Decisions, Decisions

For about a month now (maybe even longer) I feel like it has been laid on my heart to write a letter to Tori's biological father...so I did.  The letter is from Kristofer and me, and it is just a short letter to make sure he knows we don't wish him any harm, no matter what he was told by any of the other agencies that stuck their nose were involved in Tori's case.  We heard that the GAL told him some negative stuff about us, and I felt like we needed to 'clear the air.'  We also told him in the letter that we would not contact him again without his permission and that he was welcome to contact us if he wanted to.  I feel like this has provided me with the closure, even though I haven't mailed the letter yet.

I wrote the letter about 3 weeks ago, waited a week to share it with Kristofer, and then asked him to pray about it and let me know if he thought we should mail it or not.  We talked yesterday and decided that we would mail it and then see what happens.  We have NO idea how Tori's bio father is going to feel about it, so we're kind of bracing ourselves for anything.  We were never told that we couldn't contact him, in fact, he told us to call anytime...but that was before the GAL (allegedly) got involved.  So....I'm going to mail it this week and pray that it is received in a positive manner.  I don't have any expectations at all...and I think that's a good thing.

I also wrote a letter to a man who I spoke with about our concerns regarding the GAL office that was supposed to handle Tori's case.  This letter is just a follow up from the conversation I had with him in December.  Our main concern is that the GAL office did not follow what they were supposed to do, which resulted in Tori not being represented effectively.  I know we can never change the past, but hopefully our concerns will cause people to watch this office more closely. 

If you feel led, please pray that our letters are received with the same positivity in which they were written.  I'll update you if there is anything to share.  :)