tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55730456434589584262024-02-18T18:08:14.438-08:00Trusting3:5The purpose of this blog is to raise awareness and support for the adoption of orphans in Eastern EuropeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-76020997596438381592015-09-24T14:21:00.000-07:002015-09-24T14:21:19.155-07:00pictures from September 19-23, 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCvMkQHYzG6jdqsBR2Do9nsHirxFBZLqAZagtyVuL1x9FOSNg0VWMUWVBMYeF2pKeb3hkCS9jLdLBLAI5pCcwsI0URoHJdEoFvAHx8y8BpfvYGQLrpd8sYPnGUeyasO_ogMDabpzN-Xmp/s1600/IMG_1322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><b>Here are some pictures from the past week in Kyiv. Sorry there is not more writing...We've been so so busy!</b> </span></a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the brand new zoo far outside of Kyiv... I think this place was her most favorite of everything we did on the weekend! She LOVES animals! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The white kangaroo was her absolute favorite! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a beautiful flower display in Kyiv. Each region made their own display with the theme of flower amulets. These are all live flowers! So pretty! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So wonderful to to be with other adoptive families here in Kyiv! What a sweet sweet blessing this was!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">we got a new buddy at the toy store! His name is Mika! He needed his seat belt too!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a really fun toy store! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vitaliy took us to a fun aquarium! She loved the bit turtle!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These stink rays swept the side of their pool so that they would splash you as they passed by! We watched them for a long time! I think this was her favorite part! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was really funny! She had never had melted cheese that strung out when she took a bite! She thought it was crazy! Actually, she didn't like it at all! She thought the cheese was bad or something! so so funny! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a beautiful view at the top of Saint Andrews decent. In landscape alley</td></tr>
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Today was kind of my first day on the other side of the
rainbow…I’m exhausted and I definitely had a nervous breakdown after I put her
to bed this night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is so hard… It hit me so
hard today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is so so sweet and has
let me love her so easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her gentle
trust makes me feel so inadequate, so not worthy to care for her heart!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Today we woke up at 430 as the night train protested against
the turning of the tracks on our way to Kyiv. We would arrive in about an hour
but the train attendant was already knocking on our door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was not enough light to pack up in an
organized way so our things were chaotically thrown back into bags as we
shuffled around our car like an awkward game of Tetris.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would have been impossible to exit the
train if Vitaliy had not come aboard to help us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slowly slowly we walked down the corridor and
she let him carry her off the platform to the waiting chair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Something I quickly learned today… Ukraine is
bumpy…. Ok, I already knew that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I
already knew that my new daughter has mobility issues but that is NOT the same as
experiencing it! Oh my!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was so
exhausted and we had not even started the day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> My wrists are wrecked from holding her hands up and down stairs and through the halls. My legs are bruised form her bony elbows leaning on me as we sit next to each other. My back is just done. Done. Done by the end of the day. So here was our day:</span></div>
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Because we had arrived so early there was actually no place
to go yet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had breakfast at the
fanciest Ukrainian hotel I had ever seen, accidentally, but it was really yummy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it’s a good thing we were there because
Annie threw up two more times in the very fanciest of Ukrainian bathrooms. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After a fancy pants breakfast we went straight to the
medical examiners office and slowly slowly we bumped to the door and slowly
slowly we walked up the stairs, tripped down another narrow hall, waited for a
while, threw up again in another bathroom, waited some more and then had a
short exam with a very nice doctor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
felt like we should be done with the day but it was only 10:45 in the
morning!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were then able to check in
early to a nice little apartment down town and, while Annie took a nap, Katie
and I finally got cleaned up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Annie
calls it “foo foo foo”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to be dirty so I
explained to her that she can nap while I get rid of “momma’s foo foo foo.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was hard to fall asleep when she was
laughing so hard… This kid!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are going
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bench is like a see saw... we saw a bunch of students piled on after us... they were having a blast! Also, notice katie is the "heavy" one here :) </td></tr>
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Before we went back to the medical center for the TB test in
the afternoon, Annie informed us that she did not like shots but that she would
not cry because she was no stranger to that kind of stuff!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And she was telling the truth!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was no big deal to her! She barely
flinched!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After that we basically walked
around trying to stay awake until a reasonable bed time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the apartment we worked for several hours
trying to figure out how to set up skype and use “VK” (another version on FB)
