14 Hours

Only 14 hours until we leave. A lot of arrangements have been made to have some painting, carpeting and bathroom re-decorating done while we are gone. These are things I planned to do, but did not get done. The bedrooms won't be done, because we want the kids to help pick out furniture and to decorate their rooms. We just thank God for children, friends and neighbors who are helping. It is really amazing how people respond when they find out we are going to Ukraine to adopt. We wanted the carpet installed on December 28, when our daughter is here to paint. The installer said that they don't schedule an exact day to install a particular job, but after visiting with the owner about the adoption, he said that they would do it on the day requested. It seems that even those people that wouldn't consider adopting, still think that it is great and are very supportive. It has to be a "God thing", but then isn't everything a "God thing" if we just think about it. But,the garage is clean, except for the furniture from the family room that will be there until the carpet is installed. Even the neighbors were amazed that our garage really does have a floor. I think that the car feels a little strange being "inside". Better finish packing and weighing suitcases, to see if everything will fit. It may be a few days before we get to post again. We should get to our apartment in Odessa on Saturday and get connected to the internet.

Keep us in prayer as we begin this next stage of our great adventure. God bless.