We have our appointment date :)

We have an appointment at SDA on January 24, 2012. We are excited and now I am worry to get everything done before we leave. We have less than 3 weeks to get tickets, get ready, pack and be ready to go to Ukraine to meet our child/ren.

Tomorrow we are planning to get tickets, and write down all lists, what needs to be done before we leave.

Now we have an extra bedroom because My brother, he use to live with us, moved out 2 days ago. This is one more project we are working on, painting extra bedroom. The plan is to move boys to this new looking bedroom before Ukraine. And the other bedroom will be waiting for our new child/ren.

submission date!

We have our submission date, and are very excited.  Now, that we are getting closer to meet our child/ren, satan is attacking more, and we are Praising our God. If satan is trying to get in the way, it means we are doing Gods thing and satan doesnt' like it.

I will not post our submission date here for now, but I will tell you it's soon, and I really hope that we will be able to get all our paperwork ready by that date. I haven't hear anything from USCIS yet, and this is main document we need in order to be submitted.

Please pray with us, we need your prayers about all the documents and process.

SDA resumes processing adoptions in Ukraine

http://adoption.state.gov/country_information/country_specific_alerts_notices.php?alert_notice_type=alerts&alert_notice_file=ukraine_4


Happy tears :))) Praise our LORD!!!

Did talk with Ukrainian Facilitator

My husband was able to get a hold of Ukrainian Facilitator, and talk to her for few minutes. She was busy, and couldn't  talk, and we didn't' get any of our questions answered. She promised , that she will call us via Skype, but it been two days and nothing. Also still waiting on a contract from her, as she been working on it for a week. Praying that she will have her fees in  reasonable range. This lady representing "sisters", and I really, really hope that we will work together well. I do worry about our "relationship" with facilitator, because from the beginning we heard not really good things about her. Oh well, I know it will work our perfectly as God planned. We are learning to trust God more, and with every single step of our life.

June 11, 2011 Home Study Visit

Today we had our home study visit. It went really well and we should have our home study done by the end of the month. Wow, things are really getting to move quickly. Also we found out today that USCIS process takes long these days, so we should be prepare to way for up to 4 month, oh no. We are praying that it will be done much quicker, because girls will be available for adoption in July, and ready to come home. And I dont think that I am ready to travel to Ukraine during winter time lol But if this is the case, and we will have to way, and travel later I am ok with that, as long as God is with us.

Today I received an e-mail from Ukrainian facilitator. She still insist for us to host "sisters" before we move on with adoption.Her story,  She is afraid that someone else will adopt them, and if we host "sisters" we will be their family. We wish  to host s"sisters" but do to our finances we can't do both, adopting and hosting at the same time, unless we will have all money needed soon.

My husband and I will call Ukrainian facilitator tonight or tomorrow and we will go from there.

Quick update on ...

Monday we went to post office to send our USCIS application and apply for US passport for our baby. We knew that just before we will go to post office we had to stop at our other bank(we have a saving account at different bank, it just work better for us this way to save extra money :))  to close our account with them and take money to get money orders for USCIS(we had just enough at our saving account to apply for USCIS).

And before we left our house, I  am not sure why, but I did check our regular account, and guess what I had see..........yes, our tax return/adoption credit. You should of see me, I did log out and log in back to our account just to check if I am not hallucinating, and after second time checking I told Sergey about money. Praise our God, He knew the perfect timing for this money to come.  We were happy...still happy :) This money will go toward our adoption, but we still will pray to get all the money needed to finish our adoption.

So we didnt' go to the bank, we went straight to the post office. :))) And the funny thing is that next day, we received letters from IRS, saying that our case is in the process and we should hear back from them by July 9, 2011. lol


Please pray for "sisters",  so Ukrainian facilitator will work with us, and will lower her fees. We heard that this lady that represents "sisters",  she wants these girls to come for hosting program first, and then do an adoption.  So we will see if this all will work our for all of us. We know and we trust God, that everything will go as He planed.

What else is going on in our house:
This Saturday we have our home study visit, please pray

We started on little remodeling in our kitchen (for now), I am almost done with painting our kitchen cabinets, and we will have to finish with counter tops, and floor.

I start learning about couponing, and so far enjoying. This way I am trying to save more money for our adoption.

Sisters- Part Two

I dial a number to speak to agency who listed "sisters". and like I said I was preparing for worst. In my experience agencies, don't really care about kids, they just trying to get more money, its a business. During last few weeks I had opportunity to speak with 2 different agencies, and they all said, fill out application, pay for it, and then we will give you more info on kids. So I knew reality of this world, and  business of adoption. 

Lady who answered a phone, was a lady who I did talked over e-mails, and when I introduced myself, she said: " This is weired, I was writing down your name, so I can contact you" :))) Perfect timing. I started talking to her, and did tell her that we would really like to do independent adoption, I was honest. And her reply was," I really want to help find these girls a home, I will not charge you, I help you with all your paperwork, These girls are so lost, and they need a family soon" wow, no way, I was not prepared for this. 

In the evening I talked to my husband and we prayed and we made a decision to do everything from our end to adopt these girls. And if this is God's plan they will come and join our family.  I am trying not to involve my heart, and my feelings, because anything can happen down rough adoption road, but I do think about these girls, and we already praying for them so if this is in Gods plans, He prepare us for their needs and them for us, so we have an easy attachment, and adjustment as a family of 7. 

I will tell more information later, when we will be closer, and we know more.

God Bless you

Two sisters, Part one

Yesterday, on one of the websites I saw two sisters in need, in big need to have their forever family.These girls got my attention, look on their faces, and just something about them....

 I did e-mailed listing agency about "sisters" and mine main question was "what country these girls are from?". Inside in my head I thought, they had to be from Russia, Ukraine doesnt' let agencies to post info and pictures of kids, and give a lot of information, so when agencies list kids from  Eastern Europe its usually Russia. I pray to God and I was thinking if God wants us to try to adopt "sisters", they will be from Ukraine, but I knew a reality and I was preparing for answer "from Russia".

This morning I was surprised by e-mail from listing agency, replying with "Sisters" are from Ukraine.  This was a big surprise. Also "sisters" are available for hosting this summer, and somewhere in July they will be available for international adoption.
Ok God, what do you want me to do next. I talked to my husband, and showed him pictures of "sisters", and our next question was if agency listing them, is their any way to go around agency and not pay "agency's fees", we just don't have that kind of money. Our first adoptions was independent adoption, and we really wanted to do same way our second one. I am Ukrainian myself, so I was really thinking how to go around, and was making plans in my head how I will contact our facilitator, pay him little more money and he can find "sisters" and we will do adoption through him with out involving any agencies.....I had perfect plan in my head :)))  God had His, better one.... Proverbs 16:9 “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” 

Today I decided to call listing agency, after e-mail from their director, Karen.  She was asking me some questions about our family, and how serious we were in adopting these "sisters". To be continue.....

*have to go, kids are ready to go to bed, try to post later