07/28/2026
Our family just returned from a 10 day Utah trip with sore feet (hiking 30 combined miles) and full hearts.
After a 2+ year fostering journey we'll send our baby back to his bio parents this week and pray for the best. What we know is God is sovereign and we are so thankful for that because our hearts would continually lead us astray.
Our oldest foster daughter (and bio to the baby) will be staying with us for the time being as she prepares and works through some things before returning home. Grieving a baby while caring for his sister? Whew.
This vacation was good for our souls - just the OG five again after years of foster care taking up so much space in our home - workers, appointments, therapies, public school schedules, parent visits, case plans, court dates, the emotional ups and downs, behaviors... and with this one came attacks from the bio family, DCF calls/allegations, slandering, lies, and lots of hurt. But grace, forgiveness, mercy... Because our Father gave those to us when we are SO undeserving.
We're not sure what the future holds in our fostering journey but for now we'll take space and just be us 7 again (with one basically grown and doing her own thing, wahhhh). We'll work on processing, healing and surrendering because HIS way is better. π€