Good News

After much prayer, Mark and I decided to go ahead and fence the pond. We knew we had done the right thing after God so graciously provided the funds--thank you, Jesus! So, we emailed our social worker and set up a meeting for her to come back out and inspect the fence. When she came this time, she was a completely different person and seemed so happy to be working with us (another prayer answered). She passed us through for re-licensure and talked to us about the many children, particularly toddlers and babies that needed adoptive placement.
We are so excited! She mentioned a sibling group of 4, all under the age of 5 that needed placement and asked us if we would consider them. Absolutely! We are just that crazy!

I don't know what will happen from this point forward, but God does. Every time I think about having 4 babies in the house I am flooded with a mixture of joy and fear. It will be so great to have young children who will grow up to only know us as their mom and dad, but at the same time, it will be a tremendous amount of work in the first year or two. I know the three older kids will be a big help and they are so excited that they might just jump out of their skin at any second. I also know that the younger ones will be easier to bond with because there will be lots of opportunities to cuddle up together.
Right now my thoughts are mostly sugar plums and gumdrops. Can't you just envision the little darlings with me? There they are lined up neatly in a little row to listen to a story with their hair perfectly combed, smiles on their faces and looks of adoration at their new family. Okay, okay, that may be taking things a bit too far. Reality will probably be babies with stained clothes and messy hair, crying and arching their little backs in an attempt to get away from this strange woman who keeps on insisting that she is their mother. The crying will persist until they can no longer hold their tiny eyes open and they will fall into a pitiful heap asleep where their feet were last standing as they whimper about the horrible nightmare that is still ongoing in their little heads.
Please pray for us and for these children because no matter where they end up, they need God's protection and provision.