I have always known Gods ways are not always our ways. But his timing is perfect and perfectly planned. I have learned that patience comes by practice and lately I have had a lot of time to practice. A year ago I would have never pictured this path or the place my heart is in at this moment. The past several weeks have been a time of just waiting on the Lord. Through this process of getting our license to become foster parents I have had to leave it in Gods hands daily. Trust that he put this on our hearts and he will continue with what he started. Last week this verse came on my IG feed:

Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.
If you know me at all I don't stay still for long. I can always find something that needs to be done at home. But through this verse I felt God speaking to me to be still. So last week as Keith and I were talking about this never ending process of getting our license I told him we just wait. Enjoy our family and our summer. Little did I know God already had another plan in motion. So the night before I celebrate 11 years of marriage to my best friend our family grew from 4 to 5. The never ending process to get our license is now being expedited. I still of course don't have a timeline but at the moment Keith and I are parents to a teenage girl. I can't share many details but I can share that God had my sister and brother in law in the perfect place to reach out to this young girl and be the hands and feet of God. They didn't plan for my home to available either. They were just being who they are and reaching out however they could. Over the last day or two I have seen Gods hand so strong and ever so present. This young girl has no idea of how loved she already is by so many people. The prayers that went up yesterday for her or the love of a Father in heaven who literally moved heaven and earth to save her. Oh the plans he has for you sweet girl declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. A future that she is just now beginning.... with us!