Do you ever sit back and ask God why you are here? Like what is HIS infinite purpose for you? I tend to do that a lot and if I had to guess, I would think most Christian women do, at times, wonder about the purpose of their lives. Firstly, before launching into this question, I want to emphasize that NOTHING I write is because of a desire for pity on me. This is my life and God has given it to me to live! I have for years and yet He showed me again this month, after having already saved my life two other times! If that's NOT God, then I am not sure what it is. On 9/28, I went in for a tummy tuck and breast reduction. Pain I’m having is temporary, but the former pulmonary embolism could have easily been at the finale of my life (I am 40 years old with a beautiful 12-year-old daughter an amazing husband). Our beautiful family, in 2011, in February when we took our last trip to Russia to bring Katie home. I only pray to God that he watches over myself and my family. God watches over...
Today, we visited Katie again at the baby home in Ussirysk and returned to find out that the entire city of 800,000 in Vladivostok has no water today. They turned it off apparently to fix pipes before the cold season. This is really roughing it for us! No showers tonight and no laundry either. I was going to wash some clothes, but we will just have to do without tonight. Often, as Americans, I think we forget some of the luxuries we are afforded when others in this world, like our Katie are not so lucky. But WE are the ones who are eternally blessed that God allowed this match between us to happen. Here are some photos from today. We will have to save the videos to upload when we return next week. The internet is just too slow here. Ussirysk Baby Home #3 Waiting for them to bring her to us today... She LOVES bananas!!!! She already really loves walking around holding BOTH our hands... My favorite l...
So, today was one heck of a day! I was down in the dirt and worried about what that woman in Tennessee did with sending her child back unaccompanied to Russia. And, we got a call and our home study was approved by Beacon House!!! We are SO happy!!! So, from here, we just have to wait for the home study to be sent back to us, notarized and certified then we can send it on to immigrations. We have to wait for our I-171H approval before we can officially submit our first set of dossier documents!!! We are half way there, according to our agency!!! I can't believe it! This is one of those "small victories" that life sends us on days when we really, really need it!
Aww...she will be singing up a storm running around at home with you guys so soon!
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