The first thing you do after recovering from the shock of learning your appointment date is to buy plane tickets. I've been reading blogs on people who have gone, are going, or are in Ukraine right now adopting kids. Even if they are infrequent writers, they always write about buying their plane tickets. I've wondered about this odd, subconscious response to the invitation to come. Buying the ticket is logical. Blogging it seems odd to me. I think it is the globally verbal acceptance of the invitation.
If that's what it is then "I do." I'll come and adopt these kids. Here is my proof for all to hear. A purchased plane ticket. I'm coming. January 16th at 10:15am, we are getting on a plane that will take us to points east and the next leg of our life's adventure.
I'm calming down some. Last week, I resembled the apparition from "The Scream," but his week, having bought the ticket, ordered money, and prayed over and kissed another Ukraine-bound friend goodbye, I'm settling down a little. With one exception. The truth is I'm a homebody.
I love living in Colorado. There is very little about it not to love. But there are about 8 weeks in the winter when I wish I were somewhere else. God in his great mercy and grace has blessed us with another place to be during that time this year, it doesn't matter that its Ukraine and not Cancun. I'm coming home with impressive souvenirs! But we are going to be gone very long and we don't know when we are coming home! Home, where my friends and family roam. Where the cats purr and the coyotes yip at night (really!). Home, where NPR reports on lipstick on pigs and my womens Bible study meets on Wednesday mornings. Where Tchaikovsky plays and my books lie waiting silently for me. I love home. I'm rather attached to it. I don't even like long vacations. It's not being in a foreign country or not understanding the culture or not speaking the language and being misunderstood or even wondering who God will give us as children, I dread. We have been down that road before! The worst thing is having the whole affair drag on and on. Seven weeks, eight weeks, Rolan must return to the job he left. I'm alone in Ukraine. Arg! Even a pregnant woman knows the thing must end after a fashion. It always does. Okay, does anyone out there know of anyone who went and never came back?
Of course, I'm being silly. Even so, could you please pray for a quick adoption? Thank you.
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We tried so hard to complete this adoption in 2008 since it's been almost 18 months since we saw our girl last...but God had other plans. We too will be in Kyiv in January and so far everyone there lately has had delays with new laws and with the holidays coming it will be even more so...God's timing is perfect-praying for yours and our adoption to go "quickly". God Bless!
Hey MamaPoRuski! Can I have the secret password to read your blog?
eileen
When you coordinate the re-booking of your flight, try to find a flight, wait several extra days due to lack of flights, have to pay outrageous costs for ticket changes, secure a flight for the child to be on the same flight as you, pay those costs for last minute purchase of tickets...you're not going to thinks its so boring! The closer you get to leaving, which is completely out of your control because you don't know what someone may find wrong with your paperwork, the more anxious it may become...that' why everyone posts about the chaos around something that, yes, under normal circumstances is very routine.
Actually, some people say, 'we have our appointment date first' But, we'll take the announcement any way it comes. LOL
Congratulations!!
January is better than December for completing the adoption sooner because of Christmas/New Year holidays. We know, we were there during those holidays last December. In fact, today is exactly one year from when we arrived in Kiev:)
June
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