Hi all, I have been going through something horrible for the past couple months. My dear cousin Chandra was murdered Oct.27. She left 5 children ages 16,12,9 and 2 months. The kids are in 3 foster homes. I have applied for custody for 4 of them and another family member for 1. I will be going for the first court date on the 12 and will be visiting the kids while there. I hope the weather holds out because it is a 9 hour drive to Chattanooga from where I live. I am asking for prayers for the kids, they have been through Hell and have been moved 5 times since they found their mother dead. The system is broken and should not be so hard for family to get custody of the kids. I was told it could be 6-9 months. One of the boys loves turtles and has 2 sliders, so we get along fine LOL. He is excited to meet Tank and Lana. But I can't help fearing taking 4 kids in. My kids are grown and gone and to start over really scares me but someone has to. So if you all would say a little prayer that everything goes well I would be thankful.