A Difficult Decision

What do you do when you have an extremely difficult decision to make?  Well, if you are Robert and I, you pray and discuss and sometimes cry.

We had a difficult decision to make this month.  It became obvious to us that one of the children we were planning to adopt had some deep emotional (possibly psychological) and behavioral issues that would require some intense therapy.

Over time it began to become clear that we would not be able to provide the help and the amount of attention that this child needed.  We eventually came to the decision that we needed to ask for the child to be remove from our care.  DSS agreed and it was ultimately decided that all three children would leave our home.

The children were officially removed January 16th.  We are saddened that this adoption did not go as we had hoped.  At this point we are trying to understand what God was trying to accomplish through all of this.  We are searching for what He was possibly trying to teach us through this as well.

We ask that you pray for us as we are adjusting back to a four person family.  We ask that you pray for the kids in their new placements.  We ask that you pray that God will reveal His purpose to us.

We are at peace with our decision, but that doesn't make it easy at all times.  Thanks for caring, thanks for checking in on us, thank you for loving us and pray for us.  We love you friends!

Noel