Love for Poca

Just watched the new segment on KING 5. It is so hard to describe our emotions. We are sad for everyone who has become a victim of a broken system. We are also overwhelmed by the other families that have been torn apart. It was surreal to see so many that are going through the same thing as we are. It is extremely disheartening to see so many good people having their lives turned upside down and so many children ripped apart.

We continue to try to have faith and yet feel grief and anxiety over Poca's future. We love her with all of our hearts. No matter where she is, she will forever be a part of our family and we will love her. There is not an hour that goes by that we do not think of her. There is not a day that goes by that the girls do not say "they want their sister back". We pray that the foundation she received for the past 4 years will hold her up.

We long every day to hold her, tell her how much we love and adore her, and would give anything to spend another day with her. We long to hold her tight and never let go. There is a bond that cannot be broken, no matter what.

Update

It has been a long time since we posted. We have spent the summer grieving, trying to heal, and trying to create a distraction for our family. It was a very difficult time for us and we are thankful to all of you who showed the love, prayers and support. We have completed one of our adoption home studies which was wonderful. We also cleared our name with DSHS/DLR and should be receiving our renewed license soon. We are also almost done with our second adoption home study.

We still do not know what the future holds for our wonderful little Poca. It is so hard to talk about her without breaking down. We have not gotten to see her much and that has been horrible. Every time we have seen her it has brought both overwhelming joy and pain. We all just want to hold her tight and never let go. She is beautiful and so wonderful. We thought with time that our loss would get easier but instead has become more difficult. Tamya is having the hardest time. She asks about her everyday. She also tells anyone she can that she misses her sister Poca and asks if they miss her also. She will just talk and sing about her all day somedays.

We pray for Poca and her future. We love all of you and thank you for your support.

Tough Week

Thanks to all who came out for the rally and the court hearing to support us. We appreciate the love because without it we would not have been able to make it through the week. We had our court hearing and it was horrible. Again we were attacked and accused of everything the parent's attorneys could think of. They said we were horrible liars, awful parents, and Dick was even accused of sexual misconduct at work! It was amazing that they could say all of this without a piece of paper to support them and that we have already been accused of this and found (by a court of law) that it was all UNTRUE. It is absolutely exhausting trying to stand strong against the attacks. We had no idea the deceit and horrible things that would happen when we made the decision to stand up against DSHS and fight for our little girl. We will continue to fight though because we love her and want her back home where she belongs! Pray for our family that we will have the strength to continue and for Poca. We saw her for a visit yesterday. She displayed for the first time, anger at us for leaving her. She was so excited to see us but was obviously troubled. We celebrated her 4th birthday during the visit and she sobbed when it was time to go. Tomorrow will be harder since it is her actual birthday and the first one we will spend away from her.

Rally and Court

We had our third visit on Friday with Poca. We got to take all of the girls with to see her. She was thrilled to see them. They all laughed and played. Poca just wanted to touch their faces and hold their hands. The end of the visit was the worse yet. She sobbed, asked to come to our house, and all of the kids cried. It just keeps ripping at our hearts. We love her so much. Tamya (our 5 yr old) said "I want my baby."

We have court on Tuesday in front of Judge Farris. Maybe the right thing will be done. There will be a rally on Tuesday morning from 10 to 12 in front of Denny Juvenile Court. We hope that many will come and support the return of Poca to our home.

Thank you all for your continued prayer and support. Don't stop letting DSHS, the Governor, the AG, and Judge Farris know how you feel.

2nd Visit Day

Today has been a hard day. We had our second visit with Poca. She laughed and played until the visit was over. Then she broke down and sobbed to the point she almost vomited. Again she asked for us to bring her home. It broke our hearts again. Each day she is gone is harder and harder. We miss her so much and feel numb from the grief and pain. DSHS said today that the parents rights will be terminated and that Poca will be adopted but still they are not moving her home. Pray for her return to us.

Will not stop fighting for Poca.

Everyone is back from New York and hearing positive news. Now we need to see actions behind their words. The Governor has said she is intervening and the Ombudsmans office issued a report finding DSHS acting inappropriately. Keep the pressure coming as well as the prayers. Hopefully Poca will be back home where she belongs soon.

The Today Show

The Langley family is off to New York to talk about the fight for Poca. It will be on Thursday morning at 8am on the Today Show. Let's bring a voice and Justice for Poca to be back with her family!