The Next Best Thing

This is such an exciting day!  A family who is close to us (they go to our church, I work with the Dad, teach two of the daughters and got to know the mom much better last week at the Women's Retreat) just found out that they will be placed with two little boys today!

They have three biological daughters at home and will be adding  three year old and four year old little boys to their family today.  I don't know if they are foster to adopt -- they hoping to adopt, but also open to standard fostering -- but I do know that these boys are going to be extremely blessed.

The mom and I were chatting just last Saturday morning about our different plans and how we both had already figured out sleeping arrangements and furniture (much to hour husbands' amusement).  She had even purchased and set up bunk beds, while I'm still working on getting Jason to let me buy the trundle/storage/day bed that I want.  And today she's getting two boys!!!  How crazy and exciting is that!?!?!

They've already signed the older boy up for Jr Lions Volleyball that starts next week.  It's just so exciting to know what a beautiful plan God has for these two boys and this lovely family -- and to realize that our day could come at any time!

"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but Him who sent me."

(Mark 9:37)