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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Settled in.....
We didn't have to wait too long to get picked up at the airport. Our driver took us to get some money exchanged, to the grocery store and then helped us get settled into our apartment. We just finished our dinner of pizza, pineapple, and pepsi (milk for Evan). We are looking forward to bed!! Hopefully we can fall asleep.....we are pretty tired : )
We're here....almost!!
Well, we made it to the airport, but no one was here to pick us up! We waited a while and then fired up the netbook and started sending emails. Someone is on the way now....thankfully!
Evan did really well on the airplane, as well as one would expect a 22 month of to be on a 7 hour flight and then another 2 hours flight. We are tired though!!
Evan did really well on the airplane, as well as one would expect a 22 month of to be on a 7 hour flight and then another 2 hours flight. We are tired though!!
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Here We Go!!!
It's finally here!!! Today we leave for EE to start the in country process of adopting Julia and Aaron. How we can't wait to meet them : ) Our SDA appt. is Tuesday, March 15. After which, we will take an overnight train ride to the region where the orphanage is and hopefully meet them on the 16th!!
Today, we are leaving around noon for the airport. Our good friends, Aimee and Roger, will be bring us. Our flight is 5:50pm out of Dulles. I am not very fond of flying, in fact, it always causes me a good amount of anxiety. Steve and I are traveling with Steve's mom and our 22 month old son, Evan. We have horrible seats on this 747....right smack in the middle of the 5 seats across the middle of the plane, 2 in front, 2 in back. Hopefully, someone will be kind enough to switch seats around so at least we can have 3 seats in a row with Evan between Steve and I. Please pray that this happens.
We are pretty much packed and just tying up loose ends and spending time with our three oldest that we are leaving behind. My mother is coming down on the train on Sunday to stay with them. For tonight, Steve's dad will stay overnight with them, get them to church in the morning, and pick my mom up from the train station tomorrow at 4pm.
Well, that's the update for now.....our return flight is scheduled for April 7, but if we get a court date earlier than this, we can change it and come home earlier. Thank you everyone for all of your love, encouragement and support. Please continue to pray for this leg of the adoption process, that everything goes smoothly and in God's good time! We will update shortly after we arrive.....
Today, we are leaving around noon for the airport. Our good friends, Aimee and Roger, will be bring us. Our flight is 5:50pm out of Dulles. I am not very fond of flying, in fact, it always causes me a good amount of anxiety. Steve and I are traveling with Steve's mom and our 22 month old son, Evan. We have horrible seats on this 747....right smack in the middle of the 5 seats across the middle of the plane, 2 in front, 2 in back. Hopefully, someone will be kind enough to switch seats around so at least we can have 3 seats in a row with Evan between Steve and I. Please pray that this happens.
We are pretty much packed and just tying up loose ends and spending time with our three oldest that we are leaving behind. My mother is coming down on the train on Sunday to stay with them. For tonight, Steve's dad will stay overnight with them, get them to church in the morning, and pick my mom up from the train station tomorrow at 4pm.
Well, that's the update for now.....our return flight is scheduled for April 7, but if we get a court date earlier than this, we can change it and come home earlier. Thank you everyone for all of your love, encouragement and support. Please continue to pray for this leg of the adoption process, that everything goes smoothly and in God's good time! We will update shortly after we arrive.....
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Homeward Stretch
Hello all. Long time, no blog. We have been extra busy now that the end is in sight! Just got off the phone with Eldon at Golden Rule Travel. We have our first trip flights booked and ready to go. Carey is busy scrambling around trying to get the myriad of lose ends tied up that come with having family and friends watching 3 of our 4 kids for 3 plus weeks. This is a rather daunting endeavor with so many unknowns. Will we have enough time? Will we have everything we need? Will we have enough money to make it to the end? Did I forget any documentation? ( I have a bad memory so this is a very real concern)
We just have to remember to put it all in the Lord's hands. I have to remind myself often of Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
I have also updated our Chip In for what we believe is the final amount we will need to complete the adoption of Julia and Aaron. Rest assured, any money raised that we end up not needing for our adoption will be donated to another family in process once our children have been brought home. So prayerfully consider helping us reach this final goal. I thank you all for your prayers and support. This has been an exciting but very taxing journey so far. Please continue to pray for us. It means the world to Carey and I.
We just have to remember to put it all in the Lord's hands. I have to remind myself often of Matthew 6:25-27 "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?"
I have also updated our Chip In for what we believe is the final amount we will need to complete the adoption of Julia and Aaron. Rest assured, any money raised that we end up not needing for our adoption will be donated to another family in process once our children have been brought home. So prayerfully consider helping us reach this final goal. I thank you all for your prayers and support. This has been an exciting but very taxing journey so far. Please continue to pray for us. It means the world to Carey and I.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
SDA appointment!!!
We just found out about an hour ago that our SDA appt. is MARCH 15!! I don't have time to write much now, but we wanted to let everyone know as soon as possible that we have a date now. We are very excited and a bit panicked over all that needs to be done between now and when we travel : ) Keep the prayers coming......
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