It's so strange when you step out of something, your awareness for it seems to slip. The old saying, "out of sight out of mind" can be so true! We have been out of the foster arena for a few months and this weekend we stepped back in. We got a call on Wednesday asking if we could keep a boy while they straighten out some issues within his placement. (honestly...we were just relieved we weren't black listed for our skills on the last placement) They sent us information on some of his issues and the heartbreak for these kids just never seems to subside. We haven't been involved in meetings or seminars for a few months and I think we forgot about the pain and hurt that is out in the world. I think we stepped out of fostering for a minute and put in the back of our minds the absolute demonic behaviors that people have to hurt kids.
Last night he spent the night with us and he was GREAT! What a sweet heart this kid has! John was carrying his stuff up to the house and he stopped him to say "thank you" for carrying his bag. I was immediately impressed with his manners.
Today we were driving to the dollar theater to see a movie and we passed a Salvation Army. He said out of the blue, "Salvation Army isn't your family center, Wal-Mart is." HA! Couldn't agree more!
It was a refreshing night to hang with this amazing creation of God's. With some kids you can just tell they will turn out ok--he's one of them. He has kindness in his heart and that goes a long way!
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