Hello, dear family & friends!
Over the last few months, the urge to apply for foster care certification has been weighing on my heart. A little background: Wes & I have always wanted to foster/adopt, even before we had Fletcher. As most of you know, Wes has four adopted siblings. Seeing as how we have witnessed the trials involved first-hand, we feel this is something that we're moderately prepared for.
Of course, it will be a process. In Texas, different foster & adoptive care agencies provide the training, home inspections, and eventually match you with a child or children. It is now up to us to choose an agency, attend 12-35 hours of classes, complete CPR/1st Aid Classes, complete background, safety, health checks, home inspections, etc. We could end up spending about $320 or so before we are even certified. It's at least a 4-month process, and we may decide it's not for us at some point.
We would need to request boys, because children of the opposite sex cannot share a room if they're older than 6. Two brothers would be awesome to have, preferably of school-age. Most kids remain in care for 6-12 months on average, and 18 months is the cut-off. About 18% of children end up being eligible for adoption after 18 months.
Just a little info. So, in the next 6 months or so, we may be changing the name of this blog... :)
If any of you have advice and/or experience please feel free to comment or e-mail us.
In other news, we would love to congratulate:
1st- Adam & Yoko (Wes' brother & wife) on the birth of their little Fisher. Middle name yet? :)
2nd- Bekah & Stephan (high school friend from Moscow) on the birth of their Eisley Rachel.
2 comments:
guys! that's awesome! i cannot imagine more perfect candidates for foster parenting! you guys have so much love and i'm amazed at the selflessness of the both of you. you might not be looking for "praise" for doing what you feel so strongly in your heart, but you'll get it from me! :) and even if you decide along the way that it isn't for you, the fact that your heart is so pure and intentional right now is inspiring! we love you and will be praying for you as you enter and go through this process!
why, thank you. she needs to meet her cousin fletch one of these days! although, she's probably not very interesting for him yet. :-)
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