Preparing for Someone You Haven’t Met Yet
I’m gonna be honest…
I had no idea what to buy
Because the age range we’re open to?
It’s not specific.It’s more like…somewhere between baby… and full-on toddler mode 😅
So I kept asking myself—
What does a child need?
And the answer I kept coming back to was…
It depends. Super helpful, right? 😂
So I started researching what preparing for a foster child actually looked like.
Which sounds productive… until you realize everyone on the internet has a different opinion.
One list says you need everything.
One list says keep it simple.
Another says don’t overdo it.
Meanwhile, I’m sitting there like…
Okay… but what if I don’t have something and I need it??
So I tried to be reasonable.
I really did.I told myself—
“Just get the basics.”
And then somehow…the basics turned into a little more than the basics 😅
I grabbed a few different sizes of things.
Some options.
Some “just in case” items.
Nothing crazy…
but definitely more than I originally planned.
At one point I was just standing in the room looking at everything I bought like…
this either makes me prepared… or slightly unhinged 😅
Because I kept thinking… preparing for a foster child is different.
I don’t know who’s coming.
I don’t know what they like
.I don’t know what they’re used to.
And that part?
That’s the weirdest feeling.
You’re preparing your home for someone…
but you don’t know anything about them yet.
So you do your best with what you do know.
And honestly?
After all of that…I actually started to feel a little more confident.
Not like—
“I’ve got everything perfectly figured out.”
But more like—
“I might not be fully ready…
but I think I can handle night one.
”And right now?
That feels like a win.
Because I’m starting to realize…
You can prepare all you want…
and still not feel ready.
There’s no checklist that covers this part.
No “you did it, you’re officially prepared now” moment.
Just a whole lot of…“Okay…
I guess we’ll figure it out.”
And honestly?
That’s where I’m at.
Because at the end of the day…
They’re not walking into my home looking for perfect.
They just need a place that feels safe.
They need someone who shows up.
Someone who cares.
And I can do that.
Even if I didn’t buy all the “right” things.
Even if I’m still figuring it out.
Even if I feel a little unsure.
So yeah…I didn’t really know what to get.
So naturally…I got a little bit of everything 😅
But maybe being “fully prepared” was never really the goal.
Maybe just being willing is.
And for now?
I think I’m ready…or at least ready enough to get through night one 😅
Not ready for everything…but ready enough to begin.
And honestly…let the chaos begin 😅
I’ll keep you updated as this journey unfolds 💛Until we meet again… have a blessed day 💛