All the Kids
Sunday, May 26, 2013
I171
There is not much to update except that we got a call late Friday from the USCIS saying our application for advance proccessing of orphan petition (I do not really know what that means but we have to have it to adopt from Ukraine!) has been approved and our I171 should come in the mail late this week or early next week. That is the last piece of our dossier so we are very excited. Maybe soon we will have a more definite idea of when we will be going to meet the boys! One step closer. :)
Monday, May 13, 2013
Moving forward again
Our three older kids all have finger print appointments this week so we are once again moving forward. It seems we have been at a stand still waiting for these appointments. So hopefully, we will have our I171 form in the next couple of weeks. Very exciting! In the meantime, there are a few minor changes in forms the Ukrainian government wants that means we will be redoing some forms we did months ago in the new format. We certainly want everything to be ready when that I171 comes in!
Emileigh updated our Etsy shop while she was home last week, so there is more jewelry to look at on that site. And we have lots of t-shirts left if anyone is interested. This weekend will be a big fundraising weekend as we have a craft show where we are selling jewelry, tshirts, and sun catchers and a store here in Brandon has offered for me to have a trunk show featuring our jewelry to help with our adoption. That will be this Saturday, at Stella and Co. from 11 - 2:30. Such a generous offer by the owner, Meredith, and we are really appreciative! We are excited at the opportunity to get a little closer to having the funds to complete our adoptions and to have the opportunity to spread awareness about adoption and orphan care.
We have also started getting the room ready for the boys. We started moving stuff out of the room that will be theirs last weekend and are ordering beds for them tonight. We want to have it ready for them before we leave for Ukraine so we can take pictures to show them what their room looks like. Collin and Ali are home now and are already such a help! It should not take us long.
I had a pet scan on Friday and got the results today showing no signs of cancer. Praising God! When they were sliding me into the tube, the song Live Like You Dying was playing. While I am not a fan of country music, I thought that the timing of that playing was quite interesting. But it did get me to thinking about how I want to live out the rest of my life, and this adoption is a big part of that. Skydiving does not appeal to me, :), but providing a family for Sasha and Vitalik and sharing God's love with them is a very strong desire for me. I do want to love deeper and speak sweeter, and I do want to live like I am dying. All of a sudden your perspective and priorities come into a much sharper focus. Try taking a minute to think about what would be important to you if you knew you only had a few years left. What would you fill your time with? Things with eternal value seem much more urgent, don't they?
If you would continue to keep us and the boys in your prayers, we would really appreciate it!
Emileigh updated our Etsy shop while she was home last week, so there is more jewelry to look at on that site. And we have lots of t-shirts left if anyone is interested. This weekend will be a big fundraising weekend as we have a craft show where we are selling jewelry, tshirts, and sun catchers and a store here in Brandon has offered for me to have a trunk show featuring our jewelry to help with our adoption. That will be this Saturday, at Stella and Co. from 11 - 2:30. Such a generous offer by the owner, Meredith, and we are really appreciative! We are excited at the opportunity to get a little closer to having the funds to complete our adoptions and to have the opportunity to spread awareness about adoption and orphan care.
We have also started getting the room ready for the boys. We started moving stuff out of the room that will be theirs last weekend and are ordering beds for them tonight. We want to have it ready for them before we leave for Ukraine so we can take pictures to show them what their room looks like. Collin and Ali are home now and are already such a help! It should not take us long.
I had a pet scan on Friday and got the results today showing no signs of cancer. Praising God! When they were sliding me into the tube, the song Live Like You Dying was playing. While I am not a fan of country music, I thought that the timing of that playing was quite interesting. But it did get me to thinking about how I want to live out the rest of my life, and this adoption is a big part of that. Skydiving does not appeal to me, :), but providing a family for Sasha and Vitalik and sharing God's love with them is a very strong desire for me. I do want to love deeper and speak sweeter, and I do want to live like I am dying. All of a sudden your perspective and priorities come into a much sharper focus. Try taking a minute to think about what would be important to you if you knew you only had a few years left. What would you fill your time with? Things with eternal value seem much more urgent, don't they?
If you would continue to keep us and the boys in your prayers, we would really appreciate it!
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