Big News

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I've been dealing with a severe case of writers block over the last few months. And trust me, it is not because life has been boring. A planner by nature, I have had a pretty good idea of what the next five years will look like. I'll finish my master's degree and earn my ASHA CCCs, Zach will find a job teaching math or social studies, and we'll be thinking about starting a family at age 27.

I have a theory that we present such plan to God, he asks whether or not he has a place in them. And usually we're too busy trying to make these plans happen to hear him. And then a situation comes up where we become challenged or stretched. At this time, we look to God and asks him what he has for us, and we may not be prepared for the answer...

This situation for me came up three months ago. It was during this stretching time that God began to place the idea of foster parenting on my heart. I know that it could only have come form him because it was nowhere in my “plan”. After prayerful consideration, waiting on God, and seeking counsel, we decided to at least pursue the idea through Olive Crest, a foster agency that we have heard so much good about. This one call has changed our life.

At this time, we are less than a month away from being fully certified to foster-parent children in need between the ages of birth to 2. There is so much more to tell about this process, but I wanted to start by officially and finally blog about this life-changing decision. There are many questions that we have been trying to answer over the past few months and we have learned and grown so much! We covet your prayers as we seek after God and finalize our certification. We are so excited about this new step of faith.

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