Our house is expanding...by 4 feet. Yes, just 3 months after taking J.T. into our home, 2 little girls will be adding their "patches" to our patchwork family.
Yes, it's quick.
Yes, it's crazy.
But we know it's right.
Just 6 weeks after getting J.T. I had a dream that there was a little girl who needed us. I brought it up to Jon and he just blew it off, saying it was too soon. The next week I had another dream about a little girl and he took it a bit more seriously.
"Well, I guess we said we'd know when the time was right. Let's bring it up with J. T."
He loved the idea and has been asking for a sister ever since.
So we were slow on calling the placement worker, just getting caught up in the busyness of life with a 4 year old.
Another week passed and another dream. This one was clearly a 3 year old girl who needed us,- but the window of opportunity was closing.
It didn't make a bit of sense to me. How could we run out of time? It's not as if they hold foster kids on the shelf for a bit. When they come into care, they place them. I woke up with such a strong feeling in my spirit I couldn't let it rest.
"Jon, you have to call Sara. And if you don't I will! We're running out of time.... it's a girl,- a three year old girl."
"Ok, ok, I'll call her now."
Dialing. "Hey Sara, it's Jon G.....yeah.....oh really?.....hmmmmm.....ok, maybe I should let you talk to my wife."
Sure enough, she had a 3 year old girl in mind for us. She was actually already in care, but needed a transfer in placement. She was going for a weekend respite with another family, but Sara expected to current foster mom to need the transfer in the next few days.
We said yes without a doubt. But when the weekend came and went, the current foster mom through she could make the situation work.
We were disappointed, but at the same time we all knew it wouldn't work. So we waited patiently.
And two weeks ago Jon got a call from Sara.
"Remember that little girl? We'll need to change her placement. For real this time, it's just not working where she currently is"
"Yes. we'll take her"
"Well wait....there's also a sister"
Yes, they are part of a group of 5 children who are in care, and many have been separated. The agency saw this as the perfect opportunity to reunite the girls.
That was surprise to us, but we took the weekend to pray about it. In the end we felt this was truly the right thing to do.
So they are joining us this weekend, first the 10 year old A.T. and then the (now) 4 year old Si-Si.
Crazy? Yes.
But we knew that was the journey we were signing up for.
And now you know...the rest of the story.
