Some of you may have heard the good news by now; a couple of weeks ago, we learned that Masha had an opportunity to come back to America for a couple of weeks in late March for another hosting program. Since we are still very uncertain about when we might be able to travel to Ukraine, we leapt at the opportunity to bring her here, even for a short time. The tentative date for her arrival is 17 March, and I’ve added a countdown clock at the top. We will be very busy planning her visit, and we’re getting crazy […]

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So we’re learning that the only sure thing in a Ukrainian adoption is that nothing is a sure thing! In the past couple of weeks, we have seen some major changes to our expectations. At the time of our last posting, we knew that our dossier was in the hands of our facilitator in Ukraine, but that there were some roadblocks at the SDA (the Ukrainian Adoption Ministry). We had no idea when our dossier would be submitted, and we feared that it might be summer before we would be invited to travel to Ukraine for the adoption. Given the […]

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When God closes a door, He opens a window…..At least that’s what Mark and I keep trying to remember this week. Masha was scheduled to arrive in Denver last Saturday night, and then fly home to us for a two week visit on Sunday. Unfortunately, due to some communication challenges, Masha and two other children were left off the visa list and were unable to travel. We have learned that the kids knew much earlier than we did, and that they were told that their parents would be coming to Ukraine soon to bring them home…So the rug wasn’t pulled […]

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Right after I posted the last update, I got an email with a letter from Masha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She misses us and she just started a new dance class. She sees her friend Khrystyna often, and she is waiting for us “with great impatience”!!!!! I miss her soooooo much!!!!!!!!

Even though Masha was not able to come to the US for the last two weeks of March, we appreciated the opportunity to host the director of her orphanage and one of the orphanage workers on Tuesday, 27 March. Mark was a tremendous blessing and a help to me in shopping, cleaning, and preparing for their visit to our home, as I was spending almost all of my free time helping tend to my mother. At about 11:30, we picked Ludmila and Kseniya up at the home where they were staying, and brought them to our house for lunch. Kseniya […]

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