to contact Annie’s brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very
slow and complicated with Annie trying to communicate with me using my google
translate app (this is a painfully slow process).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am quickly learning that not much in my
future will be… um……quick again!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh
boy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lord help me to be so patient, help
me to be worthy of the sweet trust and love of my darling new daughter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-4423145554086748172015-09-23T04:03:00.002-07:002015-09-23T04:03:36.405-07:00September 17, 2015 Dnipropetrovsk <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This teacher is wonderful her name is Sveta... She loved our Annie dearly! </td></tr>
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This was an interesting day! We said goodbyes at her school and spent the morning packing her up and handing out presents. We realized we still needed shoes for her. I didn't bring shoes because I didn't know what size so we had to go out and buy shoes and then return her other shoes to the school. Also, some of the nicer clothes and toys that I had given her were mysteriously missing I actually poked around the school in all the places I thought they could be but I could not find her little pink sweater anywhere :(<br />
Artem was there to spend time with her again in the morning and he helped her pack up. It was really nice to get that time with him and get to know him a bit. He is very sweet and gentle and he LOVES his sister so very much! She thinks the world of him and it is so sweet to see them together! <br />
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At some point we left for the long drive to Dnipropetrovsk for the second passport office. It was a looooong and bumpy trip that included some rather uncomfortable bathrooms and other relatively icky things. We have a funny joke now that started at a (one of my favorite) restaurant in Dnip.<br />
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The "Poozata Hata" incident.... will herein be forever lodged in our brains as the definition of disgusting or as Annie says it best "foo foo foo!" We got stuck waiting at a rather dirty section of town and saw a Poozata Hata restaurant so we decided to sit down for an eat...... I really like this place because it usually has a large display of really tasty things and it is all out there for you to know what you are ordering. For a non Ukrainian speaker this is very convenient. Remember this is the first time I've had Annie out of the school for the day and I'm still learning how to help her around to the bathroom etc... We ate what I thought was a nice meal and then she had to use the restroom.....it was upstairs..... no access to the rail.... time for momma to do her job! Ok lets go to the bathroom.... she giggled the whole way up the stairs... not easy to exert physical energy while laughing that hard... we had to sit down and laugh a few times... but when we got to the top of the stairs, well, the bathroom was "foo foo foo" to the tenth degree. One of those truly terrible Ukrainian bathrooms that we have all seen or heard about... wish I took a pix. She tried anyway and needed my help because it was just so so bad in there and she didn't want to touch anything... so we tried but it was just too too icky and she could not do the business... We drove home... all the while laughing about how "foo foo foo" the "Poozata Hata" was. Then about half way into the 2 hour drive she yelled stop! And yes, we actually did stop just in the nick of time... she threw up quite a bit and afterward she giggled out..... "Poozata Hata foo foo foo" and that's it.... so for her it had nothing to do with a full stomach and a trying to read in a bumpy car.... but a disgusting bathroom and "foo foo foo food" at "foo foo foo Poozata Hata"... it continues to make us all laugh days later. And um... she continued to have motion sickness for the next few days in all of our adventurous travels. It was my first few days experience with my new daughter.... Lord give me grace...this is only ever by the grace of God!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie's dining Hall.. Her last meal before we left to Dnep.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luda, another sweet teacher</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie holds Artem as she stands up to leave the school.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Polia waving goodbye from the library window as we walked out the front garden. It was such a sweet sight to see all these teachers that she has loved and been loved by so dearly! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the car on the way to Dnep. for second passport office</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">after the first "foo foo foo" moment the driver, Igor, gave her this toothpick to hold in her mouth...maybe its an old Ukrainian remedy for motion sickness? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We took out her braids and washed her hair before we got on the night train... This was the first time I'd seen her without her braids! So so cute! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was really hard to do! But two sisters can tackle almost anything with teamwork! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And washed her face... her skin is looking so much better even after just a few days of good care! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">clean hair, clean face, waiting for the train. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">my cutie wearing Aunt katie's sun glasses</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">outside of the train station as we dropped off Iryina in Dnep. (just before Poozata Hata </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">some Pooozata Hata stairs</td></tr>
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We started out very early in the morning with getting the court decree (I waited for about 30 min outside while Iryina ran in to get these papers). Then it was on to the birth certificate office where Iryina faught for two hours trying to get them to give us Galin's name as well as my name on the birth Cert. This didn't work... They finally told her to come back later. We drove across town to the first of three passport
offices.... two hours later we were back at the birth certificate office
for more arguing and persuading. It took another hour before they
would agree and then another hour for them to figure out how to actually
do this document! Iryina and I were very relieved when that was over!
