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Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

See, this one knows about ease and refreshment.

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

I’m participating in a photo-a-day on Instagram called #knittogetherbyadoption. Yesterday’s prompt was “unknowns.” This is what I shared:

I am currently facing a ton of unknowns…who, what, where, when, why, how? When will the call come and who will our next child be? Why is he or she coming into#fostercare? Where is our next child right now and what is he or she going through? How will it all play out? Reunification or #adoption or some other path we haven’t walked yet? How long will he or she be with us? How will our household dynamic change? | Despite all of the unknowns, I have much more peace and patience this (4th) time around. I trust in God’s timing. I trust Him to match the child to our family that we’re best able to serve. As much as I like to plan, I also love surprises. #expecting #duedateunknown

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

We had a babysitter so that means its a date night, right? Required biannual 4 hr CPR class…with free snacks

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

I got a wake up call from DCS placement yesterday morning. Ugh. These decisions are hard! We’re on hold status so they must be desperate. It’s good to make decisions and set boundaries when you have a sound mind and not in the heat of the moment when a worker is describing a specific kid(s) and situation and your heart is breaking. I think we’re going to stick with our original decision to not accept any new placements until the beginning of November. (Previous kids or bio fam would be an exception.) Heart is still broken either way.

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!

Most of my Phone Photo Friday pictures are from my Instagram feed. Follow me @mahlbrandt if you’d like!