Hi all~ We are anxiously awaiting to travel to the new region. The name of the region is Zhytomyr. We will be leaving at 6:00 a.m. on Monday morning with a new facilitator that we havent had yet. We will also be taking Jeanne with us for the first day to stay with Grant. She is the nanny that stayed with Grant on our first SDA appointment and she is also Dr. Jim and Marianna's daughter (there is a pic on an earlier post). She is very sweet and we are excited to have her company on the ride! We have spent what will be our last few days in Kiev for awhile spending time with The Peipon's one night and eating dinner with them and then tonight we went to one of our faciliator's (B) house again for dinner. There is another adoptive mom that we have been able to hang out with at both houses each night (She uses the same agency as us and so we had met her before we even left the states...we have had a great time with all them!!!!
I do have a specific prayer request beyond the obvious with the adoption process. I have not felt real well the past few days, just kinda queezy on my stomach that I feel is probably just due to the adoption rollercoaster that we have been on :) But today, Jason is really not feeling well at all and had a fever this evening. We would appreciate if you would also pray for our health and that we will all feel well on Monday. Thanks!
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We sure do look forward to all of your comments. We read each and every one and it is one of our favorite parts of the day when we get to sit down and read all of them!!!
Stephanie~ Great to hear that your trip went so well at the orphanage. I know the kids were so blessed to have you as a "Hug Therapist" :) Keep in touch!
Robin~ Ella Grace- 5 yrs old...Oh My! Katy~ Grant says, Hello too and Happy late Birthday! Robin~ are you saying that they are already building back some of the houses that were demolished?
Hey Tiff~ We miss ya! XOXOXOXO! We have a pic for you that we will have to send later!
Mom & others who may have never heard of "Dubya"- it stands for George W. Bush~ "Dubya" = W.
To each person who has left a message from Alagasco...we have so enjoyed hearing from you! Thank you for your support and prayers!!
Trish G.~ Pic of Nacho's Bell Grande- HAHA!
Tina~ Great to hear from you! Thanks for the encouragement!
Melissa Taylor~ Speaking of computer savy...I didnt even know that you could leave a comment on the slideshow at the top, so I just found yours and Claudia & Raymonds message from a while back...oops! Thank you guys!
Thanks to everyone who has signed the guestbook...we love to know who is with us on this journey!! Paige~ LOVE, LOVE the new pics you added.
(Well, the new song that we added this time is from one of Jason's favorite groups...Casting Crowns and the CD he brought on the trip).
We will post first chance we get in the new region and hopefully we will have some news to share with you when we do!
Mel
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Getting Ready To Travel
Posted by Jason & Melanie at 11:24 AM
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From James: "I am so glad that you are waiting for a brother or sister. I bet you are excited! I wish you the best and that window you can sit in is awesome! And I would not try sushi. You are very brave, Mr. Jason. I can't wait for you to come join us at Moe's soon. I like the pictures a lot. Especially of the cathedral and the snow. I hope you've been liking the Ukraine for the past 3 weeks." Love, James
From Anna: "I am so happy that you are trying to get a new brother or sister! I miss you a lot and hope that you can come and play at my house with me and Emma when you get home. We can play 'Jesus' if you want to." Love, Anna
From Lisa: "I'm not sure what game that is exactly. Anna said for me not to worry about it, that she and Grant know how to play. :*) I am so happy that your next appointment is tomorrow. We will continue to say prayers for you all and especially for health."
From John: "We love ya and we miss ya. We will continue to pray for you daily."
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
We each go on this journey in our time. Sometimes we are delayed and there is no understanding of why...until we meet our child and then we know.
Praying that this is the one!
We excitedly await further news of this referal! Zhytomyr is a great city and quite beautiful! We got to stay nearby with friends waiting for our son's passport last fall. We continue to follow and pray for your adoption journey. God Bless!
Bryan and I just read the Sadie's comment about playing "Jesus". We remember that! That's great! When you come home and get settled we'll have a "This-used-to-be-my-house-party"
Melanie, we are in Destin as I write this. Don't worry, sista, you haven't missed anything except for rain, rain and more rain! We did eat at a great restaurant, Grafiti's...yummy Italian...
Bryan told me that our friend ate at that restaurant in Myrtle Beach, The Giant Crab. (Jason, we'll ALWAYS remember that place!) Anyway, our friend said that some of the lights were burned out on their sign and it read, "The Giant ab"...Ok, maybe not that funny, but I thought so...
If Tiff is reading this I have many pairs of shoes to give you, Melaine you can wear them if you'd like... :)
Well, I just read your email and Bryan and I are praying and eagerly awaiting to see what is to come...
We love you, guys...tell Grant that, "Miss Emma does gymnastics!"
I'm "fixin'" to go to church in a few minutes. I will have our church in prayer for all of you, that God will touch you with His healing power and relief from every symptom. as well as for a good visit on Monday. I love you all. Dad
Dear Lord....Please be with Melanie, Jason & Grant through this journey in their lives to add to their family. You already have a plan in motion and we are all just waiting to see how you will bless this family. Please also lay your hands on all 3 of them through this journey as they are making it under the weather. I pray that they will feel better very soon! In You Name We Pray -- AMEN!!!!
We hope that you have a great trip & get to feeling better very soon!!
We Love You
-jp & cj
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Hope that you have a safe journey and that you and Jason get to feeling better. I knew about the "Dubya" thing...that is how Dub got his nickname. He is from Texas and he has an initial name W.H. so "Dub" came from the "Dubya". Only in Texas :D Be safe and love to all.
sup yall,its strang bane comin at cha.my fault 4 not postin.i guess yall know ive had alot on my mind lately.so far ive kept my head on straight.i see god is teaching yall and me how to be patient on da real, with out a doubt, allday everyday,twenty-fo sem (thats seven for the all the white folks on the blog).im glad to see yall are having a good time.im sure gods teaching you guys plenty over there.its cool to see other cultures and the way they act,especially things god might have shown them that we dont have here,or have just forgotten about.ill be praying 4 you guys.and ask you do the same 4 me.ill send you guys a care package with some american flag tshirts to wear to the nato protests,a taco bell grande,and a sheltie that almost attacked me a minute ago.tell grant i said sup and i love you guys.ight holla
THIS IS A SHOUT OUT FOR MAX...OH, YEAH, MAX IN DA HOUSE!
Jason, Mel, and Grant: We are praying for a great day. Call us tonight and let us know. We love you guys.
P.S. to Grant: Keep mama calm
You have been on my mind lately and when I asked Amanda M. about you I know why. You all are in my prayers. I Peter 5:7
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