Violet after 1 week

Violet is such a sweet little 3 year old!  She loves music and is singing all of the time. she certainly puts a song in my heart!

I am struggling with the people in my life who aren't feeling the love the way I do...It is hard to understand how they can't understand why we are so happy about having her back in our lives! How it is really meant to be...

I undrstand how it is a crazy thing and maybe not the wisest thing for us to do but you know what? It is but that doesn't make it wrong.

We have been the ones who have been the most constant in her life. I am sad that we had the 6 months apart but, God knows why this was...

I know that the road isn't gonna be easy but we will take it 1 mile at a time.

Our girl Violet!

Today was a lovely day...Day one with our Violet after over 6 months without her...

It is really hard to be so happy when we have family members who aren't happy for us.

I have come to realize that we have forced our decisions on them and hopefully they will come around and realize that this is what we are supposed to do.  We didn't choose to fall in love with this little girl...but, it is what God wants for us.  I recognize that it will be hard at times and it will be wonderful too!!! Teen years scare me to death!!!! Just months ago I was saying "never" . Well, guess what - "never say never!!!"

I look forward to whatever God has in front of us...

Thank you God for our Violet! I know that you know the rest of the story!!!!

A new life chapter!

I have regreted giving Violet up to another foster home...that little girl has stolen my heart!!! She was placed in a home in Weaverville .They have 3 other children who are small and they fell in love with Violet also!!!! She is very Lovable! 

I have taken her to all of her Dr appointments since she left except for the last one on August 21st.

Her mother's rights were removed on August 20, 2015  Sarah her RFL social worker took her because bio-mom was expected to be there and she might be combative.  She had attended the last visit that I had taken Violet to and she had made many  statements that made it look as though Violet was in her care.  (I did report all of this to RFL).  

She got to spend her 3rd birthday with us...I was so happy about this! 

We had decided that if Violet was ever needing a home to be in we wanted her to be with us. (It looked as though the other family  was going to adopt her but the County was concerned about her living so close to her family...The  children went to the same school with Violets sisters who had been returned to their mother on the 21st.).

On September 2nd Sarah called and said that the County and the State adoption worker were very excited that we had stepped back into the picture and they felt that we were the best choice for our little Violet!!!!!!! Oh my goodness!!!!! I think I went into shock.

We needed to tell our family... Melissa was first and was very supportive! I told Kim and she said she would support us even though she was worried about us and our age difference with Violet.  My parents went into shock but seemed happy, Jennifer had concerns about our age and what would happen to Violet if she wasn't able to care for her self when we became too old to care for her. Good questions and concerns. Matt was amazing and was so happy for us!

The age difference was one of the reasons we had said we couldn't adopt...we had been asked several times...by different social workers but it just had not seemed as though we should do that.

I'm sure there will be many challenges and joys in this adventure of Violet. We never thought we wanted to be parents for the rest of our lives...but...here we go!!!! Can;t wait to have Violet back home with us!!!!