Monday, April 26, 2010

Emotions

I believe we made a big step tonight. The other girl showed emotions about her past tonight. It was about not seeing some of the family members ever again. She cried in my arms. I truly believe they were real tears. I was happy and sad at the same time. She then told about some things they did when they were younger that were wrong. She asked me not to get mad when she told me, as she cried. I reassured her that she was very young and didn't know any better. She told me she had never told anyone before. I explained that God is healing her heart. He is cleaning out her bad memories to replace them with happy memories. I told her how proud I was that she shared. I also explained that tears are okay. They will help her heal and grieve. I told her it was okay to not like her BP's, but she did need to try to forgive them. I explained what unforgiveness can do when it is kept inside.

I hope this is all genuine. I am glad she trusted me enough to tell me. When I looked at her after we prayed together, her face looked different to me. I can't describe it, just different. It was cool and all God!! Praise God for everything!!

3 comments:

  1. Wonderful she felt she could trust you to open up. That is the start to her healing. So happy for both of you to share this time together. Glad things are going so well.

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  2. I am sure that her emotions are genuine and that she is is feeling overwhelmed and sad that by all that has happened to her in her short life. Please remember though that she "may" be trying to get you to feel sorry for her so she can gain control - Calvin used to do that and then he would pull it out a few days later and throw it back at me thinking that because he opened up to me I should give in to him when he wanted something because he had told about his rough journey.
    I am not saying that is her goal I am just saying it is something we see. His emotion is real and his stoires are true but soemtimes his goal is to maniuplate me into giving him something.
    You are doing a great job.

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  3. I just found your blog! I have been looking for some foster to adopt blogs so I am happy I found yours. I am at the very beginning of my foster to adopt journey. This story is beautiful...she is trusting you. I will check in on your blog for some encouragement.

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