Birth Certificate in hand, we continued to run to different offices to
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This place...GRRRRRR! This place gave us such a hard time! I paced back and forth in front of these stone steps for hours! </td></tr>
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Who is the best facilitator EVER?! This girl!!!!! This girl!!!! I love her I love her I love her! Thank you Iryina for your hard work and dedication to your children! So many sweet little ones have families because of you! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An interesting monument that we drove past in Krivoy Rog on the paper chasing path. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">one of the many many office windows Iryina and I stood at on this day. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie's wonderful director Natasha. This woman LOVES her children!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Lida, assistant director, she was the wonderful assistant director who told me Annie's story the first day we met. This woman is such an advocate for her kids! Annie loves her teachers and they clearly love her! It was a tearful goodbye!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of her wonderful teachers came to find her and hug and kiss her goodbye! It warmed my heart to see all the love and affection that has been poured out on her for these parent-less years. </td></tr>
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Because of this craziness I actually didn't get to spend much time with Annie but all day I was trying to figure out how to make good on a promise I had made... She asked me if she could say goodbye to the people she loves here and I said I would do everything possible to try to make that happen... Turns out it was not easy to make that happen. We needed to be in Kyiv on Friday morning for the inital TB shot test for Annie so at latest, we would be leaving Krivoy Rog on Thursday night on the night train. But All day Thursday was going to be spent driving to he second passport office which was two hours away so if she wanted to see them all time was running out fast. </div>
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I bugged Iryina all day to help me make that happen but (in all fairness) she had so many other things to worry about. We asked the director if we would be able to take Annie out of the school today and she said no because there had to be several key people there at one time to sign her out before I could "take her out for good" So they would not let me take her to her grandmothers! I was so sad for her! I kept pushing and Iryina in my corner kept asking the director if there was anything we could do. At some point the director got so so angry (on the phone) and Iryina and I felt nervous to talk to her about it again in person. When we got to the school later that day and cautiously walked to the directors office she was actually very kind and genial towards us and agreed to let Iryina run the papers to the other people who needed to sign instead of those people having to be at the school. So then we waited for Artem and somehow it all worked out and they let us all leave with Artem to go to the babushka's home! It really felt like a miracle that everything fell into place for us to travel to Babushka's home. Artem showed up right on time... the driver was available, the director allowed us to take her before the final exit, Iryina was able to track down the correct signatures to allow her to leave even though all the right people were not in the same room. And Wonderful Lida was willing to stay up to receive Annie at 10pm back at school after our visit! She was not allowed to officially leave until the next day. Really it was truly a miracle!<br />
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Two babushkas live together and actually it is Annie's great aunt and
another sweet woman who is loosely related whom she calls her
babushkas. What a special and tearful time it was! Here are some
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Court day was so full of ups and downs I didn't know weather to laugh
or cry at the end of the day...my nerves were wrecked and I was
exhausted! Also, the internet connection in Krivoy Rog (Yes! I can say
names and places now!) was terrible so I was unable to post the whole
time I was there. So I'm trying to catch up now that I'm in kyiv.<br />
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judgement day...... We woke and went to Annie's school early because we
were not sure what time we would be called to court and I wanted to
spend some time with her before I went... Turns out court was not until
noonish so we had the whole morning together!<br />
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830am and I'd never been there before 10 (usually the kids were eating
"breakfast" at ten). So I was thinking they would be just waking up or
I'd find the nannies in their jammies or something embarrassing... turns
out the breakfast I was always witnessing was "second breakfast" and
they always wake up pretty early so we were not imposing. Actually,
Annie was up and dressed and waiting for us in her room! Like she was
expecting us! she also had an absolutely precious dress laid out on her
bed just in case she needed to go to court with me. So us girls sat
and read books and played games in Luda's room all morning waiting to
hear from Iryina... Annie did my hair for court...it was really sweet!
At some point Yuliia went to use the restroom and got stuck! Really
stuck! It took them hours and several tools and elbow grease to get the
door open! She had a great sense of humor about it and it became a
very funny memory!<br />
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In the mean time Iryina showed up all
flustered and excited and asked to talk to me outside of the
room....She was so so excited that I could not imagine what on earth was
such good news...? Had they decided to allow Annie to not appear in
court? (this sometimes is allowed with SN kids). maybe something bad
had happened...maybe court had been rescheduled...? Out of breath,
dressed in her very nice court dress with little blue bags covering her
cute matching heels, Iryina stood there to tell me that for the first
time in the history of Krivoy Rog the 10 day wait had been waved for
us!!! She said she requests this as a formality every time and is never
granted the wave but for some reason they said yes this time!!! This is
crazy, wonderful, chaos causing news! Instead of being in Ukraine
until October we could be home next week! <br />
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We sat around for at least a half hour more as we waited for
something (no idea what) and then had to leave to go to court and, yes,
they did allow Annie to skip court and she was very grateful! So Katie,
Iryina and I went to court and Yuliia got out of the bathroom just in
time to say goodbye to us and spend the rest of the day with Annie while
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Court. Never been in a court
room before....Not even in the US....So I have nothing to compare it to
but it was one of the most nerve wrecking, uncomfortable experiences of
my short life. I remembered clearly the warnings from other families
about not crossing your legs so I worked really hard on that!
Apparently it shows disrespect (slouchiess) to the judges and
officials....probably an old soviet tradition. So, I sat terrified,
trying to remember all the things that I had rehearsed... What are the
requests of the defendant? Um... I want my daughter! Just give me my
daughter! Nope.. that's not right... um.... I request that we be allowed
to adopt Cucherenko, Ludmyla pavlama into my family, I request that we
change her name to Annelise Ludmyla Knight on her birth certificate, I
request that you add my name and my husband's name on her birth
certificate...and what was the fourth thing? Flushed, I look to Iryina
(who was every bit as tense as I was despite her multiple experiences in
this room)... She mouths me the right answer as I struggle to stand up
straight and not fidget :) Praise the lord she was my translator and
could easily "help" me communicate what needed to be said. At some
point there was a heated argument that I did not understand. Even my
sister (not allowed into the court room) heard it and thought our
adoption was being denied! It was a moment frozen in time as the blood
drained from my face... What is going on?! Why is Iryina so upset?!
