Well, things are not going according to plan...again. Originally after receiving our LOI (Letter of Invitation) we were waiting for our attorney, Svetlana, to return from vacation. Now we have been informed that she is back, but the first government official that we are to meet with when we get to Petro is on vacation. Of course, no one can do it except this person, and they have no idea when they will return. The stars are just not aligned in our favor! I have decided that we probably won't be going until September.
We have had many emotions these last couple of weeks, it has been difficult, but there are two ways we can handle it. We can cry and get mad (which is my first and natural reaction), or we can keep exercising faith, and try to teach our boys that we must have faith as well. After hearing the news today I was very upset, but a part from the Joseph Smith movie at the Visitors Center at the Mesa Temple kept going through my mind. It is after the Saints have been driven from Kirtland, and Missouri, and one of the men say, "hasn't He asked enough of us?" I felt that same way, "haven't we proven ourselves yet?" We can give up or we can be faithful, so we went out to buy bunkbeds to show our faith. Of course, the style we want is out of stock, so we can check back next week! Again, we are learning patience and we are definately learning that life doesn't always work out the way you want!
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
The Beginning of our Journey
Hi Everyone,
Because so many of our friends and family are interested in our new adventure we set up this blog so you can track our progress while in Kazakhstan.
This process started back in September 2005 when Larry saw a picture of a little girl named Diana on a website. She was 2 years old and just as cute as can be. After some research Larry found out that she had two biological siblings, one brother (age 7)and one sister (age 5). After a few months of convincing me (DeAnn) that this was something we had to do, we started the process at Thanksgiving time.
I told Larry that if this drug out that I would change my mind. This is a very emotional thing for me and that we had to go in March or I was done. We were assured that that would be no problem and we had hopes that we would have them home for Easter. I even bought them Easter dresses at Christmas time.
But here it is the end of June and we still have not left. Have I given up? Almost, I want to, at times wish we hadn't started this. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done, emotionally speaking. But we haven't given up! I know, and Larry's knows, this is something we have to do. It will work, and sacrifice always brings forth the blessings of heaven.
We are very close and hope to leave within a few weeks. After finally getting our LOI (Letter of Invitation), we found out our tour guide/translator is on vacation. So we will now wait for her. Hopefully we will hear something this week.
We are so excited to add to our family. Our boys, Caleb and Nathanael, are excited as well. In the past few days we have been buying toys, clothes, toothbrushes, etc... to get ready for our trip. This will be a once in a lifetime experience. I pray all goes well.
Because so many of our friends and family are interested in our new adventure we set up this blog so you can track our progress while in Kazakhstan.
This process started back in September 2005 when Larry saw a picture of a little girl named Diana on a website. She was 2 years old and just as cute as can be. After some research Larry found out that she had two biological siblings, one brother (age 7)and one sister (age 5). After a few months of convincing me (DeAnn) that this was something we had to do, we started the process at Thanksgiving time.
I told Larry that if this drug out that I would change my mind. This is a very emotional thing for me and that we had to go in March or I was done. We were assured that that would be no problem and we had hopes that we would have them home for Easter. I even bought them Easter dresses at Christmas time.
But here it is the end of June and we still have not left. Have I given up? Almost, I want to, at times wish we hadn't started this. It is one of the hardest things I have ever done, emotionally speaking. But we haven't given up! I know, and Larry's knows, this is something we have to do. It will work, and sacrifice always brings forth the blessings of heaven.
We are very close and hope to leave within a few weeks. After finally getting our LOI (Letter of Invitation), we found out our tour guide/translator is on vacation. So we will now wait for her. Hopefully we will hear something this week.
We are so excited to add to our family. Our boys, Caleb and Nathanael, are excited as well. In the past few days we have been buying toys, clothes, toothbrushes, etc... to get ready for our trip. This will be a once in a lifetime experience. I pray all goes well.
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