Different News

I met with my licensor this morning. She is one of the sweetest people I have met. She is relatively new to licensing, but not new to the agency.


She showed me around the visiting rooms and the medical clinic and filled me in on some agency specifics.


I asked her about the present needs and there has been an increase of children coming through their doors older than the age stipulations on my license. It has been quite some time since they've seen a baby.


She explained the process of how they choose a family for a child that enters care.


Based off her information, I left feeling like it will be awhile before children are (long term temporarily) placed in my care.


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God is good and He always has perfect timing for everything.


While I wait, I plan to do respite care.


This allows for me to be a "weekend babysitter" and I don't need to plan for daycare, appointments, and everything else that comes with the territory of being a parent.


Right now I will take a placement ages 0-4 years old. Once I invest in a twin bed, I will expand that age range.... either up to 8 or maybe even 10 years old ... but for weekend respite only.


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So while it isn't the news I was hoping for, I am happy that the babies get to stay with their family. I am happy that there are less small ones entering the system.


My horizons are broadening. I am stepping into territory that I had not envisioned before. The future is still so unknown, but I follow my Papa's guiding and prompting.


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I am a momma. My heart has long been being prepared for this. My home not as long, but close to a year now.


God is good, and I know that He is preparing this way. I know that He has the perfect youngsters needing my love. There are children out there that will push me and mold me and have more of an impact on me than I may have on them.


If I can change the world of just one child ... my mission, my purpose, my calling will all be worth it. God is telling me that more than one life will be touched. How many that is, I don't know. But God knows.