We have heard that our Russian facilitators are working very hard to ready the necessary paperwork for a “hopeful” December filing. What does it mean in English? We “hope” to be invited to St Petersburg in December. Having written that in black and white for the world to see means I should hope for January. Ignoring the logic in my head, my heart beats to a very different time line.
Between the never ending paperwork there is a lot of waiting. Lots of waiting. You’d think that would give us time for getting our house ready for more feet to be running around it, but alas, there is always more to do and … life does go on.
We’ll never forget the days we first met Kylor and then Madeline. Kylor was dressed in funny colored pj’s and Madi was in worn greenish pj’s. Those clothes were theirs and helped many children before them. We are grateful for what was donated by other parents before it was our turn to bring our kids home. We have decided to show our thanks by continuing this circle of giving. Having seen two orphanages already, we know in our hearts that the women taking care of all these children do the best they can with what they have. But they need so much more. If you would like to help the children who continue to wait for families, here are a list of items we are told they are still in need of:
- underwear, socks, undershirts & onesies
- coats
- boots, sneakers and shoes
- children’s medicine (tylenol)
We keep all these waiting children in our hearts and prayers during this holiday season and all year round.
