Struggling with Plan B

Today was a great day. Thank you to all who prayed for our first day back to school. I'm so thankful that I love what I do. I'm thankful that (A) is in just the right place to help him continue to flourish and monitor his progress with his hearing aids. I'm thankful that David will be in a classroom where he will get to use his imagination and make new friends.

The boys are maturing and because of this, our transition into and out of school was quite easy today. I'm expecting it to get harder, but was thankful for an easy first day. (A) surprised me and was actually quite shy with unfamiliar people and teachers he hadn't seen in a while. I suppose this might be a good thing? I sure do love my boys.

Plan B. It took me by surprise today.

Plan A for a child in foster care is always reunification with their birth parent. Plan B is placement with a family member. Plan C is adoption.

The goal for (A) right now is reunification. Plan B wasn't really an option because family members were not approved by social services. However, now a family member has moved into the area and may become a very possible Plan B. This is what his mom wants at least.

This is hard. It is just hard. For no other reason than I love the kid and he feels so much like a part of our forever family and I just don't want him to go. I know, though, that God teaches us through the pain of this. I trust that His plan for (A) is perfect, though I may not fully understand it. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your paths straight."