F.A.Q.

Okay, apparently some of you are still in the dark about some things, so I will try to answer the most Frequently Asked Questions here.

Have you and Josh been checked by a doctor? Yes, we have seen an infertility specialist and nothing is preventing us from getting pregnant. We believe God is the one who opens and closes the womb and it is obvious He has chosen to close it for the past 10 years.

Are you planning on adopting the children that come to your home from foster care? No, adoption is not in our plans. If God makes it clear to us and leads us in that direction we will go there, but until then we are going to foster the children temporarily.

Do you get to choose the gender or ages of the children you will foster? On our application we were asked about our preferences. We plan to take newborns to 12 year olds, but we do not have a preference concerning gender or ethnicity. It comes down to a child or sibling group being removed from their abusive/neglectful home and needing a safe place to stay. Our preferences don't seem very important compared to their safety!

How many children are you planning on fostering at a time? At this point, we have one available bedroom with a crib and a twin-size bed. We can only legally take what we have room for, so we are limited to a baby and a child old enough to sleep on a twin bed.

How long will the child(ren) be in your home? See the 12-month court process for children. You may ask us where the child is in this process. That is probably about all the information we have, though.

If you have any more questions, leave a comment or send me an email.