Will I be allowed to adopt my darling?! Iryina argued with the
prosecutor (yes a prosecutor) for some time and was quite upset at the
result so you can understand my alarm! When all was said and done they
did not grant my request to add both parents to her birth
certificate...Whew! Iryina was very upset but I was relieved to know
that is all that this was about! So we left the court... a very happy
momma and a frustrated facilitator! The reason for Iryina's arguments
was that they usually do allow the other parent's name to be on the
birth Certificate even if it is a married individual adopting and this
allows the rest of the paper chase to go much more smoothly. She really
knows her stuff and fights so hard for her families! <br />
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From court we went straight to more paper chases... notary office....first passport office...etc<br />
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the end we didn't get to go back to Annie that night because there was
such a paper chase but I assured her I would see her as soon as I
could! We actually ended up on the other side of town at some really
interesting mall "Ashaun"while we waited for Iryina at one of the paper
chasing stations. I found some wonderful books and a really inexpensive
rolling bag to put them all in for travel! What a wild day! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annie did my hair before court :) </td></tr>
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September 14, 2015 We are finally here! I finally got to hug my little sweet L
today! I praise the Lord for so many things! My goal this time around is
to post daily so that the posts actually match up with the posting date... This
means my writing will not be so well thought as I am really tired at the end of
every day! Sorry guys! Not that my writing was ever all that clever but
now you may find that you feel like you are reading the journal of a fourth
grader :) Thank you for loving us and praying for us! Here is what
has been happening for the last few days: <br />
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from New York on Saturday together. Yes! Katie is taking this trip with
me! So so fun to have sister with me! This was breakfast at Katie's Saturday morning... last meal.<br />
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We actually had great travel time with very short layovers and landed in the
capital on Sunday at 1pm. The awesome Vitaliy picked us up again and took
us out for pizza on our way to the train station. We were on a train by
3pm and then arrived south around 715. Iryna took excellent care of us to
be sure that we did not miss our stop..... This team is just wonderful in every
way! I seriously can not say enough good things about them! God is
ALL over this place! After exiting the train Irynia called again to be
sure we were safely off the train and she said, "Whew! I can
relax now because I know you are safely off!" I said not to relax
yet because we still have to walk over the crazy scary bridge to the other side
of the tracks... does anybody know what I'm talking about?! I don't have
a picture but it is so scary! I think I would cry if I had to walk my
kids across it! Not sure how we are going to get L up and over that
mess.... But God will take care of that detail when it comes. So, we did survive
that trek and also the 60K cab ride back to L's city through the war zone that
is called a street. We melted into bed around 10pm and had a GREAT night
of sleep! Praise God for sleep! It had been another 48 hour episode
of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles but now it was time for an episode sleeping
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This morning we woke up bright and early and had breakfast while we waited
for Yulia Petrichenko to arrive from her night train.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was again willing to meet us in KR and
help translate for us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I assumed I would
be able to visit L for the same visitation hours that I did last time I was in
town but their schedule is very different now because it was summer time break
before and now school is back in session.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I called Iryna to ask about visiting and I was practically on my way out
the door to see my sweet little L when she told me I could not visit until much
later today because of school!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could
have cried!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all sat back down to
figure out what to do for the next several hours (well I sulked while Yulia and
Katie made plans).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then Iryna called me
back and said that the teachers were letting her stay out from school and that
she was waiting for me! So then we packed up and ran to her school!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was so wonderful to be with her again! It
was like we never missed a day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said
“My Momma!” as soon as I was with her!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L's room</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful school room!</td></tr>
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we started a paper chase very early in the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today was the day that L could sign her
letter of consent to be adopted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
a special moment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She really wanted
Iryna and me to be in the room with her but we were not allowed to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I waited outside anxiously (mostly wishing I
could be there to feed warmth to her heart about her decision).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span> </span></div>
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smiling!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then ran around to
different offices and to the courthouse to request a judge and a court
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I waited outside the court house
(because I was not properly dressed for the court building) long enough to pace
back and forth too many times… then venture a little further and pace back and
forth some more… then walk laps around the play ground across the street…. I
walked a lot… it was probably a good thing because I was feeling pretty
suspenseful!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When Iryna came out she
said we got the “good judge” the one she was hoping for!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Praise the Lord!!!<br />
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playground was across from the court house... If we had playgrounds
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clinginess really irritated L (either she thought they were bothering me and
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some point when Yulia was able to translate for us, I was able to have a conversation
with her about how I am now hers forever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She now has her own family and momma and papa that will love her and hug her
all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She now has two sisters now
that will adore her and a forever family…forever!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She gets to come home with us and have hugs
and love all day long!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But many of her
