Wow, I’m shocked, round 2...

So, we are going through the process of becoming licensed foster parents, A-GAIN…Hey, wait, I just noticed that at the word “again” is "a gain”, interesting…After 2 years the court has terminated the birth parents reunification process, not terminate rights,yet…That still has to happen...
What “terminate the reunification process” is, is the court doesn't help the parents anymore  with unifying them with their children…The parents have to 120 days legally to do, ummm, I really don’t know, until the next court date…Since they are out of state this process is different, long, and requires patience...

It’s so frustrating going through all the “channels” of becoming licensed foster parents when you already know what to do as a parent...ANNDD,  we’ve been licensed foster parents already!!
I can understand some of the things they require, but there are so many things that really seem like a waste of time and money…
For instance, when I received the 53-page application to start the process to foster/adopt, question #32 wants to know “how sexually compatible you and your spouse are?” Seriously? Ummmm, very compatible, people!!! Who would put incompatible? It's so dumb, and I don’t care what the reasoning is because there  are 52 more pages filled with questions that should pretty much tell you what kind of people we are… And, in my opinion, it’s all a crap shoot anyway because unfortunately, there are some foster parents out there that are horrible...

Another example of wasting my time and money is, we have to take a car seat class? Um, why? I’ve been clipping car seats in for 14 yrs, I think I know how…I’m sure everyone’s car seat is wrong according to the class, but let’s put it this way, I don’t know all the rules, but I have NEVER clipped my kids car seat in and thought it was to loose…My husband, who has seen many things, in his line of work, would make sure our car seats protect our kids…Speaking of having no kids, the teacher teaching the kinship/foster class has no kids and talks about what we parents need to do to be a parent, but claims she didn’t write the program, but seems to take a lot of pride in something she has no experience in...Even dumber…Now, don’t get your "panties in a wad" and give me a hard time if your reading this and your not a parent or how you get ticked off when people say to you, “ your not a parent, you have no clue.” I’m specifically just talking about this teacher and I say it like that because she’s so confused in her personal life, and she really has no business telling us PARENTS how to parent when she can’t figure out if she has a wife or a girlfriend…She said it was complicated….Ya, think? 

I will say the only thing I like about the class is, knowing there are resources, and the people taking the class...When we tell family and friends what we are doing they seem to be in awe of it, and say things like: “wow”, “that’s crazy”, “really?”, or “that’s awesome.” Ha! I think it’s funny...I'm actually in awe of the people in the class...There's an elderly couple in their 70's, who will be adopting their 4 month old granddaughter! Another couple already raised their 5 daughter and are adopting their 2 nieces...A single mom adopting her 12th grandchild...Now that, is insane to me...
It hasn't personally hit me in a way it's hitting family and friends, and I think I like that, because it keeps my mind clear on hearing from my Lord, which He has been doing, ever so gently...I’ll have to share that next...My BFF Rachel, asked me,  how  I feel about possibly adopting these 2 kids? I really don't know how I'm suppose to feel, I guess...I'm excited, a little nervous, and have  an attitude of, "it is what it is." She called it peace from the Lord, and that I like too…

"Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7