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Well, since receiving our SDA appointment date yesterday, our heads have been spinning. The more we think through our travel and discuss what needs to be done, the more I realize we actually have more unknowns now than before. Here are a few examples of some of the questions we’ve gotten since yesterday: How long . . . → Read More: What next??? Just a brief post to let everyone know that we heard from our agency this morning that we have an appointment to meet with officials at the Ukrainian State Department of Adoption! Our appointment is on November 25 and yes, you guessed it, that is Thanksgiving day! Obviously, this news is fresh to us, so . . . → Read More: We’ve Got an Adoption Review Appointment! Today is a big day in our adoption journey– our dossier (official application to the Ukrainian government to adopt) is scheduled to be reviewed today in Kiev. Of course, as I write this, it is actually late in the day in Kiev, so there’s a chance that it has already been reviewed! Regardless, this is . . . → Read More: Dossier Review Day *Warning: God is at work on my ungrateful heart. Reading this post might open your eyes to how God might be working on yours, too!* I have given some thought over the past several months to how I might answer my children when, one day, he or she asks why they were an orphan in . . . → Read More: How will I answer? On Monday afternoon, we stepped into our local FedEx Kinkos and finally sent off our large packet of paperwork to our agency. For those not familiar with the process, adoptive parents have a lot of forms to fill out, get notarized and (in the case of international adoption) have them all apostilled (a process of . . . → Read More: Our Paperwork is on its Way! I have chosen to sin for much of the day today. And my sin not only separates my from my holy and loving God, but He detests it. My sin has been my ingratitude, ungratefulness, and lack of joy! Let me share with you my short day so far: Ryan woke me up around 3:30am . . . → Read More: Choosing not to see As we continue to prepare to bring home our children, we continue to find opportunities to use the talents God has given us. Our church, WCRBC, is having a Women’s Expo on Saturday, September 11th from 9-noon. I am participating in this event and will be selling items with all proceeds going towards our adoption. If . . . → Read More: Help us bring them home! I encourage you to take a minute and watch the next short video clip about children from hard places. From everything I understand about the orphange conditions in the Ukraine, I cannot imagine I am going to easily want to maintain as much continuity and familiarity for our children as suggested. I am sure my . . . → Read More: Even if I don’t want to… I have gotten a number of “shocked” looks recently as I have let people know that God has made it clear to me that I need to unload all of my outside-of-our house responsibilities as we prepare to bring our other children home. At first, this may sound like a good reason to get out . . . → Read More: Yes, simplify my life! You may not be seeking an education on adoption, adoptive families, or the adoption process, but taking a few minutes to watch this video might help you realize that an education on adoption is actually an insight into people. I have a high regard for Dr. Karyn Purvis and the work she does with children . . . → Read More: Educated on Adoption |
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