Family Planning Session

So last Monday was the family planning session. B's mom, the lawyers, caseworkers, CASA peeps EVERYONE!

It was good. Basically, the mom has 12 months to get her act together and they are still waiting on the paternity test for the grandmother and another cousin to apply for a homestudy. They aren't moving too terribly fast. Mom has a psych eval on Nov 18 that they are trying to push sooner. She has no chance of being with him until she passes the eval. They would like to do a family foster home so that mom and Baby B can be together.

She is your typical teenager. I could see her fitting well into our youth group. Every time I meet a family I am always taken over with emotions by the Holy Spirit. It's like each time He tells me that these are His people and I am His hands and feet. I sat there watching her interact with him almost like he was a puppy. No one in the room helped her work with him. It's like they are there to watch her fail. They watch her to see her interaction but aren't willing to guide her. I understand why, but it's hard to know that one day she could be with him and other than her parenting classes will have no experience. She needs guidance!

She is a lost and hopeless child in the system. I know what she did was wrong but who am I to judge her. It's not my place. It's only by the grace of God that it's not me in her shoes. She lives in a hopeless situation with no one to help her. Her own grandmother can't afford to take care of her so they are living with someone else now. It's a sad situation. Amanda took some pictures of him a couple of weeks ago and I contemplated all week as to whether I should give some to her but I didn't want to give her anything else to make her want him more so I left them in the car. When we were leaving she asked if she could give me money to get his picture taken at walmart and send them with him next week to visitation. I ended up giving them to her and then I realized that we were called to be His hands and feet to ALL not just the ones we think deserve it. So for now I pray to grace that is not mine to be rationed out but is  His to be shown to all.

B is doing so good! Other than his cold he is a happy, fun little dude! He is sitting up on his own and eating the mess out of his veggies! I love listening to him laugh. Brandon always gets him going in the morning and it's so funny. We LOVE spending time with him.

Thank you all for your prayers. Each week is another blessing and always a glimpse of into the heart of the one who has raised me from the grave.