We are on our way

We have made the trip to Detroit for our departure tomorrow morning. Two out of the four of us ended up not feeling well today so the day did not get going like we would have liked. But all in all we are getting ready and will try to get a good night's sleep.

Thanks for all your prayers.

We're On Our Way!

We have received our court date and will be traveling soon to pick up our "A" and bring him home! We are very excited, a bit overwhelmed, but really trusting that God did not bring us this far to leave us. We are praying for continued health, traveling safety and clear minds to be able to get everything done that needs to be and remember to bring all the important documents, etc. We have felt the prayers of friends and would appreciate your continued prayers for us as we complete this phase of the journey. Please pray especially for our "A" that he will have an open heart to receive us as his family, and the remaining days of waiting won't seem endless to him. We are trying to take moments to "be still" before the Lord, to allow him to help us keep our focus and remain calm under stress.

And we wait...

Yes, we're still here. We are "ready" to go, at least as ready as we know how to be. We are slowly packing and continue to work on our Russian language. We are into summer mode now, so we are enjoying a bit of down time and the ability not to be so scheduled. The boys are definitely enjoying no homework. We continue to pray for our "A" to be patient and to know that we are coming, even though the time must seem so much longer for him. We know that God is in control of the timing, and that he has a reason for everything. Some days we are more patient than others. We're looking forward to our trip, and to seeing what Russia is like and experiencing a little bit of what "A" has grown up with culturally. We continue to feel our love for him grow, which we are sure is an act of God, being that we have spent so little time with him.

Please pray for us for peace in the process, for the ability to make good decisions about accommodations, the court process, for "A" to be able to adjust to life with us, and for him to come to know Christ personally.

We are so thankful for your prayers throughout this process.

Beginning of a new week

We are still in the waiting mode. As soon as the call comes we will need to apply for our Visa's to Russia, book accommodations and book airline tickets. Lots to do once we know when we will be traveling.

Over the weekend, we have been looking for places to stay while we are traveling to pick up A. It has been a different to look for some place to stay and not know the area at all. Are you looking at a safe place? Are the rooms going to be nice? What will be the best cost wise? Will there be any rooms available?

It seems this is the life of international adoptions.

Have a great week and a wonderful Memorial Day weekend coming up.

Middle of May update

As we start out this weekend, we are working on making sure we have traveling items ready to go. Suitcases need to be packed, getting things ready around the house for being gone and just general life.

The boys rooms are starting to look like a change is happening, new paint and new beds.

We continue to see God's hand in the process as we evidence of this each day.

Right now we are trying to leave the timing in God's hands, but our humanness wants to pull it out of His hands into ours. But if we do this, we will most likely mess it up.

Thanks for your continued prayer and support.

Beginning of May

Here we are at the beginning of May. The days and events seem to be flying by.

We have been busy with all the school activities for B and B, concerts, field trips and school orientations.

We are continually blessed by all the individuals who are sharing in our journey to bring A home. Just this morning we received a very unexpected blessing.

The garage sale we had a week ago was a great time and huge encouragement. Many people stopped by and shared many stories with us about their journeys along the adoption road.

God continues to be very faithful and we are trying to give him all the glory.

At this point we are looking at places to stay on our trip and waiting for any update on a future travel date. (the waiting is becoming very difficult, not much patience here)

Today the forecast is a warm and sunny day, we will enjoy the day God has created.

Recent events

We have been very busy lately with life and the adoption process. Here are some of the things we have been doing;

Finishing up more paperwork so it could be sent on to Russia
Received our US approval to complete the adoption.
Preparing for a large garage sale this weekend. Thanks to all the friends and family who have help make this possible.
Received a package and letters from A.
And just the normal everyday life of work, school and start of the end of the school year events.

We have seen many answers to prayers and continue to see God's leading as we progress along the adoption journey.

Happy Wednesday