classmates don’t have that yet and we want to show them as much love as we can
while we have the opportunity because we will leave them soon and with out a
momma and papa to hug them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At that
point she was very understanding and never scolded them again for jumping on my
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excited to take pictures of me with each of them and excited to pass out our
special treats to them in turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a sweet
privilege it is to spend my days with L and her class! I now understand exactly
why some saints go on a mission trip to minister to orphans and essentially
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stalling.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Really, I was too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her class was already getting washed up for
supper and we were still putting her things back in her purse, slowly each
thing…. Then she asked if she could paint my nails….. this would take more
time… sure!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Why not?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It took another 20 minutes!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><br />
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slowly slowly we walked up the stairs… slowly slowly we changed our shoes…
slowly slowly we put our things away in her closet…. Sweetly sweetly we hugged
and hugged… we didn’t want to let go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
tried to assure her in my limited Russian that I will be back!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>September 14 momma is coming!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I will not leave you again!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will think about you and pray for you
constantly while I am back in the US with your sisters and papa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Goodbye my darling daughter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you love you love you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How I wished that I had the words to tell her
God’s promises <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">“</span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Be strong and courageous, do not be
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I was likewise trying to comfort myself as I said goodbye to my sweet girl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you! I love you! I love you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will come back for you!!! –love, Momma</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-59026091823065168112015-08-31T16:52:00.001-07:002015-08-31T16:52:30.333-07:00Independence Day! Today these dear people celebrated their countries independence! It was a wonderful thing to experience! It was mostly a day of standing next to L while she sat in her chair explaining the art work displayed by her school. It was a neat experience to see her so poised as she explained each piece to strangers as they passed by! Her most important responsibility was to exhibit to the "Inspector" who I think may have been the mayor or assistant mayor. However, this inspector showed up hours later than expected leaving L to wait baking in the sun! She was out there from 8:00 in the morning and the guy did not make his way to her school's display until around 12:30! Laughing to myself as I noticed the teachers get rigid and flustered as he approached, I noticed little L as poised as ever, patiently waiting to explain her treasured art. I wish I had it on video. She was so calm and articulate. I was so so proud! I think any other child may have been cranky with hunger and heat stroke but not my little darling! I watched as she gracefully held up her hand to direct attention to each piece as she spoke. What a sweet little charmer! I was blushing with pride :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were hundreds of little displays set up all around this park, each so unique and interesting. I wish I could have taken pictures of all of it! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">she thought these sheep were really cute... she looked at them for a long time. Then she said "this one is Emily, this one is Yulia, and this one is me!"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">at this booth there was art supplies and L got to add a masterpiece to the collection.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L explaining the art to one of her teachers. This sweet woman loves her students so much! It is so obvious and so wonderful to see!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">L and one of her friends worked on this one together! I loved it so much I asked if I could buy it but they said they love it too much to let it go. They said they love to keep the art work as it reminds them of their children that they love so much!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">she wanted to take pictures with all the characters as they walked by :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The woman in the middle is one of L's teachers. They sang a song with her and it was beautiful!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I could be wrong but I think this is the Saksahan lake :) I went for a walk after dinner on Independence day in the park with some friends that I met at church the day before. What fun! </td></tr>
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absolutely awesome social worker/facilitator Iryna :( </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">But thankfully and excitedly I waited for my
dear friend Yulia to visit me from another city (P) that is East of KR.
She was willing to take the night train (yeah, she loves me) to come visit me
in KR for the weekend and help me communicate with L! What a sweet
blessing she was!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">The next few days were just a blur of wonderful visits with
L (with a great translator so really good conversations!). And of course,
Yulia and I had a wonderful time together when we were not visiting the
school! We took the "Mashutka" which is a large van that has
been fixed like a bus and um....I'm trying to say something nice about
it....um... The driver was very cheerful and helpful! After our first
mashutka experience we ended up with soaked pants... not sure how the cloth
seat was so so very wet after sitting down...um... I also dont have a
washer so I've been wearing the same pants for like 10 days... yes the same
ones that got soaked on the mashutka. When things like these happen most
people smile and say "Hey! Welcome to U!" They are right!
and really I love that attitude... so what if some strange liquid has dried on
my only pants...I get to be L's momma forever because this country decided to
welcome Americans into its borders! Praise the Lord!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Another fun thing about traveling in U is
that the roads are a war zone... I mean... haven't been repaired at all for
like 30 years....maybe longer. Drivers do not like to hit all these crazy
deep pot holes so they would rather swerve in and out of oncoming traffic or
onto the sidewalks to avoid said holes. Think Harry Potter's night bus
experience only we didn't have a magical "shrink and squeeze button"
to fit between the impossible spaces...it is no wonder that "victim of a
bus collision" has its own medical code name here. So if you are
susceptible to any motion sickness at all you should not ride a mashutka.....
