Getting Ready

We are putting things in order to leave for Kiev to adopt our two beautiful daughters, Yana and Marina. We have booked our flight, our one way flight, to Kiev, Ukraine. Since this process of adoption has alot of question marks, coming home and when, is one big question. When we started this whole process of adoption we figured that we would be celebrating Rick's birthday, Octiober, in the Ukraine. Wrong, it turns out that we will probably celebrate mine, January, there. I mention this because most of the blogs I read someone is celebrating a birthday along the path of their adoption journey. It looks like Christmas and New Years will be a part of our journey. That will be fun (I hope). We are booked to leave on December 2nd, a Sunday, at 1:00 p.m. from Washington Dulles. Today we received our final list of things to bring . #1 Money and #2 more money because stays are longer and gas is more expensive. Those are things you pray about and move to the next items on the list.

We are getting very excited. People keep telling us our lives are going to change, we are looking forward to the whole adventure. We have a lot of work to do before we leave. Our lives are very busy right now. Pray for strength for us and endurance. We need both. Rick keeps reminding me that rest is coming.

We are only51 days away from leaving, but who is counting?
Fran

Marina, Marina, Marina!!

All I think about day and night is the 2 beautiful girls I am bring home from the Ukraine. Yes, I said two. I am believing that Marina is coming home too. We are praying and have lots of friends praying for the SDA to let us take her home. I believe and God has healed me of the disbelief. We are fixing up the bedroom to have 2 queens instead of one. This is going to be a great Christmas.

Now starts the packing. Anyone have any suggestions of what to bring to make your stay in the Ukraine alittle better? I do look forward to seeing our friends out there and meeting new friends.

Please keep on praying. I am asking for a miracle and believing for it based on all the miracles in our life. List all your miracles and see how great God is and then pray for Marina.
Thanks,
Fran