Thursday update

First we would like to thank all the people who have helped us. There are too many to mention. Some gave us money, some gave time to watch Maia as we got all the documents and last minute items before making this trip, and many gave prayer and support. So to all of you we would like to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH.


Now for today’s blog posting. We had dinner last night with some other families who are here adopting as well. We all met at T.G.I. Fridays and I think there were about 7 or 8 families there. We talked with about half of them. We all sat at one big table but we were at one end so talking to the other end was not that easy. But we did have a good time hearing the stories of the people around us. Now here is Melanie.

Hi everyone,

It was really fun to have dinner with other RR adoptive families last night. Megan was on her way home with her beautiful daughter Dasha who just turned 4 (Megan, if you are reading this please email me – I need your address!). Sheri and her husband Bill have their SDA appt today and will be traveling to meet their son Bryant this weekend. And we loved meeting the Mikschls and visiting with them. We are hoping that we will be able to stay near each other when we arrive in our region.

Today will be kind of a lazy day. We’ll hang out near the apartment, probably go for a walk, and pack up for our trip.

Thank you for your ongoing prayers. We did give Maia some baby Benadryl last night. We’ve tried it before and haven’t been able to really tell if it did much good (it kind of seemed to make her cranky). But, she slept all night so we are very thankful for that!

And since it is Thursday (therefore Thankful Thursday), I want to take time to mention a couple of things that I am very thankful for.

- Although traveling with a 3 year old is not easy, we are glad that we brought Maia with us. Having this time together as a family is truly a blessing – making even those challenging moments worth it.

- A safe, uneventful journey so far. There have been no surprises and things have gone as we hoped.

- Tomorrow, we should be able to see our boy!

So, just a couple of prayer requests for today.

- Safe travels as we head to our region tonight.

- Rest after we arrive, it will most likely be a short night.

- That we will find favor with the people in authority tomorrow who will give us official approval to go to the orphanage.

- I think Olga will be requesting a court date for us tomorrow. Pray that it will be at the earliest possible date.

- For the other adoptive families here in Ukraine right now, that their processes will be smooth and uneventful as well.