MEET THE SANCHEZ FAMILY
From the beginning of their foster care journey, Micah and Julie Sanchez made a concerted effort to support their children’s biological families. “We made the choice that we love these kids, and we are choosing to show up for them, and that means showing up for their family,” Julie said.
Micah and Julie have been married for almost six years and knew from the start of their relationship that foster care would be a part of their family. Micah noted, “Once we heard about the need, some of the statistics, and some of the amazing stories, we just decided foster care was the path we wanted to go.” The couple moved from Arizona to Denver, where they immediately trained with Project 1.27.
Before their certification was even complete, they received a call for a little girl and said yes, rushing to complete their home study and get everything ready to welcome her into their home at six weeks old.
Julie remembers the first visit a week later, “Because we weren’t parents yet, it was easy for me to ask her biological mom questions.” Julie asked about how to do her hair, what outfits she liked to wear, her schedule, and any tips for getting her to sleep. “We wanted to have an open dialogue right away since we are caring for this child together, and we wanted to do it with her, not completely separate from her.”
Over the next eight months, the Sanchez family nurtured the relationship with her biological family, sending pictures and videos and making time to chat before and after visits. When the little girl reunified with her biological grandmother at eight months old, they had become like a second family. Because of the relationship they built, they still see her every week and have become the go-to call whenever her biological family needs help.
“We found comfort in the fact that we fulfilled the piece of the mission we set out to do. We were faithful to God’s calling in our life and faithful to this kiddo and her family to show up in their time of need.”
Of course, saying goodbye to her didn’t come without pain. Julie notes, “There’s moments of grief still, but I get to remind myself that we did a good job. She knows attachment, she knows security, she was safe and that matters more to us then the rollercoaster…she’s the priority.”
The Sanchez family took a 6-month break after she moved to Grandma before accepting a 2-day-old little boy in February of this year.
Reflecting on their foster care journey, Julie shared, “I can’t think of anything more important I’ve done in my life than offering kids security in the midst of chaos.” Micah adds, “These kids’ smiles, the personhood of these little people, despite everything they’ve gone through and everything they’re going through, is just the most beautiful thing.”
Micah and Julie have been married for almost six years and knew from the start of their relationship that foster care would be a part of their family. Micah noted, “Once we heard about the need, some of the statistics, and some of the amazing stories, we just decided foster care was the path we wanted to go.” The couple moved from Arizona to Denver, where they immediately trained with Project 1.27.
Before their certification was even complete, they received a call for a little girl and said yes, rushing to complete their home study and get everything ready to welcome her into their home at six weeks old.
Julie remembers the first visit a week later, “Because we weren’t parents yet, it was easy for me to ask her biological mom questions.” Julie asked about how to do her hair, what outfits she liked to wear, her schedule, and any tips for getting her to sleep. “We wanted to have an open dialogue right away since we are caring for this child together, and we wanted to do it with her, not completely separate from her.”
Over the next eight months, the Sanchez family nurtured the relationship with her biological family, sending pictures and videos and making time to chat before and after visits. When the little girl reunified with her biological grandmother at eight months old, they had become like a second family. Because of the relationship they built, they still see her every week and have become the go-to call whenever her biological family needs help.
“We found comfort in the fact that we fulfilled the piece of the mission we set out to do. We were faithful to God’s calling in our life and faithful to this kiddo and her family to show up in their time of need.”
Of course, saying goodbye to her didn’t come without pain. Julie notes, “There’s moments of grief still, but I get to remind myself that we did a good job. She knows attachment, she knows security, she was safe and that matters more to us then the rollercoaster…she’s the priority.”
The Sanchez family took a 6-month break after she moved to Grandma before accepting a 2-day-old little boy in February of this year.
Reflecting on their foster care journey, Julie shared, “I can’t think of anything more important I’ve done in my life than offering kids security in the midst of chaos.” Micah adds, “These kids’ smiles, the personhood of these little people, despite everything they’ve gone through and everything they’re going through, is just the most beautiful thing.”
