8 Days

We have had her for 8 days, and it took less than 8 minutes to fall in love with her.

Snow White has adjusted remarkably well. She still misses her old Foster Mom sometimes and has spoken with her on the phone twice. However, she frequently looks up at me and says "You are the best mom ever."

Then she tells me to stop crying :).

The only black spot (besides the looming date in January when the case plan should be complete) is her parents. They WILL NOT stop trying to make all homes unsafe for Snow White. They drove her out of her first foster home, and on her first visit last week, they gave her an electronic device as a present with tracking software on it.

Luckily the young lady, Amy, who supervises the visits is way more street smart than I am and found all of the software on the device before they discovered where we lived.

What followed was a long weekend where we heard from NO ONE about what we were going to do or how the agency was going to respond.

FINALLY our poor caseworker (who had been out due to illness and still sounded sick on the phone) got in touch with us, got caught up, and responded just the way I hoped he would.

I was nice, but uncompromising when it came to protecting my home for Snow White. I explained that if they showed up where they weren't supposed to, the police would be involved. Snow White has been having to shoulder the consequences of her parents actions, and that stops right now.

Thankfully he was in total agreement and we were able to set up safeguards. Amy was hoping that visits would be suspended, but only a judge can do that.

On the bright side, Snow White's GAL is very concerned about the situation and is getting her office involved as well. Hubby and I get to meet them on Friday when they visit our home for the first time. I am so excited to meet her and her husband (they  are partners) because she is so sweet, but a little nervous because I know that she will be judging my home to see that is it a good place for Snow White. While I am glad she is going to have that attitude, it is a little nerve wracking.

I will let you know how her visit to our home goes. In the mean time, pray for our Snow White. I work every day to channel the mother who brought her baby with the imposter mom before King Solomon. She was willing to give up her child if it meant that he was safe. I ask God for her unselfish spirit everyday. So when you all pray for us, make sure it is a prayer that Snow White ends up in the best possible place; a place where she will be happy and safe... even if that isn't with us.