The situation was out of our hands. There was nothing we could do. But we rested in the peace that either way the judge moved we knew that God was still in control, not us.
Our foster sons have been with us now for 8 months. We love them so much. We are blessed.
The boys biological mom decided to appoint us as adoptive parents. We understood that even though she decided this, the judge could still side with the relatives that had stepped forward for the boys. While in court, after hearing from the child protection workers, social workers, and lawyers the judge said he needed to take a 15 minute recess. During the recess he requested that Chris and I sit down and talk with the
relatives that wanted the boys. We met this beautiful couple and after a heart felt private conversation they shared that they would love for the kids to join our family.
We all returned to the courtroom. The room was quiet as we waited for the judge's decision. Even though the judge didn't know the content of the talk we just had, he announced that after reviewing the laws he decided he agreed with mom and wanted the boys to stay with the foster parents! The relatives turned to us, hugged and congratulated us. God was in that courtroom as our advocate. There are still a lot of court dates to
get through but as of now it looks like we will be a forever family!
As most of you know Chris' mom passed away on Jan. 9th. She loved our boys and one of the last things she said to us was, "You tell the boys everyday how much their Nana loves them." She prayed that we would be able to adopt them. The day after
she passed we got the phone call that the kids biological mom wanted us to be their parents.
We are so grateful to all of you that have been praying for us and encouraging us.
We love all of you, the Sahr family
