Second time around.....

Well fellow bloggers it has happened. My sister had to give her children back to the foster care system. It was bound to happen sooner or later. August 10th, 2007 made it a year ago when they were returned to her. Six days after the year anniversary and they are in my care once again.

She could not even tell them that was what was going on. They had been evicted from their home the day my daughter graduated from college. But due to the fact I was busy with a death in the family I did not find out till the next day.

They were staying with the father of her two sons mom and dad. That is when conversations about what was going to happen began to occur. She is always living on some other plane of life than the rest of us. She began to talk about the game plan and how they could stay there as long as they needed. Soon the coversation sounded like blah blah blah in my head.

Tuesday night I get this call from him. (Him)is the father of the boys. He is calling me about some big decision that he has made. Keep in mind the children are wards of the state and my sister is considered the custodial parent upon their release.

So I state I will be out sometime the next day. Bascially it was to see if they return the children to the foster care system will I take care of them. Anyone who knows me will tell you without a doubt the answer is yes.

It amazes still how people have to concoct a story when the truth is enough. Have we not ever heard of the saying "The truth will set you free?" Obviously not. The saving grace I am hoping is that we have a new case worker. Please God let her be better than the last.

So needless to say the children have arrived with not much more than the clothes on their backs and vouchers from the state to get clothing. This is due to the eviction and all their stuff is locked in that apartment with promises from mommy and daddy to retreive it.

Being blessed enough to have friends that do emergency foster care placement till my paperwork can be reenstated I have access to the children and they don't have to be scared of what lies ahead of them. They know they will be taken care of.

Only time will tell where this journey leads......