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Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Praying for Guidance

Just to let you know where we are...

Our paperwork is still in Astrakhan. There is a snag in switching to Moscow. CHI said there is no availability to any 2 to 4 year old girls in Moscow city. The girls coming off the database there are 18 months and younger. We are still re-evaluating and praying for God's direction. Please pray with us. We need to have peace with a decision. Where is God's leading us? We want to follow His plan. And, we want to get that baby girl home!

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Making Changes

I just want to give a little update...

Recently, Rob and I have been re-evaluating some things within our adoption process. We have been praying for God's direction from this point on. We know God has called us to adopt a little girl. We know our destination is Russia. But we've been wondering if there a different route God wants to take us to get there. With all our hearts, we want to follow His plan to get to our little girl!

In the past few weeks, when I spend time in prayer, God seems to be drawing us to Moscow City. And, so this week we spoke with our adoption agency and made the decision to remove ourselves from Astrakhan and switch to the Moscow City region in Russia.

It's a crazy move, because we're right up there for Astrakhan, and all of our paperwork is submitted and completed for that region. But if our little girl is in Moscow, then that's where we're headed! Another thing that makes the decision non-logical is that the region is pretty much closed for the summer. The Dept of Education in Moscow is not even accepting dossiers right now. But, that's fine. We will re-do our paperwork now and get it sent to Moscow. Then when they re-group in the fall, we'll be ready.

Speaking logically, the decision to switch to Moscow City does not make any since at all. But, last Sunday our pastor at church said "God doesn't work within human logic." And, when I talked with my mom about things she said, "This whole adoption is not logical. But, logic is not what God is asking for."

Rob and I have prayed so much about this decision. We have an amazing peace. I pray we are moving in the direction God wants us to go. So we are resting in that knowledge. Please join us in prayer for our little girl. She needs her family!

To God be the Glory!

Monday, May 11, 2009

Still Praying and Believing

Just wanted to let you know that we have had no updates since my last post on April 22nd. Still praying and believing...

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Growing Within Our Hearts

"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time and miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands."

That takes my breath away. Thank you for our little girl, Lord Jesus. We will wait on You.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Fun in Florida


Our beautfiful babes at the beach in Florida last week! Rob and I are so blessed! It was a much needed break from all the "waiting" these past 17 months!

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

No Summer Travel

I'm sure you will be totally surprised by this...we had another expired document we didn't know about. Our "Parent Post Adoption" letter had to be updated, notarized, apistilled, etc etc... We mailed it today.

Today our adoption agency told us there will be very little travel to Russia this summer. So, I'm thinking this fall will be the earliest we will go. Whatever. Life is good. God is blessing us in so many other ways, we have nothing to complain about.

When I was at the Christian Bookstore today I looked at Corrie Ten Boom's book "The Hiding Place." I read a quote that said, "Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God." What a perfect way of thinking.

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Blog Facelift

Thanks to a sweet friend of mine, I'm learning more about "blog scrapbooking". I'm just starting, so as time allows, there will be more to come...