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For you are the joy that my soul longs for
The lamb that was slain for my sins and the One I adore
King of kings, Ruler of everything
Hosanna forever we worship You
Hosanna forever we worship You
For your patience and kindness
And favor and mercy
And honor and glory
Because you are worthy
We can't live without You
We can't breathe without You
We can't sing without You
Hosanna Hosanna
Thank you everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and words of encouragement. Rowan was truly been blessed with a good lawyer. She kindly emailed me back and told me Rowan's birth mother's lawyer contested the TPR. But as always God was merciful as always and the judge set the hearing for May 28th.
The birth mother's lawyer has to prove that Rowan will be scarred emotionally and psychologically if her bond/relationship with her birth mother is broken via the termination of parental rights. Rowan's lawyer and my SW both assured me that the birth mother's lawyer would not be able to prove his or her case when it took birth mom 5 1/2 months to visit Rowan after she was taken into custody. And her second visit was 4 months after that. And both visits only happening after Rowan was moved to an adoptive home.
I've been told that contesting TPR is the new thing lawyers due. My SW says it happens in about 90 - 95% of all cases. This sure wasn't the case when I adopted Jory. The adoption supervisor told me that she likes to think the birth parents' lawyers contest so the birth parents won't appeal when their rights have been terminated; but part of her wonders if the lawyers contest so they can bill the state aka tax payers more hours. I'll see the glass half-full in this case and believe the birth mother's lawyer did this so birth mom won't appeal.
So here we continue on trusting, believing, and ever so grateful that God is still God. (That is so my new mantra.) God is still God and He loves me and my children more than our brains could ever understand and more than our hearts could handle and who only and truly wants what's best for us. How can I argue with the omni-omni?
"I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears." Psalms 34:1-4
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