The Power of Yes!

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The power of yes!  Back in 2008 when Shawn and I decided to start this journey of foster/adoption we had no idea how powerful the word YES could be. Sometimes it was easy to say yes while other times it was very hard to say yes.  However when we look back now I would say YES all over again.

How does that 3 letter world change/impact a child’s life.  By saying yes it gives hope, stability, love, a chance to be a part of a family, and most of all a chance to be introduced to Jesus.  I look at my boys and never doubt our YES!  If we didn’t say yes our family would not be complete.  For our boys when we said yes we gave them a stable home that loves Jesus.  They were now able to be shown what a family is like, how unconditional love works, parents who not only love them but each other, and are given opportunities that they may have never had.  Our Yes gave them a yes at a stable home.  

Our Yes was not always easy.  We said yes to two little girls. During the time that we had them it was hard.  They came from a hard place and were trying to fit into our family as best as they could.  There were days that I had to remind myself that I said yes to them because they needed us to say yes.  It doesn’t matter how we feel but how we could give them a safe place to land for a while.  Those times that I wanted to throw my hands up in the air and say no, the Lord reminded me that He wants me to continue to say yes to the girls because they need us for this moment. This is our moment and the Lord wanted to use us to pour into them no matter how hard it gets.  Our continued yes gave them security and showed them what love was and how to be a part of a family.  

Not everyone can say yes to accepting a child into their home but they can say yes to helping out a family. Take them a meal, pray for them, provide school supplies or diapers.  There is always something that could be done to help a family who did say yes to this journey.  This journey of fostering or adopting is not easy but it is worth every YES that is said along the way!