“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” James 1:27 Our hectic life has caused a lot of stress lately. Also, the behaviors of our 12-year-old foster girl have taken its toll on us. She has taken things and we have caught her time and again in lies. She cannot handle discipline, and the consequences of her actions can send her into an emotional meltdown. She recently ran away after being grounded (on an evening I was out of town) and my husband had to call the police. She realizes now that decision was a mistake.
However, we’ve begun to notice that she has been bullying our 2-year-old little boy. She always does it in another room where we can’t see, but Stinkpot will come out of his room crying that “She hit me”. We’ve never actually witnessed it, but it happens at least once on most days. When I discovered that she had a history of being rough with little kids, my husband and I decided that a move might be best for her and us as a family.
After talking with our foster home worker, she agreed that a move would be best and now our foster girl will be moved this morning. My emotions run from partial relief to guilt to sadness. Because the new home is a potential adoptive home, she is taking it quite well.
So on this Thursday, I’m thankful that:
- We were able to provide a stable home for her after a failed adoption
- A more suitable foster home has been found for her with no little kids and in the country to deter her from running away
- This new foster home may lead to a forever home for a girl abandoned by her mother
Please pray for all of us this week during this transition!
