So Long Miss M

Sometimes friends come into our lives when we least expect them. I first met one particular friend when she was in training for her new position as a Social Worker for the department I work with. She came to my home with another social worker and introduced herself. We didnt know at that time that she would grow to become someone we would consider a dear friend. Later I came into contact with her again when she became the newly assigned case worker for one of my children. She and I worked rather closely as a team while we did our best to ensure that this little girl became whole and complete as she dealt with the horrible things that happened in her past. During the time of working with this social worker I came to see that she not only cared about her cases while they were sitting on her desk but she took that burden in her heart as she went home each night as well. She loved each child that was assigned to her. Her extra effort made all the difference in the healing of this little girl....and it made all the difference in me as well. She was a breath of fresh air after having dealt with some Social Workers that seemed to have personal agendas, biases or otherwise didnt care. I am sad to say that I have had kids in my home for extended periods of time and have had noone call about them for months. This social worker always went the extra mile and sometime during our conversations over the last year we began to form a friendship. I consider her an extended part of my family now. Today she moved to another state and resigned her position as social worker. We were all very sad to see her go but we understood it was something she needed to do. As we enter the final stages of the adoption process with our little girl we pray that her case lands in the hands of someone who loves and cares for children just as much as this social worker did. If so...everything will fine. July 21 will be the day.