Everything happens for a reason... is so far the theme of this year. I never saw it coming... but we are no longer the parents of our spirited 8 year old foster daughter. We decided together that she needed a much more stable environment to be able to continue moving forward in her journey in life. She came such a long way in the 9 months she was with us and everyone is so pleased with her progress. I knew she would test me with Shawn gone but she really started to regress in her behaviors. We realized that we had seriously rocked her boat and that we were going to do so many more times in this year and next year so we decided for her sake that it was time to move on. I was fortunate enough to be a part in the selecting of a new family for her and everything fell into place so unexpectedly that is truly proved that everything happens for a reason. She is settled in with her new family and they knew going in what they were getting into and have be so wonderful in letting Me and Shawn be a apart of her life still. We are all adjusting pretty well and I think that God had a plan that non of us knew about but it has worked out so well in every aspect for everyone involved. In a way its part of the whole foster parent experience we cant keep every child that comes into our lives but we sure can help make a difference and leave a positive impression in the time that we have them, and we did just that with "A".
We still have baby "J" who will soon be turning 10 months, I cant believe it. She is holding strong at about 16.5 lbs which is really good for her. She has been sick several times with some serious congestion problems due to her being a preemie. I am running on little sleep and am no longer really fazed by being puked on and coated head to toe in it... I am not exaggerating. She has for sure given us a crash course in parenting... I think people should do foster care if they are thinking about having kids and then they can make an informed decision as to what they are getting into.
I have been plowing away and settling into the new house, its coming along nicely and I am truly in homeownership love. I have a little painting left but as soon as thats done I will be letting everyone into our gorgeous home. I am so excited to fill it with children, laughter and love. Only 117 more days until Shawn will be home to be by my side to be enjoying this with me!!! (Miss you terribly my love xoxo)
My days are clicking on by I am busy with Dr apts for Jessica... every week. I just registered for school and on Feb 21st will be starting my Masters degree!! I just picked up my BA diploma at my school on Wednesday and I was so giddy holding that piece of paper, Thank you Uncle Sam for footing the bill and Thank you Lord for giving me the perseverance to see it through to the end no matter how many hick ups came along the way. I look forward to my journey in pursuing my Masters degree... AND I have decided that I will be pursuing a second Masters later on... I know I am crazy its that simple. Thank you to my wonderful Hubby for being my cheering section along the way, he is my motivation and the reason I work so hard at everything I do... saving the world as he likes to say. My wonderful girlfriends and I that started a non-profit has hoped to launch this school year but have conceded to more preparation and will be launching the following school year, we are still very excited and working hard to make it a super success!! I have kept busy on and off with the Army... I went before a promotion board yesterday in pursuit of my commission and was selected, the paper packet review board will be meeting in May and I am anxious to see if I am selected then because that will mean there will be two officers living in this house!! This year holds so many exciting things and I am anxious but being patient to see how they all turn out. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful husband who got me a year membership at Massage Envy and every month I go to get a massage to relax and collect my thoughts... Thanks honey, you rock!
Stay tuned I hope to blog more regularly now... the big move, holidays and saying goodbye to "A" have kept me insanely busy. This weekend I have a Dr apt at 9:30, a missions cluster meeting at Church at 10am and then a foster seminar across town at 1-4pm... thats just a glimpse into my life... my Mom saw my calendar laying out the other day and said "wow is that your schedule" I may not have a Mon-Fri 9-5 job but I sure keep busy with Army, school, parenting, non-profit, church... and saving the world ;-) Hope everyone is having a good year so far cant believe that we are almost moving into March this year is truly running away right from underneath my feet.
