Are We Taking a Break?

Yesterday we were recapping our first foster care experience with Our Guy to some friends of ours.  They asked a question which Tony and I have asked ourselves a million times (and thankful come up with the same answer every time).  They asked if we were going to take a break from foster care for awhile.

See Our Guy was hard for us.  We weren't up all night with him.  He didn't strip down naked in public.  His world didn't collapse if his plans were changed.  However, his lack of respect (and everything that went with it such as entitlement and selfishness) took a try at our patience hourly.  Respect is our biggest rule in this house.  Apart from our faith it is the most important thing to us.  So it took a lot out of us.  We were ready for him to go home.

So are we taking a break from foster care?  Stopping for awhile?  Focusing on us?

Yes and no.  We will take a break for as long as God grants us a break.  Our name is still on the list and we are still accepting children.  In fact, we had only removed our name for a month while Our Guy was here, so we were willing to accept kids the last week and a half he was here.

We are okay if God gives us a break for a month or two.  We have a lot of work to do for the ministries we are in and would like to get back to a "normal" routine.  We are happy to not be on high alert with our rules and schedule (if you gave Our Guy an inch he took a mile....which meant NO flexibility).

Truly we are open to what God has.  We are not wishing or hoping for either and are great with both scenarios.  God has called us too this and when God calls you to something you do it.  It doesn't matter how hard it is, you do it!  Because in the end you get to hear your kiddo say, "I love you" or "I want to serve God with my whole life".  And you know that God has been glorified by this child!