Harbor Life Ministries

Well, it’s been almost 8 weeks since Sara gave birth to Bryce, and most of the time since there’s been a concerted but futile (so far) effort to get her into the Jobs Corps program.

She was (again) supposed to leave today, but we didn’t have her bus ticket which Jobs Corp was supposed to send via email. Finally, at the end of the work day they called to say that they still were waiting on one of her medical forms to be approved. Since Job Corps only does intakes on Tuesday, it would have to be postponed for another week (Tuesday, Oct. 14).

Don’t misunderstand, we love having Sara with us, and I think she’s grown to like being here too, but these several times now when she has planned to move on to the next chapter, said her “good byes” and then had the process halted… it’s hard to be ready to go but then not go.

After a somewhat dramatic departure from her home in Northern California and a tearful arrival in Ohio, Charlotte has finally settled in, although only for a bit.

“Now that I’m here and I see what you guys do, I wish I’d come a lot earlier in my pregnancy,” she commented. Charlotte is due sometime in late September or early October (she has her first appointment with the doctor very soon and should get a more specific due date). “There’s so much that would have helped if I’d been here from the beginning,” Charlotte added.

Since school has yet to start, Charlotte has spent most days–once morning chores are done–writing letters to her family and the baby’s father, Jordan. She and Jordan have made tentative plans to place the baby for adoption and are looking at prospective families.