be careful what you pray for
I talked to my hubby so now I can share my idea with you all. I did this to myself. Mentally I'm kicking and screaming. I prayed for opportunities to serve. I even said in an older blog post:
Ok so here is what happened.
Several weeks ago... a month maybe? A friend of mine got an emergency foster placement of a 6 month old at 4 in the morning. This baby was brought to her with just the pajamas she was wearing and maybe one other pair. The baby was the same size as my baby, 6-9 month clothes. The pajamas she was wearing were 0-3 month. That doesn't work, y'all. So my friend posted on facebook about needing things for a baby girl size 6-9 month, and any other baby stuff. I sorted through Maddie's clothes and found a few things we could do with out. I also had formula that had been mailed to us (I exclusively breastfeed so I didn't need it.) I ran those things over to her house the next evening.
She explained to me the situation, and I just couldn't believe how little they supplied, and she had to wait a week on her voucher, and it wouldn't be enough to cover hardly anything. I was shocked. But really not surprised. See, I worked for DCS in Tennessee. So I know how the system works. I have a very good idea at least. There is just not enough to go around. Too many kids need too much help.
I have always wanted to look in to fostering. I have not yet felt that we have been in a place where we could do that. Maybe it will be an option in a few years for us, but right now it just isn't. But it is on my heart.
So as I'm driving away from my friends house after dropping off the stuff I could spare, I had an idea.
Someone needs to make kits for emergency placement foster children. 2 or 3 days worth of clothes, nice clothes, not just what someone can do without... Necessities for the appropriate age and size. Shoes maybe? Socks.. underwear... tooth brush, tooth paste, for babies diapers and wipes and a can of formula. Foster parents take a child that is not their own and give them a safe and secure place to live and heal. They do so much. They serve our children! Is anyone serving them?
So it was an idea. And unlike most of my ideas, it didn't benefit me. But I sat on it, kept it inside, and didn't tell anyone. But it keeps popping up. I keep thinking about it. It isn't going away. Fast forward to Tuesday.
My friends came over for coffee. We were talking about how busy we are and how we hate it because we don't get to see each other as much. We were talking about what we had going on this week and my friend Gloria started telling me about this Hatch-a-thon she is helping with. She helped with it last year so we were familiar with what it was. She mentioned that she wished she had an idea to use to participate in it sometime... and I suddenly thought, hey I have an idea for you!
So I shared my idea for the first time with my two friends. Apparently, it's a good idea. So now I am going, today and tomorrow, to this hatch-a-thon thing, where I will learn how to make my idea happen. It's crazy.
That's my idea. That's how God is speaking to me right now. But I need your help!
I need help knowing what items these poor kids need! Could you fill out the survey below if you have any experience being a foster parent? Or share it with friends who foster? It will help me to be able to serve the foster parents better, and make sure these kids get what they need.
Any experience with fostering? PLEASE take this survey. It will only take 5 minutes and will be SO SO SO helpful!
Has God asked you to do something that you think sounds crazy? Or something that if you did it, you would look crazy? I would suggest doing it. He will honor your obedience. Its the same concept as the fasting, if you do it for the right reasons, His reasons, it will be the best decision you could make.And I've been thinking that God hasn't been giving me any direction. Turns out maybe I was ignoring the idea. I have called myself a serial entrepreneur. It's an accurate description of my life. I LOVE starting projects and businesses. I'm an idea person, 100%.
Ok so here is what happened.
Several weeks ago... a month maybe? A friend of mine got an emergency foster placement of a 6 month old at 4 in the morning. This baby was brought to her with just the pajamas she was wearing and maybe one other pair. The baby was the same size as my baby, 6-9 month clothes. The pajamas she was wearing were 0-3 month. That doesn't work, y'all. So my friend posted on facebook about needing things for a baby girl size 6-9 month, and any other baby stuff. I sorted through Maddie's clothes and found a few things we could do with out. I also had formula that had been mailed to us (I exclusively breastfeed so I didn't need it.) I ran those things over to her house the next evening.
She explained to me the situation, and I just couldn't believe how little they supplied, and she had to wait a week on her voucher, and it wouldn't be enough to cover hardly anything. I was shocked. But really not surprised. See, I worked for DCS in Tennessee. So I know how the system works. I have a very good idea at least. There is just not enough to go around. Too many kids need too much help.
I have always wanted to look in to fostering. I have not yet felt that we have been in a place where we could do that. Maybe it will be an option in a few years for us, but right now it just isn't. But it is on my heart.
So as I'm driving away from my friends house after dropping off the stuff I could spare, I had an idea.
Someone needs to make kits for emergency placement foster children. 2 or 3 days worth of clothes, nice clothes, not just what someone can do without... Necessities for the appropriate age and size. Shoes maybe? Socks.. underwear... tooth brush, tooth paste, for babies diapers and wipes and a can of formula. Foster parents take a child that is not their own and give them a safe and secure place to live and heal. They do so much. They serve our children! Is anyone serving them?
So it was an idea. And unlike most of my ideas, it didn't benefit me. But I sat on it, kept it inside, and didn't tell anyone. But it keeps popping up. I keep thinking about it. It isn't going away. Fast forward to Tuesday.
My friends came over for coffee. We were talking about how busy we are and how we hate it because we don't get to see each other as much. We were talking about what we had going on this week and my friend Gloria started telling me about this Hatch-a-thon she is helping with. She helped with it last year so we were familiar with what it was. She mentioned that she wished she had an idea to use to participate in it sometime... and I suddenly thought, hey I have an idea for you!
So I shared my idea for the first time with my two friends. Apparently, it's a good idea. So now I am going, today and tomorrow, to this hatch-a-thon thing, where I will learn how to make my idea happen. It's crazy.
That's my idea. That's how God is speaking to me right now. But I need your help!
I need help knowing what items these poor kids need! Could you fill out the survey below if you have any experience being a foster parent? Or share it with friends who foster? It will help me to be able to serve the foster parents better, and make sure these kids get what they need.
Any experience with fostering? PLEASE take this survey. It will only take 5 minutes and will be SO SO SO helpful!
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