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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!

Jason and I got a Bee’s handprint made for her shadow box the other day. Nineteen more days with Bee before she heads back to Wisconsin. That’s the plan at this point. If you know much about foster care you know that getting 3 weeks notice before a big change is such a gift. Most everything happens suddenly and can change at any moment. We had 1 hour notice of her initial arrival and 1 day notice of her holiday pass to leave the state for Christmas. That’s more typical. I’m not even going to think about sorting and packing for at least two weeks.

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!

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!