Kids Can't Wait To Have A Family

BE COMPLETELY HUMBLE AND GENTLE, BE PATIENT, BEARING WITH ONE ANOTHER IN LOVE.

EPHESIANS 4:2

That is what we lived for; my husband and I, or at least I did....the chance at giving one disadvantaged child a stable home.
  That was June 7, 2006.  Thinking back, I think it was March when I had originally emailed for an information package, and soon after made it a point that we, or I make it to the information session.

"We invite you to attend and hear about the Adoption Process and BC's Waiting Children." the information letter read.

And it was on September 25, 2006 that we were informed by letter that there was a seat awaiting us at the Adoption Education Program that October and November.

"A Family Assessment,"education surrounding adoption issues, is what it read, but to us it wasn't like a personal assessment, rather, a personal attack if you will, at our ability to conduct the most basic of health care on the most, a vulnerable child.

However, that was to come later, the personal attacks at our ability and character.  And that is exactly what it was!

An agenda of classroom style teaching with a variety of guest presenters, panel presentations, videos, group exercises as well as teaching by a facilitator.

Because my husband, Michael has issues surrounding his epilepsy and migraines evening did not work for him, so the only other option was to give up his precious Saturdays of which he wasn't a fan, but..
he did it anyway.

Grumble, grumble grumble, to satisfy me anyway....but admittedly he did learn things along the way, and run into people we knew from the church that we attend.

And then there were the home visits......

However to back track, a bit....because, not myself personally, but by some the thought was that because we had a disability, we were therefore lacking the abilities to take care of special needs children.....

And that was in theory how the intake worker saw things......she did do her job in asking us all kinds of questions, but to really know us and we were capable of.....she did not bother to see us run any of our daily routines.

Was she blind to the facts as we presented them and the was we prejected ourselves? 

Without a doubt.....YES!

But as hard as it was; just like the scripture says;  hearing the call of God on our lives....we were patient and with that displaying a kind heart to all of the nay-Sayers.

And there were many...

However, we pressed one....all for not....maybe.....at least in the eyes of the British Columbia's  Ministry for Children and Families.

So to us, our first born; Ellie-Marie was much more than a blessing~~~

TO THIS DAY, WE ARE THANKFUL FOR OUR BLESSING, HOWEVER I AM TOO SORRY, THAT THOSE IN AUTHORITY DIDN'T SEE IT OUR WAY~~