“She’s Yours”

by steve

Those were the tearful words of an amazing, loving foster mother calling us to let us know that Hope Giver is ours to adopt!!!!!

We will write more later, but needed to let everyone know the wonderful news.

And I will say more about this later, but to Hope Giver’s foster mother, how can we possibly say “thank you” strongly enough? You have loved this girl from birth and loved her enough to let us take over the task of parenting her. If you’re reading this, Foster Mom, we love you and look forward to you being a wonderful “grandmother” to our little girl!

February 18th, 2008

30 Responses to ““She’s Yours””

  1. Theological Musings » She’s Ours!!!! Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    [...] Go read about it here. [...]

  2. Gordon Cloud Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 6:43 pm

    I can’t tell you how happy I am for you. I know you are probably about to bounce off of the walls right now. Praise the Lord for answered prayer.

  3. Dad and Mom Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 6:55 pm

    With Grateful tears in our eyes we say “Thank You Lord Jesus!” How precious we are about to become grandparents again. Keep us informed about “delivery date”. :-)

  4. Alan Knox Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 7:13 pm

    Awesome news! Thank you for sharing this with us!

    -Alan

  5. MamasBoy Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 7:24 pm

    Congrats! That’s stupendous news.

    Here’s a rather off topic question, but I’m curious if you care to answer. Why would the foster mother be the first to tell you and your or the girl’s social worker? Was the foster mom’s social worker just more on top of things, or is there an odd process that communicates things that way in your part of the country? Was she just the first/only one at the hearing to call you?

    MB

  6. Heidi Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    Oh my goodness~ I am just beside myself with joy for you guys! PRAISE GOD! You’re going to be able to adopt this precious little girl that you’ve already grown to love so much!
    Oh I can’t wait to hear more……
    Heidi

  7. Terry Rayburn Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

    Wonderful news! Praise the Lord!

  8. Amanda Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 7:56 pm

    Hallelujah! That’s awesome, Steve! So happy for you!!!!! :)

  9. Laura Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 8:19 pm

    Yipppeeee! Such wonderful news for such special friends. Thank you, Lord, for this gift!

    Love,
    Laura

  10. Heather Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 8:28 pm

    YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I gasped with joy and excitement when I saw your blog post today — I am thrilled beyond belief for you guys and for this precious little girl! Now we have to come back to Boone for another visit to meet her!

    Blessings!
    ~Heather :)

  11. freida Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    Where are the words to express what a heart feels? David and I rejoice with you. hugs!!! to all from aunt freida and uncle david

  12. Tony Sisk Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. Shirley Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 9:59 pm

    I rejoice with you also! God bless. Shirley

  14. Kerri Hamilton Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Congratulations! So very happy for you and your family. What a tremendous blessing!

  15. Nancy Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 11:05 pm

    Wow, that is so absolutely, amazingly exciting. What a blessing - for ALL of you!
    Congratulations.

  16. Paul & Gena Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    OH we are so excited for you!!! God’s heard our prayers….we knew He would!!!! PRAISE HIM!

    Ok celebration time. You guys get that girl and get OVER here!! a;dslfjlkdsajflajdsk

    WOOHOOO!!!! We love you!

    Give Hope Giver hugs and kissies from Auntie and Uncle.

    Paul, Gena and Kids

  17. LisaB! Says:
    February 18th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

    Waaaahoooooo! Praise the Lord! We are so excited for you and pray the Lord will bless your growing family!

    Dave, Lisa and Emily (and ClaraBaughn)

  18. lisa Pritchett Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 6:05 am

    I’m sooooo happy for your growing family. Praise God > Lisa

  19. steve Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 8:23 am

    All, thank you all for the many responses here! We are, obviously, in a flurry of emails, phone calls, blog posts, and still pinching ourselves to make sure this is all real!! :)

    MamasBoy, you definitely could say there’s an “odd system” in place here! ;) It’s just a relatively small county with a small dept. of social services, and everyone knows everyone else!

    There was one social worker for the case, so it wasn’t a matter of anyone’s social worker being more on the ball than anyone else’s.

    We stayed here with Hope Giver so the foster mom could go to the hearing. As soon as she got out of the hearing, she called. Everyone else was there, too, but they all knew she would call and let us know. We’re just kind of that informal here in the mountains ;)

  20. Scott Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 9:18 am

    Awesome! Congratulations.

  21. Lew A Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 9:58 am

    Congratulations to mom and pop and now the little lady!

    Thanks for sharing.

    God’s Glory,
    Lew A

  22. liz Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 11:22 am

    congrats!!!

  23. Mary Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 11:47 am

    I was so excited when I read this in my reader this morning. Yippee! I’m thrilled for all of you.

  24. Kat Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    Wonderful news! Praise the Lord!
    I remember the day we got the letter from our adoption agency saying, “Come and get her!” I bounced off the walls, too…37 years ago.

  25. Aussiejohn Says:
    February 19th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

    Steve,

    O, happy day! What a great God! What a great trust you have been given!

  26. Earl Flask Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 12:15 am

    I can’t think of a better family for the little girl. Congratulations!

  27. Mommy of Many Says:
    February 20th, 2008 at 10:01 am

    I was doing a google search of Love for Foster and found your site. Many prayers for you and congrats. I am a foster mom and I too gave 3 wonderful children to dear friends of ours to adopt, and I get to be their the day of adoption. : ) I am so happy for them, I know how everyone feels for you. God has blessed many with these children of his.

  28. marty Says:
    February 21st, 2008 at 7:45 pm

    Steve,
    Congratulations! What a joyous time for your growing family.

    May out wonderful Lord and Savior guide you and grant you wisdom for the journey ahead.
    In Him,
    -marty

  29. jadasgigi Says:
    February 21st, 2008 at 8:25 pm

    How wonderful! So happy for your family!

  30. Miss Amanda Says:
    February 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    Hi Mr. Sensenig,
    I just wanted to congratulate you on being able to get your little girl! What an awesome thing! I am so very happy for you all!
    Also, I just want to let you know how much I so enjoy your cd, Tis So Sweet! I am not one for instrumental music, but absolutely love your cd!
    Take care!
    Prayers, and Blessings,
    Miss Amanda
    http://superangelsblog.com

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