um....what on earth is on my pants?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Anyway I was able to take the Mashutka with
Yulia to find a book store and I got some awesome Russian fairytale books for
L!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Books here are so so cheap!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After I left I thought I should have bought
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">So, Saturday was just full of wonderful
visits with L and her sweet class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m
really really loving this little band of munchkins!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few of them have families on the way but two
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<a href="http://reecesrainbow.org/85762/rebecca-2">Meet Rebecca! She is such a leader in her groupa and so so snuggly! I could hug this girl all day! Could you? If you would like to learn more about how to adopt this little snuggle bug follow this link to Reece's Rainbow</a><br />
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Oh my goodness! These beautiful blessings the Lord has given to us! My conclusion: Yes, my pants are dirty, yes I kinda smell bad, yes my tummy hurts because I've not had access to my normal food, and blah blah... but oh my goodness these blessings!!!! Oh my Lord I thank you for this great great love you are showing me! I LOVE this darling girl! I am so so grateful for my time here! "Give thanks to the Lord in ALL circumstances for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus!!!! "</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-2751774947654943562015-08-25T10:49:00.000-07:002015-08-25T10:49:29.754-07:00Day 4: Rejoice in the Lord always! Rejoice in the Lord always! I will say it again... Rejoice!!!
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then Iryna disappears excitedly and I am waiting for a long time... when they
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families who have adopted her friends... “In America?”... she says to me
"Ala?! Ala's momma?!”... then points to herself and says
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am struggling to make a decision because I love my U. family and I feel bad to
leave them (maybe guilty) so I ask my papa, "papa what should I do?"
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says you should go to America, I will be with you there with Emily's family,
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prayed for her to have a peace that surpasses understanding, a peace that can
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father, thank you for your peace!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-62193701269683621402015-08-21T13:48:00.003-07:002015-08-21T13:48:29.122-07:00Day 3: Praise Him in the morning. Praise Him in the evening. <br />
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Da<span style="font-size: small;">y three really started at the end of day two... After a wonderful day of sweet fellowship with the other adoptive families, we wound up back at the top of the hill where I would receive my referral that same day and then jump on a night train and rattle down to my girl's region! As I waited back a the top of the hill, I noticed another family who was probably waiting for the same exciting piece of paper that I was. When I asked them I learned they were Italian and adopting a darling 5 year old. As we sat there waiting, we had no language in common but the language of excited mommy love was very loud and clear. What fun to share that joy with another family from the other side of the world! I raced back to Karen's home to pick up and pack and wait for Vitali to pick me up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">At some point I realized that I'd be riding the night train with the wonderful Iryna who lives in the capital but she is the SW for the area where my girl is living! Fantastic! We had a fun time on the train and probably slept at least a total of 30 minutes as we rumbled down the track for 7 hours in the dark. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">We "woke up" at 5am and exited the train shortly there after where we drove straight to a hotel... I was able to get a bit more rest but poor Iryna jumped straight into paperwork! She told me to be ready to meet our darling at 1230 and I was so excited I could barely sleep!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">When it was finally time to drive to the school I could hardly contain myself! We walked up one flight of stairs and my heart was pounding out of my chest! I actually was worried I might faint or something! As I tried to stay calm I noticed what a very fine school it is. I've never seen such a clean, cheery, colorful, warm, bright building in all my orphan/ orphanage experience. I was amazed! The teachers and inspectors clearly loved these children very much! </span><br />
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continued:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh my gracious!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This girl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I can’t even tell you how sweet she is! The tenderness of her
heart!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is very conflicted… let me
tell a bit of background about her difficult life until now… On the first day
that I went to her school before I met her the sweet teachers sat down with me
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L was young she had a momma and a papa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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separated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her papa loved her always and
when her mother passed away her papa took great care to love her and he was
preparing the papers to be sure he had legal custody of her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her papa was everything to her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then three years ago (L was about 9 years
old) he passed away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the teacher/sw
was driving her to the orphanage, after her papa’s passing she said to the
teacher in her meek little voice, “who will miss me now?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe only my cat?” (The teacher was heart
broken to hear such words she told me.)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Her father had a girlfriend (who has kids of her own)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and this woman who we call the “aunt” has
moved into the apartment (that L sees as her own apartment)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and has given L false hope so many times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She makes promises, “I will adopt you”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“ I will bring you this present” “I will come
get you for the holiday and take you to our family”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But the aunt never follows through and she
has told the teachers that she has no intention of adopting L, she makes
excuses and probably she truly can not adopt a child with cp but she has not
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her she does not have to wait and be disappointed any more!!! I will love you
always!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know a great savior who will
love you even more than I could ever love you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Please let me show you this beautiful love!!!! I tried to restrain
myself as she slowly positioned herself to sit on the couch… Thank goodness I
had a stuffed puppy to give her because I didn’t want to overwhelm her with a
