God is on our side!

Great things already happening...THANKS BEYOND WORDS to those who have already contacted us to contribute..you are so generous!  Scott and Al are starting work on the basement tonight!!  Thanks to Uncle Jorge for "constructionally guiding" us last night!!  We are filling out the VERY long home study application, and are hoping to have enough money to pay for that by next week!

The girls and I Skyped with Dasha yesterday...we put Al on speaker phone, as he has a work conference all week.  We were counseled to tell her that we are doing everything in our power to adopt her.  We had to be careful, as the adoption process can sometimes be difficult.  We don't want to falsely get her hopes up...usually it is easier to adopt older children, so that will hopefully work in our favor!!  We have 6 months before she is released from the orphanage though, so we have to HURRY!

Dasha had a huge smile on her face...if I was able to see it through all of my tears, I know it was a big one!:)  What an emotional conversation...the way we already love her, with such limited contact, is thanks only to God. Al and I both said it feels like she has always been a part of our lives...with the grace of God, we will be saying that in 3 years too...when she has become a typical teenage girl and is pushing all of our buttons!!  I truly pray for that day, so that Dasha may have normal concerns, such as which college to attend, or what color to paint her nails...NOT "where will I get my next meal?"  Or "please don't let anyone else hurt me today"...

Dasha needs us everyone...I mean, she really really needs us...