Terribly worried about my daughter and grandbaby! *UPDATE Page 3*

[kimlovescats]

Thank you, Sara. Just a kind word is helpful!

Deb, thank you for the book title, I can use all the support I can get! I need to feel like I am making the "right" choices and decisions when I make them. What is best for everyone, but most importantly, baby Jenna!!!

Catty .... I know you are right. My sister offered to be the "one" to call, but I don't know if she will. Everyone is so scared of what could happen.

[Soapets]

Even though you are afraid of what might happen, it needs to be done. It is MORE frightening to think of what might happen if nobody calls and reports them.

PRAY, and have faith that things will work out for the best. Pray for God to put the right people in the position to intervene at the right times, and it will happen. Pray for strength to trust in God, and for guidance every step of the way. And pray for God to keep a protective shield around Jenna first, and then your daughter and "son-in-law" and other family members. It WORKS!!

I'll be keeping you and everyone involved in my prayers, in this manner, and will be checking for updates. Let me know what you think of that book...

Deb

[Karen]

Someone needs to call, you know that. Better now than when it is too late.

You will be in our prayers.

[Laura's Babies]

I have no advice for you, just know I will be praying for this situation, you, your daughter and grandbaby.....

[kimlovescats]

Deb, prayer is the only thing that I have relied on thus far. Without my Faith in God, I would have crumbled long ago. I pray constantly for intervention, that He will show me the way, what to do, what I CAN do, and that most of all, He will send a guardian angel to protect baby Jenna. Of course I pray that He protects my precious daughter as well! I lie in bed at night and run terrible scenarios through my head of what might be happening and what COULD happen ... then I have to turn it over to God and ask for peace so that I can sleep.

I want so badly to rely on my Faith and to Trust fully in Him, but I prayed for years and years for my brother. He finally died in a pharmacy late one night while trying to get more pills. He fell out in the floor with a seizure, fractured his skull, and was brain dead. Finally after days of life support with no brain activity, my parents had to make the difficult decision to turn the machines off. He was my "big brother" .... he was physically handicapped since birth and although I was 8 years younger than him, I always felt very protective of him. We all prayed earnestly for him for years and years on end, and ultimately he died a horrible death. I still in my heart have not forsaken my Lord and I trust that He had His hand in what happened with my brother. It is taking every ounce of Faith I have, to continue to Trust and Believe that my girls are in His hands as well, but I do BELIEVE and TRUST in My LORD GOD!

Kim

[Soapets]

My heart goes out to you.......... Just keep the faith, no matter what.........

{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}

Deb

[jazzcat]

Kim, I wish I could help somehow but you know that you have my support and my prayers.

[Catty1]

that He will show me the way, what to do, what I CAN do

You and your sister can phone. Both of you.

Afraid of what "might" happen? You have to put that in God's hands.

Look at what is happening already....

hugs. You will do the right thing. You know that. There is only one choice, the way I see it.

I hope your faith is strong enough for you to partner with God and take the action only you and your sister can.

[shais_mom]

I would definatly follow the advice of those here.
I am offering my prayers and thoughts for you also.

[Glacier]

Kim,

I was a child protection social worker for a number of years. I could not agree more with the other posters who said you need to report your concerns. Everyone who knows about the issues needs to make a report. The more information the social worker has, the better she can protect your granddaughter. It sounds like your daughter needs help too and they could help her get it together so she can parent safely.

I'm not sure if they have a program like this where you live, but where I used to work we often used "kinship foster homes." They were relatives of the kids in care, didnt' matter what the relationship was--grandparent, aunt, cousin, ect. Often the foster parent was preapproved well in advance of the child coming into care. It was a bit of a precaution. We knew there were issues in the family. If a child had to be removed in a hurry, a pre-approved home made things much easier-on both the child, the parent and the social worker. Might be something to ask your local department about.

Good luck. I hope both your daughter and grandbaby get the help they need before any major damage is done.