Well it has been a lovely morning, except I'm going through the bipolar stages of Wisconsin again. I don't know what to wear any more, for the time being. It's an hour to lunch, I'm still in my P.J.'s, it's in the middle of August, and I'm debating if I should wear jeans with t-shirt, or jeans with a hoodie, because YES it is that considerably chilly out. Yesterday, I wore jeans with a t-shirt, because it was a bit chilly out then too. Around four yesterday, I started to get really hot. So you can see why I have no clue what to wear any more. Wisconsin is the most bipolar place I know of...so far. You want my advice? Don't move here, don't even visit here. It's not worth the trip, unless you're coming here for Wisconsin Dells or Frosty Freeze. ....Or maybe even to watch the Packers. But that's it! Otherwise, Wisconsin is lame.
I wont bore you with The Land of The Cheese Heads, any more.
What I'm
really blogging about is something you may not all agree with or believe in. I believe that God puts certain people in our paths for reasons. "Some people are in your life for a reason, others for a season."-Billy Ray Cyrus. Yesterday was proof for me. I met someone that is going to help me out with something that I have been looking for. I also have been thinking about it for a long time. What happened was, I went to my cousins graduation party, and
there I was eating across from this lady. She asked my name. From there on, we started talking. I got this 'feeling' to ask her about having kids, and what it's like being a parent. I eventually inched my way on telling her about being a foster parent and maybe an adoptive parent.
What's remarkable is she has swung on the ropes of being a foster parent. We got
so into this subject that I told her about my plans and thoughts for the future and how being a foster/adoptive parent is part of my future. Where am I going with this? Be patient, I'm getting to it! (I like to blog with detail.) There's this gig called "Respite Foster Care". That would seem to be the best match for me. Respite foster care is when the
foster parents need a brake from fostering the kid. You would be basically watching the kid until the foster parents are done from their "vacation" or brake. The lady I was talking to said that I'd be perfect right now for the gig because:
1. I'm old enough
2. I'm not working (the fostering facilities actually prefer if you DIDN'T work so you can spend time with the kid, because that's what they need: quality time, some one to be there for them, taking care of them...ya know.)
3. They pay you A LOT for this! They don't care what you do with the money as long as you're not spending it on harmful things such as drugs or smokes...stuff like that. You can buy clothes for yourself or the kid, take you and the kid out to eat, put it in your savings, whatever! Now, of course I would never become a foster parent just for the money. In fact, I didn't even know you
get paid to be a foster or adoptive parent. I have been thinking about being a foster parent because I want to make a difference in a younger persons life. Plus, get experience with kids.
**This is a win-win situation for me AND the kid because:
A. I am looking for a job with kids to gain experience
B. The kid needs a home
C. With the respite gig, it's short term (which is the degree I can handle, but you keep getting new kids. Ya know what I mean?)
D. I get paid for this. So this is kind of a job
with kids AND I get a head start.
**Not to mention that the lady said I could also start out on baby sitting her grand daughter, which she has been looking for help, actually!
It's amazing how things work out! I'm really hoping this goes through. I mean, why wouldn't it? What are the odds that we just started talking about it at my cousins grad party, AND she's been through it all?!? Seriously, come on! We exchanged numbers, for Pete sake! I gotta good feeling that s
omething is going to happen!
You see, for a while...I was feeling depressed, (I KNOW, I KNOW! ME OUT OF ALL PEOPLE? BROOKE THE POSITIVE? BROOKE THE GO GET'ER? BROOKE THE BELIEVER? BROOKE? NOT BROOKE? BROOKE WOULD NOT BECOME DEPRESSED!) but I
was depressed. I was depressed, because I felt like nothing was going for me. I was bored, I was lonely, I couldn't get a job, I had no money, I did the same thing just about every day. I said "I can't be in the state of denial." So, I went and talked to my neighbor Joyce telling her how I was feeling and what has been going on with me. She said that she knew. She could see I was depressed. Joyce talked me through and helped me out. We then prayed out loud together that something would come along my way. This you guys...
this (the lady-I don't want to say names, respect privacy-that is helping me out with respite foster care and baby sitting) is the answer, I believe. This is it! There is no way that what happened at my cousins graduation party was just a coincidence ......Because you know what? The lady said that she does not believe in coincidence ...AND NEITHER DO I! We met each other yesterday FOR A REASON, and GOD put us in each others paths! I KNOW he did! I gotta good feeling that things are going to start working out and come around. I really do.

You do not have to believe in that, but this is MY blog where I'll express my believes and feelings. You may not support this idea at all, and may not approve either, but if that's the case DO NOT bother commenting or contacting me about this blog post. I am 21 years old now. I make my own decisions. Do I make myself clear? I don't want to hear any complaints, remarks, or messages/comments talking me down or trying to change my mind about this. If I see any, they will be removed and I will not reply. In fact, it will put you on my bad side for a while. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Creatively Speaking,