Sorry I have not kept our blog updated! Been a couple of crazy months! For those of you who don't know everything that's been happening, I will bring you up to speed.
We submitted our dossier in November, 2012 with great expectations of traveling to Ukraine in December for our adoption. We were thankful to get it submitted in time because the SDA in Ukraine closes in January to observe Orthodox Christmas. Unfortunately, instead of an appointment date, we received our dossier back. Our doctor had not put ICD-10 codes on our medical reports. We were so disappointed. I was devastated and our poor facilitator received a call from me, crying. Remember, English is not his 1st language, so understanding a crying woman on a poor phone connection was a real challenge for him. Why couldn't we just have the doctor send the codes? How could they reject us just because of a type-o? How would we tell Daniel there has been yet another delay?
It took a couple of hours and some raging with God (thank goodness He can take anything we throw at Him!), but finally I felt the Holy Spirit begin to calm me. "Everything in His timing", "He knows the plans for you, plans not to harm you", "I am with you even now", etc...As I went to bed that night, all I could think of was breaking the news to Daniel the next morning. This would be no short delay, due to the SDA closing for Christmas, we wouldn't be able to resubmit until February. Overnight I had a dream and I really felt it was from God. A dream of gong to see Daniel for Christmas. When I woke the next morning I mentioned it to Bill. He had been thinking the same thing! I began researching how we could do it. Could we afford it? Could Bill get the time off?
Everything worked out and we were able to leave on December 25th to visit Daniel in Ukraine! We were able to spend 7 days with him and it was awesome! I think we all needed it, the reaffirmation and connection. On our way back Bill & I realized that was the most time we had ever spent with Daniel. It was definitely the most one on one time. When we met him at Bridgestone, there were 8 other boys and we didn't meet him until their last week here. Even though he has grown up in an orphanage half a world away from us, we just fell right into "family" together. He is so much like Bill in his personality, the 3 of us have the same eye color, and he even has a cleft chin like Bill & Hayden! We had a wonderful time together and can't wait to return so we can bring him home forever.
So all the corrections have been made and our dossier was resubmitted on February 5th. We have been told that there are not many applications right now, so we may know as early as next week if we're approved and get an appointment date! So many emotions: happy, anxious, excited, nervous; all mixed up inside. I will definitely let everyone know when we hear something!
Thank you everyone for your continued prayers and support. I know we (mostly me) have been a little withdrawn from friends and activities lately and we (I) apologize. For those of you have never been through this, let me just say it's the worst, best thing I've ever done in my life. It's like a pregnancy that feels like it will never end! The doctor keeps changing the due date or rescheduling the induction and you just can't face the questions anymore about "Are you ever going to have that baby?" Everyone wants to know when we're going and so do we! I'm not saying not to ask us about it, you deserve to know. We wouldn't have made it this far without your help! It's just hard, the hardest thing I've ever done, and sometimes instead of reaching out to y'all for support, it's just easier to turn inward. I'm working on that because I am sure once Daniel is home, I will probably need some help or advice or a shoulder to cry on. It will be a process and I know it won't be a fairy tale, perfect transition, but there will be one less orphan in this world and he will be loved by a mother and a father and 2 sisters for the rest of their lives.
We submitted our dossier in November, 2012 with great expectations of traveling to Ukraine in December for our adoption. We were thankful to get it submitted in time because the SDA in Ukraine closes in January to observe Orthodox Christmas. Unfortunately, instead of an appointment date, we received our dossier back. Our doctor had not put ICD-10 codes on our medical reports. We were so disappointed. I was devastated and our poor facilitator received a call from me, crying. Remember, English is not his 1st language, so understanding a crying woman on a poor phone connection was a real challenge for him. Why couldn't we just have the doctor send the codes? How could they reject us just because of a type-o? How would we tell Daniel there has been yet another delay?
It took a couple of hours and some raging with God (thank goodness He can take anything we throw at Him!), but finally I felt the Holy Spirit begin to calm me. "Everything in His timing", "He knows the plans for you, plans not to harm you", "I am with you even now", etc...As I went to bed that night, all I could think of was breaking the news to Daniel the next morning. This would be no short delay, due to the SDA closing for Christmas, we wouldn't be able to resubmit until February. Overnight I had a dream and I really felt it was from God. A dream of gong to see Daniel for Christmas. When I woke the next morning I mentioned it to Bill. He had been thinking the same thing! I began researching how we could do it. Could we afford it? Could Bill get the time off?
Everything worked out and we were able to leave on December 25th to visit Daniel in Ukraine! We were able to spend 7 days with him and it was awesome! I think we all needed it, the reaffirmation and connection. On our way back Bill & I realized that was the most time we had ever spent with Daniel. It was definitely the most one on one time. When we met him at Bridgestone, there were 8 other boys and we didn't meet him until their last week here. Even though he has grown up in an orphanage half a world away from us, we just fell right into "family" together. He is so much like Bill in his personality, the 3 of us have the same eye color, and he even has a cleft chin like Bill & Hayden! We had a wonderful time together and can't wait to return so we can bring him home forever.
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| The orphanage where Daniel lives. |
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| Family! |
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| Orphanage Rodyna |
So all the corrections have been made and our dossier was resubmitted on February 5th. We have been told that there are not many applications right now, so we may know as early as next week if we're approved and get an appointment date! So many emotions: happy, anxious, excited, nervous; all mixed up inside. I will definitely let everyone know when we hear something!
Thank you everyone for your continued prayers and support. I know we (mostly me) have been a little withdrawn from friends and activities lately and we (I) apologize. For those of you have never been through this, let me just say it's the worst, best thing I've ever done in my life. It's like a pregnancy that feels like it will never end! The doctor keeps changing the due date or rescheduling the induction and you just can't face the questions anymore about "Are you ever going to have that baby?" Everyone wants to know when we're going and so do we! I'm not saying not to ask us about it, you deserve to know. We wouldn't have made it this far without your help! It's just hard, the hardest thing I've ever done, and sometimes instead of reaching out to y'all for support, it's just easier to turn inward. I'm working on that because I am sure once Daniel is home, I will probably need some help or advice or a shoulder to cry on. It will be a process and I know it won't be a fairy tale, perfect transition, but there will be one less orphan in this world and he will be loved by a mother and a father and 2 sisters for the rest of their lives.
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