tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420697838421825920.post5235578884419575093..comments2023-01-25T19:21:51.687-08:00Comments on Life Goes On...: Crayon Time MachineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420697838421825920.post-66729784731728324452011-04-26T19:48:27.579-07:002011-04-26T19:48:27.579-07:00For those of you reading...one of the mom's of...For those of you reading...one of the mom's of a student left me a 96 count box of crayons in my mailbox at school. It was such a touching gesture!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08610171297968529506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420697838421825920.post-78589354780366009432011-03-31T05:35:59.370-07:002011-03-31T05:35:59.370-07:00I have friends who adopted internationally and God...I have friends who adopted internationally and God provided every penny of the $25,000 through fundraisers. Money should not be a reason to stop you from considering adoption. "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." James 1:27Aspiring Foster Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520383384972618449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420697838421825920.post-91038525047519544742011-03-30T19:52:49.401-07:002011-03-30T19:52:49.401-07:00If you adopt through Oklahoma DHS there is NO COST...If you adopt through Oklahoma DHS there is NO COST to you. The child even gets free child care til they are 18. You do not have to foster first to adopt through DHS. We looked into it. There isn't the long wait for a baby like I thought either. When a baby goes up for adoption they are placed with the best home for them 1st. So if you are a two parent home with good financial status you don't have to wait as long. I was amazed at how many baby's go up for adoption.<br />If Eric is willing to foster to adopt you can decide to only foster children that are going up for adoption.<br />Praying you find the right road for you guys.<br />I know this was hard for us. James was completely against adoption until Tori was living with us and became his. Then there was no question when she did go up for adoption. He honestly didn't think he could love another persons child. God used foster for us because that's how he opened Jame's heart to Tori.<br /><br />We will keep praying for you guys. Tori talks about you all the time now since she has been praying for you. It's pretty cute.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04783579159744199918noreply@blogger.com