Before I could get pregnant again, I tried to be open to any possibility that God may be calling us too in order to become parents, a desire that was so heavy on my heart. I have always felt drawn towards adoption and Juan Carlos is also open to it. I started to investigate more about fostering and adoption and what would be required of us if we started to go down that path... Unfortunately, for the options we found, it seemed that Juan Carlos's legal status would be a big barrier to being able to foster or adopt children, but it has continued to be on my heart, even as I carry our own child...
In the last couple days I've watched a couple films I can't stop thinking about that have made me think a lot about people and especially children in need: Sin Nombre and The Blind Side. Then, there was Kristine's sister's blog about working with children in need in Texas who need so much care and love. I am not sure what to do with what I feel like is a "calling" of some sort at this point in my life. I'm really not sure how we are going to be able to afford some of the things this new baby will need and all the rooms in our home are filled right now with people who also need somewhere to stay, so I don't know what we would be able to offer to another child, even if the legal status wasn't a barrier... besides a lot of structure, discipline, compassion, patience, understanding and love of course... I wonder what God wants me or us to do with this on my heart...
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