The Other Family

Well, most everyone who knows us knows about our recent experience with the Gour Family. Just in case you haven't heard, a couple of months ago, we had the privilege to review the file of a precious little girl from a waiting list of special needs children our agency had received. She had been diagnosed with a form of Spina Bifida and we were sure she was meant to be ours. But, God had a different plan and after an agonizing few days of fervent praying and searching our souls, we called our agency and declined her referral. The Gours are the family she was always meant to be with and I have had the opportunity to connect with this family via e-mails. It has been an awesome experience and I guess our agency agreed because they saw our families' stories on the Gour's blog and decided to feature it in their monthly newsletter. I was contacted today by our agency, also, requesting permission to send our story to larger publications. When all of this first started, I wondered why God allowed us even to review Claire's file, because we had already begun to bond with her, and turning her down was absolutely heartbreaking. Why did He allow us to go through all that emotional turmoil? I now see that this has become so much bigger than I ever thought. If we can help one family that is going through a similar situation, it was worth every second of hurt. I do know also, that this whole thing has helped affirm the Gour's decision to adopt Claire, and knowing that has helped tremendously. Here's a link to our agency's newsletter.

http://www.childrenshopeint.org/E-News/Mar08/email.htm



We are "The Other Family"