Being a foster parent is an adventure not in just going from infertile to mommy, or life going from boring to busy, or all the stuff we deal with case plan crazies. No it's also been an adventure in ways I never imagined it would. An adventure not just emotionally exhausting at times, but also spiritually challenging. All in all it's an adventure we don't plan to leave any time soon, and we praise God for leading us to where we are today.
If you know me you know that I've always wanted to be a mommy. Watching everyone around us get pregnant and have kids is quite difficult at times. I had the privilege to work as a nanny twice since we've been married and it really showed me just how much I can love a child that is not mine as if they were. We got into foster care dreaming about adoption; it's the best (and cheapest) way to adopt. But before we were even opened up as a foster home God started speaking to our hearts about how this shouldn't be about us and our selfish desires. This song describes that time in our lives and still speaks volumes today:
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"I could sit around and wait for someone else to do what God has called me to do myself..."
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