This is a story of how two people have prayed and how God has responded. It began with a girl praying for God to send her the man God knew would be the perfect one for her. God listened and Shawn came into her life bringing fun, friendship and a love so sweet that she is still amazed by it. The happy couple enjoyed many adventures and wonderful times together but eventually felt like something was missing. God was listening as always and sent Garrison, a child full of hugs, laughs and sunshine. The couple was so grateful for this child but eventually felt like something was still missing. Once again God listened to their prayers and sent Foster, a child with deep thoughts, sweet smiles and lots of precious angel kisses on his nose. The couple was again very grateful to have been so blessed but something was still missing. Ever faithful, God sent Trox, a child with endless energy who brings out the best in everyone around him and gathers smiles wherever he goes. Even with this third gift, the couple still felt something was missing and prayed for God to show them what more blessings he wanted to add to their lives. God answered that their last (?)- blessing was waiting for them in Russia. Join us as this story continues with their journey to Moscow.

Friday, December 23, 2011

We Have Travel Papers!

     The past couple of days have been sweet and trying at the same time. We are getting to know Lena's little personality (Which is a Strong one!) She is such a sweet little girl with tons of smiles and warm embraces. We have toys all over the room but she prefers the newspaper and the house shoes still in the bag (Below).


     Feeling a little cabin fever and homesick, we took a short trip out for some American Gourmet Dining.


     We walked down the main street (Tverskaya) and of course Christy had to stop at Starbucks!


     Our daughter is not afraid to let you know when she is not happy with a situation. The biggest obstacle is getting her used to the new food. She hasn't turned any food away but not all have settled well with her.  We were up most of the night last night with her Tummy aches. (Please keep her in your Prayers for a quick adjustment) I finally took her down to the sub-lobby so Christy could have a little rest other than the naps she got while holding her.


     We left early this morning for the U.S. Embassy. We were ushered to the front of the line ahead of the Russian citizens seeking travel Visa's. We are brought to a room with 15 other adoptive families seeking their child's travel Visa's. Once again, we tear up with the elation of witnessing 15 less Orphan's in this world!!! The process was very quick and in 30 minutes we were given all of Lena's Travel Papers :-)

     This whole process has gone so much better than we could have ever wished for. The people at our adoption agency are so amazing at what they do. Our process has gone so much more smoothly than we expected. We also believe that Irene and Yuri are Angels sent by God to protect and guide us through this process. They even gave us Christmas Gifts :-)
    
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  1. The VinyardsDecember 23, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    Soak up every moment of this sweet time with Lena in Moscow. I just love girls with strong personalities!! Missing you guys like crazy. Praying for great bonding & adjustments. Love you guys!

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