So, it is all finally over. This long chapter in our lives that began many years ago has now come to an exciting conclusion. Monday morning, in front of our family and friends at the Orange County Family and Probate Court Building, Mandy and I raised our right hands and took an oath before the Judge that we would bear all the responsibilities of being a legal parent. The judge was great. He was fun and encouraging. The entire day was great.
I had been to that court house dozens of times with various foster youth, never once have I heard the court room clap at a pronouncement. Monday was special. Monday was different. It was the joyous culmination of a long difficult process.
At the end of the day, as if on cue, Summer broke out into cheer. When she is excited she shouts “TA-TA-TA-DA” at the top of her lungs with her head leaned back in Joy. As if the Lord hadn’t provided enough confirmation, this was, yet again, another sign for Mandy and I of the goodness of God.
The judge said something profound at the end of the hearing which I’ll paraphrase now from my own faith perspective: In a world that is fallen and broken, for a brief moment we were able to see traces of Heaven.
So that’s it. Our adoption journey is over. This chapter in our lives is over and the next chapter has just started. We have been humbled by the countless individuals who have shared how our story has prompted them to become a foster parent or to adopt. We are blessed by the countless family members and friends who have prayerfully supported us through this journey. We look forward to their prayers and support in the years to come.
We are blessed mostly by a loving and sovereign God who did what
He does best: Take Chaos and make Cosmos. In the chaos of the foster care system, the chaos of abuse and neglect, the chaos of a broken world, God took the discordant sounds of all of that and created the harmony of FAMILY. We are truly blessed.
Sadly though, all stories must end. This is the last of the posts we will make on this blog. We will continue to host it at this site, but as this chapter is over in our lives so is the use of this medium to tell it. We hope you have been blessed as we have.
If you would like to continue to follow us check us out at:
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At the end of the day, as if on cue, Summer broke out into cheer. When she is excited she shouts “TA-TA-TA-DA” at the top of her lungs with her head leaned back in Joy. As if the Lord hadn’t provided enough confirmation, this was, yet again, another sign for Mandy and I of the goodness of God.
The judge said something profound at the end of the hearing which I’ll paraphrase now from my own faith perspective: In a world that is fallen and broken, for a brief moment we were able to see traces of Heaven.
So that’s it. Our adoption journey is over. This chapter in our lives is over and the next chapter has just started. We have been humbled by the countless individuals who have shared how our story has prompted them to become a foster parent or to adopt. We are blessed by the countless family members and friends who have prayerfully supported us through this journey. We look forward to their prayers and support in the years to come.
We are blessed mostly by a loving and sovereign God who did what
He does best: Take Chaos and make Cosmos. In the chaos of the foster care system, the chaos of abuse and neglect, the chaos of a broken world, God took the discordant sounds of all of that and created the harmony of FAMILY. We are truly blessed.Sadly though, all stories must end. This is the last of the posts we will make on this blog. We will continue to host it at this site, but as this chapter is over in our lives so is the use of this medium to tell it. We hope you have been blessed as we have.
If you would like to continue to follow us check us out at:
http://www.manger-hoggblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.movetothemanger.com/
http://www.mangerconsulting.com/
or choose to follow Manger Consulting on Twitter
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