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Our family talked about it and prayed, I called my agency on Friday around 4:30 P.M., accepted the placement which would take place on Monday late afternoon (glad to have the weekend to prepare emotionally for getting back on the horse after you taking a big spill, so to speak). Our caseworker called to say that the little ones would be at our house in about a hour and a half because they had been living in an emergency shelter for over 30 days, so they had to be moved that evening. I was stunned with how fast this is happening, I started the morning with the intent to foster school age children. Oh, how a few hours and the word “YES” can change your world. It had been 6 years since we had a baby in our house and we did not have anything baby related around. We all were a little anxious with our new little ones but they do not pose a danger , so it was so much easier letting our guard down.

We did receive another placement of a baby boy Tim (6 months old) a few months after getting our first new ones. We knew from the beginning this was a short term placement, so I tried not to get attached (as this is what I read). Which with babies for me is really hard, but in my mind I had not attached. I would keep repeatedly reminding myself this was short term. The placement did turn out to be a few months instead of a couple of weeks. After getting the call that he was going to a family placement I felt okay with him leaving. I was a little sad but doing pretty well, so I thought.

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"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver."
Barbara De Angelis