No...I'm not pregnant (I don't think, anyway...). We may just have the opportunity to adopt two children in as little as six months from now. They have been removed from their parents' custody because the parents are barely more than children themselves and can't even take care of themselves. They had been living in a dump of a home and had been obtaining their electricity illegally. Well, the utilities found out and sent someone to shut off the electricity. When that happened, they realized that there were young children in the home (at this point, they are 20 months old and 6 months old) and reported that to authorities. They were removed from the home a week ago. The maternal grandparents are members of our ward and are just agonized over this. They were going to take the children in to their home but realized that if they did, the mother would never be motivated to make needed changes in her life (the husband is only father of the youngest child). While they hope against hope that their daughter will put her life in order, they are extremely doubtful that this will take place. The court has given her six months to make changes in her life sufficient to be able to care for the children. Again, her parents are very doubtful that she ever will be at that point anytime soon. Which is where we come in...the grandparents would love to see these darling children raised in a strong LDS home and sealed to their parents, and they - knowing we haven't been able to have more children - asked if we might consider adopting them. That came as quite a shock, but after much prayer and discussion, we decided that should the court terminate parental rights, we would love to add these children to our family. So, we could have them in our home in as little as six months from now, which is an exciting thought. We put the question to our children to see what they thought, and they were so excited at the prospect. They are really hoping that they end up with a new little sister and a new little brother.
We're just praying that things will work out the way the Lord would have them do, whether they are meant to stay with their biological mother or be adopted by us. Just thought I'd let you all know...I'll keep y'all posted... Heidi the fair Heidi Page [EMAIL PROTECTED] ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
