One of the main requirements of the "PLAN" at DFACS is reuinifiation. This is all well and good unless...
Our caseworker called to tell us that we needed to come to the office for a 'visit'.
We walked into the room where Mom, boyfriend, grandparents, siblings, and others were waiting. It all seemed fine... at first. We left Elizabeth in the room with her family. After about 45 minutes, we were summond. I walked into the room and couldn't help but see Mary bouncing a doll baby on her lap, crying very hard. That image will be forever engraved in my heart. "Mom" handed Liz to me and she lunged towards me.."Momma Ginger!! Momma Ginger !!"...
We said good bye to Shane, who seemed, quite possibly under some type of disillusion thinking maybe there was hope for reunification. Mary was still bouncing her baby, crying uncontrollably. When "Mom" handed Elizabeth to me she said "Now you have two mommies", and that was the last I saw of her, except at the table when she signed the release forms.
Still, the memory of Mary remained... I could not erase it from my mind. ("2 daughers"... "Ron.. we have to see about Mary..") We contacted DFACS the very next day.
(to be continued....)
You've been busy!! Love the new blog! Praying God will use it in a mighty way! :)
ReplyDeleteJust looked at your site...good stuff! Can't wait to hear the rest of your story. :) I remember the day we first met at your home. We had just heard God's call for us to adopt, and I felt led to share that with you (even though we had just met, and I had no idea you had adopted!). How GOOD of God to let our paths cross that day! -AB
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