Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel

After waiting 3 months for the division to make a placement decision we got a call August 8th that the children were to be placed with us!! I burst in to tears at the news and jumped around with Asher through the living room. Hooray!! Kurt and I were actually fasting at the time since we had missed starting Saturday evening. I had been praying that we would just hear something Monday and the Lord answered my prayer with exactness. The wait was over!... but actually it wasn't. The Guardian Ad Litem (GAL, children's attorney) would be fighting the decision in court. WHAAAAAT?!! Why?
Getting the division's decision in our favor was Huge! The GAL would have to convince the judge to go completely against a committee choice. We were however advised to get an attorney and told the foster family was getting one as well. I really didn't want to be sucked in to a crazy custody battle.
So we've heard a lot of crazy motions and accusations already. Kurt continues to remind me that the foster family, who has now had the children for 14 month, is desperate and will try whatever they can. I totally understand they are devastated and want to fight to keep them; I just wish it would only be honest and fair.
We were hoping the foster family's attorney would not be allowed to intervene or become a party to the case just to help with the time factor, but it's looking like they may be and now can request "discovery" to several of the motions. AAAAAAAAAAH!
A few months ago I was talking to my sister and she said "This is the perfect trial for you." That basically I am a person that makes decisions quickly and so having to wait for a committee and now a judge to make a decision that in my mind shouldn't take so long was/is HARD on me. It really is hard and yucky and the only part I like is the visitation part.
The division is now helping us by paying for a 3 day hotel stay at  a time and paying for some of our gas. So in August Asher and I came out for 4 days and took the kids while they were suppose to be in day care. And we've made it out this week for the same type of thing. It's so nice to get more time with them. The foster family's attorney is now fighting to keep us from visiting the kids so much but until that happens we're enjoying all the visits we can sneak in.
We were told today that with all the discovery the foster family's attorney is requesting we could be looking at another 90 days! OOh man.
I guess my lesson to learn is to surrender this to the Lord. To trust that no matter the claims, no matter the attacks He knows me, He knows my desires and His will will be done.