crazy mommy embrace but I could nuzzle the puppy into her cheek and push my
great love through to her tenderly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
we sat on the couch together sharing pictures and getting acquainted I passed
her a few little presents, a little pink sweater and a small set of little
girls earrings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She loved it so
much!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her sweet smile and meek “sank
you” said so much more! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After talking
and sharing pictures for a bit, the teachers started speaking to her and to
echother(I could not understand).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As we
both sat attentively listening to the teachers, social workers, inspectors and
doctor, she reached out and held my hand so gently… we sat there like that for
several minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was bursting with
affection!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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about to go eat “second lunch” so we said goodbye… she asked the teachers how
do you say…… in English.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She turned to
me and said “Emily, I like you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please
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that day we came back and were greeted in the garden by a very excited L!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As soon as she saw me she wheeled herself out
to me and started talking excitedly and pointing to each thing in the garden
laughing and explaining each thing… I wish I spoke Russian!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I only understood very little but it was so
fun that she was excited to see me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She
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school is?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The playground is so so cute!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The school is very clean and warm and
inviting!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The children are all clean and
happy and peaceful!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is doing a
wonderful job!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> All the teachers are doing a wonderful job! </span></span></div>
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is when I realized that the director and teachers have known I was coming and
have known she would be conflicted and they have been working overtime to help
her understand what this adoption means and what will happen to her if she
stays here or if she goes to America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
realized the director has paid for an older student with cp who is in an
“Internat” now to come to the school and explain the conditions at this other
school for older kids.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is well past
the age to be moved to the older school but they have held her because they
knew we would come for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The director
wanted her to truly understand<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>what will
happen if she declines adoption!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
older boy traveld for hours to get to the school!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was a sweet kid and had much to say to
her… she turned to me and said…. “Ummmm…. Inernat….no L at internat!”</span><br />
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Iryna had asked the other families who have adopted L’s friends from this
school to send all the sweet update family pictures that they could so that L
can see that it is a good family life in America!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can not believe the effort of these
ladies!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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director said that she had until Tuesday to make a decision... and she was very
uncertain, very conflicted about still waiting for this "aunt" and
leaving her older brother behind (he is 24 and they do not see each other often
but I can tell she loves him very much). The sweet thing is that you could tell
she thought it would be “fun” and “exciting” to join an American family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knew she would have so much more
materially than she could ever have now but that stuff does not matter to her
as much as the burden of her love for these people here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was still very conflicted… And I loved
her even more for her honesty!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
director said how many days do you need?.... three days? Two days? Four days?
Luda said can I wait until next week to make the decision and director goes
back and forth with her for a minute and then says you have until Tuesday! (She
is loving but pushy and she also knew that we could not start processing
paperwork until after the four day holiday weekend so Tuesday is the best day
for L’s papers to start!)</span></div>
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knows she can spend the next several days with me before she needs to make a
decision... </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-4764267353087736472015-08-19T11:13:00.001-07:002015-08-21T12:51:58.334-07:00Day 2: Praise the Lord Oh my soul and all that is within me!Praise His holy name!<br />
Woke up feeling refreshed and filled with peace this morning!<br />
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After a lovely little breakfast on Karen's balcony, Vitali called me and my DAP was at 9am! Good thing I woke up early!<br />
The DAP appointment went very well and I had a very healing conversation with Serge. What a graceful team we have working on this adoption! They were so kind as we discussed what had happened several months ago and so graceful as they explained that they did not think ill of our family for the way things turned out. I tried very hard not to cry as I explained how much I wish I could have taken my two darlings home in April and I think they very clearly understood my heart and my desires for those kids and also for my future adopted children. What a blessed time it was!<br />
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After my second breakfast Vitali had some free hours so he was able to take me and two other families on some touring while I waited for my referral to come through. The touring was so much fun! He suggested we visit the estate of former president Yanukovych... boy did we learn a ton! This guy was suuuuuper selfish and used so much tax dollar for his own gain! His estate was enormous and extravagant beyond imagination. After he was caught (for a number of corrupt things), he fled the country and his estate has now become a very grand tour indeed! Here are some pictures: <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-80124060554385932262015-08-19T10:04:00.001-07:002015-08-19T10:32:17.503-07:00Day 1: I lift up my eyes to the hills...Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth!!!!<br />
I am sitting here in a quiet, warm, cozy apartment in the capital (thank you, sweet Karen Springs) with the perfectly timed quiet hours that the Lord has given me. Monday morning as I got ready to board the plane I could not have imagined such a peaceful grace filled time that I would have here! All has been beautiful and and wonderful! Vitali is my driver this time and he has been just so wonderful to work with! Also, as I landed there were three other families flying in at the same time so we have all been able to meet and encourage one another. Those of you who know me well know that a beautiful place is nothing to me without the beautiful people that are there with you. I praise the Lord for my new friends!<br />
