New Update

I realized that I haven't updated the blog in a month! Wow. Well not much has changed. We still miss him terribly. We are busy trying to finish paperwork and get things organized for our fundraisers. We are almost done with our home study. We just waiting to file our taxes and then we can submit all of our information to the immigrations office to be accepted to adopt internationally. At this point, best case scenario is we will be traveling at the end of May-1st of June. This is just for the first time. WHY DOES THAT SEEM LIKE AN ETERNITY TO ME?!? Probably because I have no patience and when my son is 6000 miles away and I can't see him or talk to him every day makes it worse. We are trusting in Jesus and knowing that his timing is everything. When I do get to speak to V he tells me that he misses us and is not happy. He wants to come home now to be with his family. This makes it 1000x's harder for me and my patience with this paper work. This past week we both had our physicals. It's crazy to me how they took 10 tubes of blood and tested us for every disease under the moon! All of the blood work was for Ukraine paperwork. I guess it's good in a way but they are so skeptical about Americans’ so they have to make sure!! One thing that I have found out for sure... ADOPTION... IS. NOT. FOR. THE. WEAK. It consumes my every thought, every day of the week. I will do anything to get him here faster, but that's just it...every day that's all my brain is thinking about. I'm constantly daydreaming of what it will be like when he is here with us and we don't have to worry anymore. How much fun are we going to have when he is finally here forever! My brain is also functioning 7 hours ahead. Wondering how is doing in school and if he is ok. He tells me he doesn't like the food at his school and he doesn't sleep well. This past week he told me he was sick too. As a mother... all these things are always running around in my head. Is he hungry? Is he sad? Is he ok? This is still a very humbling experience. That we, as Americans, take so many things for granted. I just want him to have the best 24/7 because that is what he deserves. I am very thankful that I only work 3 days a week. If I did not have Thursday-Sunday to get stuff done it would probably take more than a year to do this!!! I am also very thankful that the doors of God's will are still opening left and right. Our prayers are being answered one by one. It's amazing!!! God is so good all the time! On another note I went to the doctor this past week about my throat. I have been having problems swallowing lately (actually for about 2 months) but I finally went to the ENT about it. They numbed my nose and throat and stuck that "light tube" down my nose to look around. Well I have a cyst at the base of my tongue/left side of my throat. He said it was an enlarged salivary gland. They put me on antibiotics for a month to see if it will go down. If not, I will have to have surgery to have it cut off! The first thing that came to my mind is, “I don't have time for surgery!!" So please pray that the medicine will work and I won't have to go through all of that. I literally don't have time for that. haha. Our fundraisers are going well. Please help spread the work for our Golf Tournament that is March 9th at 10 am at Orchard Hills golf course in Newnan. This is our main fundraiser for the adoption and we are hoping and praying that our fees are raised! God willing! We are thankful for all the continued support we are having. It's really amazing how the community, friends, family and strangers come together for a good cause. We are still praying that everything goes smoothly for the paperwork... we have an older child that is waiting to come to America! Until next time. Much Love.