Honest thoughts, experiences, and moments from our foster care journey.
Getting approved was supposed to feel like the finish line — but the waiting turned out to be the hardest part. A room can be ready, a heart can be open, and still… you wait for someone you haven’t met yet.
Getting ready for a child you haven’t met yet is a strange kind of waiting. The room is ready, your heart is open, and life keeps moving — even while you wonder who might walk through your door someday.
Waiting for a foster placement is a part of the journey people rarely talk about. After the paperwork, home studies, and endless preparation, there’s a quiet season where life keeps moving — but your heart feels paused, listening for a phone call that could change everything. This post shares the emotions, uncertainty, and hope that come with waiting for that first placement call.
We officially became a licensed foster family — and then came the waiting. Between preparing a space, holding onto hope, and wondering when the call would come, this season became about learning to sit with the unknown.
