Since the last time we've seen each other, we've completed our foster licensing classes. And we've been eating the elephant that is the paperwork of foster care. And honestly, we're almost done. With this part anyway... We've got our health inspector coming out this week and then a couple of other things to finish, and then we'll be ready for the next step, which is our home study.
While researching foster care and the licensing process, I never really could find a good checklist of all that we'd need to do and get together. In the time of waiting, I really wanted to be able to prepare and nest well. But all of the requirements differ from state to state, and agency to agency. Because it's something that I so desperately wanted to find, and felt so strongly that it would have helped me, I plan to write a post soon about all the preparations and paperwork that is required for foster licensing. Well. At least everything that comes with licensing in Texas. And at least in Kendall county. Do things change from county to county? See..that's a question I don't even know...but I think they're similar, because our agency works in multiple counties and the requirements seem to be the same for them... hmmmm...
I digress... My mind seems to be a whirlwind these days. Between scheduling everything and signing everything and still cleaning out the junk from our house...
But one thing that I've learned through all of this adulting is that you have to take some time to decompress a little. A few weeks ago, our women's ministry at church hosted a chalkboard lettering class with Selah Creative Studio here in Boerne. And you guys. My life has changed.
What started as a simple desire to hang out with other women and do something fun and different turned into a little bit of an obsession. And I've been doodling everywhere since. I ended up posting some of my doodles on Facebook of some of the scriptures I've drawn out. In my eye, they could use some practice. And a lot of it.
God created me to be a creative. And recently, the Execitive Director of the South TX Alliance For Orphans reached out and challenged me to help with a project. Y'all. I never thought I'd be able to do this. But I LOVE it. One of my besties had a t-shirt company and she let me in on a secret program that took a little (ok a lot of) Googling to figure out but I've learned how I can draw out my designs and then digitize them and manipulate them to embed them into other media. I'm constantly amazed at what God does in my life when I'm not even looking for or expecting anything to come out of it. One of my favorites is this one, and I don't feel guilty posting it because the SoTXAFO didn't select it for the project.
Being part of our nursery theme, this particular one is so personal for me. And I'm so surprised at what God has stirred up in me through this outlet in only the past couple of weeks. And He's used this outlet to calm me and to give me something to focus on while we continue this seemingly never ending waiting season.
So that's what I've been up to recently, and I'll be continuing to work with the SoTXAFO on the project that they've reached out to me for. We'll also continue to eat the elephant of paperwork until we're ready for the next step.
I covet your continued prayers and support for us as we move along in this journey. Getting over this first hump has seemed to be a huge feat so far. But God...
