glorified to a child (or to children) through this process and that He be given the glory.
We are sooooo incredibly thankful for "Our People!"
Love,
The Teague's
P.S. So much for the shorter blog. :)
