We got to meet our Social Worker, Michele for the 1st time today! It was a good meeting with a TON of information about the home study process and learning about what to expect once we bring an adopted child into our family. We discussed with Michele about how we felt led to adopt an older child or children, ages 4-8 and would love to have a sibling set. She shared with us that typically they do not recommend older children to younger couples that do not already have children, but instead would recommend an infant through 4 yrs. old. This info took us by surprise and set me in all sorts of emotions. My first thought was, "An orphan is an orphan, why does age matter?" We have felt this whole time that God has guided our hearts toward older children and this news was not following that calling. Now don't get me wrong, I will gladly take any child that God has for us, but it was as if a little piece of my Faith was chipped away. We have used our faith in every decision so far in this process and now this age factor situation could really test it. We have to pray and decide whether to keep our orginal age range that we felt God told us to pursue, or to rethink it and consider the infant-4 yr. old range. It is SO hard to know what to do in this crazy walk of faith because you do not have this big voice from heaven telling you exactly what to do.
Guess We Will...
i LOVE that first quote! Just remember, God is the only one who will truly have the final say in who your sons will be! :) xoxo
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