August 6, 2015 Wonderful News

Great news!!! They terminated family reunification on Mr. Smiles today. Parental rights termination in December. We are beyond thrilled. The deal is not sealed but it's going in the right direction! Thank you for your prayers!!!!

This picture is as they found out the news. He heard the chatter and he looks like he understood!!! 

August 5, 2015 Huge Court Hearing for Mr. Smiles

August 5, 2015

Please pray! Tomorrow is a big court hearing for Mr. Smiles! It's basically the start of adoption or he will be returned to his birth mom. Please pray that The Lord will place the right judge and all people in in control of the case. Please pray that they will send him on the adoption track. It would be a very difficult situation if he is returned to his birth mother. He hasn't lived with her since he was 4 months old. She's doing a good job taking care of his younger brother who has a medical condition but 2 would put a big strain on that. Please pray that he is with his permanent family now! He's having such a great time on vacation with his family and friends as we speak. We pray the first of many! Thanks again for your love. ❤️

July 16, 2015 Peace please

Since the termination of the reunification stage for Little Miss Sunshine, the maternal grandmother has been requesting visits. She has had one and has one right now. My sister had been feeling so much anxiety building for Little Miss's visit with today!! 

My sister is a VERY easy and deep sleeper and she took forever to go to sleep last night. She was just thinking about it and praying for it. She tried to attend the visit but the social worker said no. She's having such a hard time she thinks bc she can't get a clear answer as to the purpose of the visit. Reunification? To give her some time with her? What? They aren't telling her and it's hard. 

She just really needs everyone to pray for Little Miss's angels to be watching out, for the hearts of Csw's and everyone involved thinking about Little Miss S's feelings, safety, and future. 

The song below started playing in my sister's head as she gave Little Miss to her social worker for the visit. All morning Little Miss sunshine kept saying 'I no go. I stay at home mama.' 😓 

Thank you for your prayers, love, and interest into our lives and this precious little one!

http://youtu.be/8Wb_WD1emFQ

May 19, 20015 Court Update

They postponed the court ruling to August. 

May 19, 2015 Mr Smiles

Reminder that today is Mr. smiles court hearing to decide if they will end family reunification phase (just like what happened for Little Miss sunshine on Thursday!!!!). 

May 15, 2015 It's not raining around here!

Well, my sister just got off the phone with Little Miss Sunshine's lawyer and yesterday at the postponed court hearing no family showed up! The judge has now officially ended family reunification stage and September 10 will be termination of parental rights! Praise the Lord! Just in time for Little Miss Sunshine's third birthday! They do expect an appeal from the family but that is normal. At this point it's looking better and better that little Miss will be a part of the family forever!

Next week is Mr. Smiles court hearing to end the family reunification stage also so please pray! 

Thank you so much for all your prayers, questions, text messages, shares on FB etc...with our entire family during this whole process! From loss to blessing. 

James 1:2-4

Faith and Endurance

2Dear brothers and sisters,^awhen troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.

May 2015 Little Miss 🌞 Court Update

Court update: Birth Mom didn't show to the hearing so they are giving her another chance to show up on Thurs. They have decided to end parent reunification services effective Thursday.  At this time they are looking to keep her with the F family but maternal grandma is still trying to get her. The main concern with placement with her grandma would be for Little Miss Sunshine safety in relation to her birth mom. Pray that this little lady will be officially apart of this family in 2015!

Termination of parental rights will be 4 months later if Thurs parent reunification services are ended. Pray that all will go smoothly.