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So this is how things have happened so far... On the air plane I sat next to a dear older Ukrainian woman who did not speak much English so we sat and tried to talk and understand each other... it was so fun and such a sweet connection with a dear woman. She did understand that we were coming for an adoption and that our girl is a 12 year old. She had children too and was so happy for us in our adoption. Then at the end of the flight we asked a man sitting in front of me if he could translate the word "adoption" for us and in the process I found out that he (and his family) are missionaries here and I ended up having a great conversation with him as we waited to pick up our luggage. His youngest (teenager) daughter was named Abigail (and she was such a sweet Abigail). It was a very helpful conversation, in fact, they offered me a ride becasuse my driver had not shown up yet! Next, I sat down to contact the team as I did not see my name on a sign when I exited the baggage claim... As I sat fidgeting with my phone I spotted Eugene! I approached him and asked if he was here for me and he said no because we have four families coming in all at the same time and he was picking up someone else. It was sure good to see a familiar face first thing like that! He assured me that my driver would be there soon and as I waited I met several other families! I met the Stewarts, Scotts, and Erb families. So fun that we all showed up at the same time and from different planes! Vitali showed up and took a few of us to grocery shop and then to our apartments. When I got to karen's home I can not tell you the peace I had overflowing! The Lord watches over every part of our lives He even knew how nervous I was about this trip by myself and He completely wiped away all worry by putting gentle, loving saints in my path all this day! I managed to stay awake this whole trip and now it was getting really hard to keep my eyes open so I went for a short walk down a very nice/busy street and by the time I got home I ate a simple dinner and got right to bed by 9pm! It is a miracle that I (mostly) slept through the night and I woke the next day with no jet lag! <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-28413518265942611272015-08-17T12:12:00.001-07:002015-08-17T12:12:37.645-07:00on my way!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-68920005738656404312015-08-06T13:52:00.002-07:002015-08-06T13:52:39.621-07:00Its all happening so fast! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just a few weeks ago we quietly mailed our final papers to complete our dossier. We were submitted on July 16th and were hoping for a mid September travel date. However, the Lord continues to surprise us with His plans! Today we learned we've been given a DAP appointment for August 19th!!<br />
I'm so shocked, I'm not quite sure what to do next! Praise the Lord! Praise Him for working on my broken heart. Praise Him for giving us the desire and will to keep trying! Friends, please pray for us! There are so many details and so many heart issues that we need to be covered by God's unfailing love and grace! <br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-27923334895196375652015-07-13T17:26:00.000-07:002015-07-13T17:27:06.219-07:00Reilly<img alt="50102223008 Reilly (2)" class="wp-image-85757 alignright" src="http://reecesrainbow.org/wp-content/uploads/50102223008-Reilly-2-225x300.jpg" height="400" width="300" /><img alt="reilly-2015" class="attachment-900x9999" src="http://reecesrainbow.org/wp-content/uploads/reilly-2015.jpg" height="320" width="262" />
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<span class="uficommentbody"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As we continue to
heal we hope very much to go back to U and bring home this darling
“Reilly”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have looked at her profile
and loved her for a long time and now we are bursting with love for this sweet
girl!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reilly has been living at a
rehabilitation facility that boards special needs children who have families as
well as orphans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, we have been
told that she will very soon be moved to an institution where her needs will
likely not be met.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have worked very
diligently to complete a new dossier quickly and get our sweet new daughter
home as quickly as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope to
be “submitted” this week and be granted a travel date in early September this
year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="uficommentbody"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Here are some pictures
of Sweet Reilly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is 12 years old and
has Cerebral Palsy that affects the muscle tension in her legs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She walks with a walker and very slowly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is said to enjoy knitting and is very
patient and kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost all of her
friends in her groupa at the school have been adopted within the last two years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh how we would love to welcome this little
darling into our loving family!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her two
little sisters can’t wait to meet her and shower her with hugs and kisses!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for reading our story!</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573045643458958426.post-46478818334872763742015-07-10T11:59:00.000-07:002015-07-10T11:59:02.745-07:00Searching for wordsFriends, I agonize over these words... So much has happened. Our darling girl asked us to remove all pictures and post about her and her brother when we were denied adoption by the judge so I have removed all of my old posts and photos from public view. If you have been following our story you know that we excitedly boarded a plane to Eastern Europe in March a few months ago. And three weeks later, with broken hearts, announced to our friends and family that we were unable to adopt our dear girl. I still struggle daily with this loss. My heart aches so deeply. I actually wrote a rather long outline of the story with detailed thoughts and opinions...very candid, every word. Then I read it and thought it sounded much to whiny to post! So here is the very short version....<br />
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God is still in control! That's it! He always has been and He always will be. He must have meant another child for our family instead instead of "nella" and for some reason we had a TON of refining through Fire to do before we would be ready for the child He means for our family. So, here we go again. We finally decided to go back to Eastern Europe after so much discussion and so much prayer. We never doubted that we wanted to continue with an adoption, we just wanted to be sure that we were healthy as a family first. I'm not sure I'm ever going to be "fully" recovered from losing "nella" and her darling brother but I am sure that God will use those deep, ugly scars to create in me something beautiful... To create a beautiful family. Praise God from whom all blessings flow......Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007084002686934467noreply@blogger.com3