An Anchor for the Soul

'...we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us. We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain.' 


And this hope we have is not in ourselves or anything that we could possibly do or say, no matter how noble or insightful. It's not in our efforts to please men or God. It's not in how others might view us or what they may say about us or to us. It's not in anything in this passing vapor of a life. Our hope is in the eternal, Sovereign Creator God. He alone is mighty. He alone is mighty. He alone rules the nations. And one day He's coming back for us in all power and splendor. This is our hope. He is our hope. And this hope truly does spring eternal. 


*another definition*
CASA ~ Court Appointed Special Advocate


We have a meeting with Princess Petunia's CASA, Nikki, this evening. She's coming to the house to meet and talk with Jared & me and Princess Petunia. After she has a chance to meet with all the children and foster parents, she'll set up a meeting with Mom and I'm assuming will prepare some kind of report. 


From what I can gather, CASA was appointed by the judge in PP's case, as in most cases,  for a '2nd opinion' and to make sure that PP and her brothers don't fall through the cracks. Nikki is only assigned to PP and her brothers; that is the sum of her caseload, as opposed to our SW who, like most SWs, has a crazy over-loaded caseload. Nikki will also see this case through to the end and will be, as her supervisor put it, the one constant person that PP will work with. Never mind that Princess Petunia has been in care for over 8 weeks now...Nikki has a lot of catching up to do. :) 


Anyway, so we'll see what, if anything, we can learn about our situation through this meeting. Nikki's supervisor mentioned that one thing they were concerned about in our particular case was the lack of time that PP spends with her brothers. She sees them every other week at the visits with Mom, but I guess CASA feels they should spend more time together. Not sure exactly how or if that will play out, especially with school starting back soon. 


~Prayer request update~
PRAISE! Princess Petunia is telling us the truth! Most of the time, anyway. :)