On Monday we got our second call for a foster care placement. The placement worker left a voicemail for Jason. He called me as soon as his plane was on the ground and he got the message but it was already too late. It was for one little girl. We probably would have said yes. I am at peace about it—I’m believing she ended up in a good home and things turned out the way they were supposed to. But, it’s hard to wrap my brain around it all… one phone call can change everything. Missing a call (by 35 minutes) can change everything.
Instead of going over to a friends house for dinner, cake and a birthday celebration Monday night, I could have been fumbling around with setting up our car seat, running to Kroger for diapers and formula and baby food (and Googling what you can feed a 9 month old), calling my boss to let him know I may or may not be stopping in to the office tomorrow, texting my friends to start praying, calling my mama to say HELP! But tonight that little baby girl will be laying her head down to sleep at another house and I’ll be going about business as usual. Again, I have complete peace about how it all worked out, it’s just strange to think about how differently this week could have turned out. And “business as usual” feels a little lame.
Seeing as we’ve had 2 calls in 5 days, I imagine we’ll get a placement soon. I have a tangle of contrasting emotions: excited, scared, hopeful, sad… It’s beautiful thing, foster parenting, and also a horrible thing. I wish the need for it didn’t exist. I know I’m only seeing and understanding the tip of the iceberg at this point.
One of my co-workers aptly put it in an email the other day, This is truly a unique journey.
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Who is more available, call wise? I am the one to get all of the calls. If they ever called my husband we would have missed every call. If you are the one more available maybe you can ask the county to call your cell first.
Wow. That is crazy how missing a call by 35 min can make it or break it. Glad you are at peace with it. God’s timing is perfect, it will all work out – as you know 🙂
Wow.
We are just back from a “media free” month, so I’ve been reading (and enjoying :)) July’s posts.
How exciting that you’ve gotten a couple of calls! I totally understand that feeling of having one decision to make, and if you say yes, your life changes in a big way, but if you say no then you simply go on with every day activities. It is such an interesting feeling.
I will be praying for wisdom and discernment for you and Jason, as recieve more calls. So excited for you both! 🙂