Just like the title says, we are calling in all our faithful prayer warriors out there. The winds of change are blowing hard yet again in the Pringle Household!
We are nearing the end of our time with these sweet boys as they finalize plans with the courts to place them with their aunt. We have heard some great things about this aunt (some we dont understand, but nothing scary! :) ). The fact that she is willing to take both of these boys is another answered prayer. Aside from letting them stay with us, we couldn't ask for anything better. :) We still don't know a time line, but we are expecting it will be soon - a month at the most. This is going to be a very difficult good-bye for us and our family. The past 5 months, these boys have become a part of who we are. There will certainly always be that place for them in our hearts just as it was for our first foster baby. Letting them go is the most difficult part, but knowing they are in safe and loving and capable hands makes it that much better.
While that is going on, we have been approached about another opportunity outside of CPS. We are at the decision making stage and as we continue to learn more about this opportunity God has presented us with, we will be sure to share! I can say - trust me I am not being secretive, just we don't have all the details at this point - that we are sure this is something God wants us to pursue. I am not the kind of believer who usually says "show me a sign God and I will obey." I have always felt that was a kind of half faith, I will only follow You if You really make it loud and clear and I can't ignore you, until recently. Our journey so far with so many loops and turns has really made me understand that "signs" are not a lack of faith on "being swallowed by the whale" kind of proportions, but more of a tool to ensure clear understanding! :)
So on the way home tonight I did my first "show me a sign" prayer. My prayer was that if we were supposed to continue to proceed with this opportunity God was supposed to show me a red balloon. Ok, stop laughing! I came to that sign logically....how many times a day do you typically come across a red balloon? There certainly weren't any on our way home tonight. So I thought that was a pretty safe one. If I saw a red balloon surely it was because God intended me to see it as my "sign". So I really honestly left it at that - though I did keep my eye out for any red balloons. We went to go pick up the boys and on the way back home Patrick decided we needed to go to the store. So we went to Tom Thumb. As we walked in the first door right there in front of me were TWO red balloons. I just stopped in my tracks. I was pretty sure it wasn't supposed to work that fast! I looked at Patrick and I said "I prayed for red balloons." Of course he thought I lost my marbles and as we walked in the second door to the main part of the store we were surrounded by red balloons almost everywhere we turned. "Ok God, I hear you!" Of course I explained my prayer to Patrick and after some strange looks in my direction, he agreed it must be the "sign" I had asked for. Now don't fret - I am going to keep asking for those red balloons to keep pointing us forward to make sure we are still on the right path. But at this point, it seems God says "forward march". :)
So we keep gathering information and praying for His direction in our decision. As we have more to share, we will be sure to post. In the mean time, we ask once again for your prayers and support. God is guiding our steps and we just hope that we are paying attention to His direction! We ask continued prayers for these boys and their family as well. They really will always be in our hearts despite the short amount of time we have had with them, so the more love and prayer we can send them with the better! Till next time....
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