We Made It!!!

We did make it safe and sound we exchanged some money, put minutes on a phone and got a few groceries. This trip has taught me a few things already... I am NOT a world traveler nor do I have ANY aspirations of become one!!! I LOVE my HOME more than I ever thought I would (and I just can't wait until I am home again!) And Last I am much braver than I ever thought I was!!!!
As most of you know I have a REALLY hard time being away from home and I have never realized that more than right now but I have never felt a motherly love before now either and the thought of how good it will feel to hold those two little ones in my arms and take them home with me has given me new found courage!!! Well and God defiantly has a hand it that as well so just keep us in your prayers and I will keep up on my blog!!!!


This is the view from our window


This is the store we went to for food, it is right across the street from where we are staying.


This is part of our kitchen


And this is the livingroom, look already a mess!!!

6 Days and counting...

In the last few weeks I have gotten a lot of dental work done, I have been so close to being sick... kids with colds at Church and AWANA Club... Cleaning up kids with the flu at work... & not having a warm coat in this freezing weather! And here I am with less than a week to go and my mouth hurting sooo bad on and off! My biggest fear is Fred or I being sick or in pain in a forieng contry! Please be praying for our health as well as our children's health!
My list is just abou done, I just can't believe that by this time next week I will be in an airplane!!!

Funny Feeling...

I just had a creepy thought and wanted to I'd share it: What do I do with my spare time when I'm not chasing after paperwork or waiting for an email? How will it feel to actually have what I've been working for standing right infront of me? This journey has been long and emotional but I can't even remember what my life was like without ALL of this in it. Will I miss it? It's hard to think I might miss it but I have been doing this so long I can't help but think that I will!

9 DAYS and COUNTING!!!!!

2 Weeks to GO!!!

I can't even express how I am feeling, depending on the day you ask me I'm just never sure how I will feel about all this. I am trying to prepare myself for all the emotions I will feel and what I should do with them! For those of you that do not know this trip to Ukraine will be my second vacation that I have EVER taken. The first was May 2010 when we went to DC for the National Day of Prayer; we drove there. I hate taking off work even to just be sick... nobody can take care of my kids (the kids I work with) the way I do. I am defiantly a creator of habit and I like routine. I have ALWAYS had a hard time sleeping away from home I always seem to have to call my Daddy to come pick me up and I just don't know if he will be willing to come pick me up from this sleep over!!! I think not only about my children I will be able to see but what of the other children I see and want to scoop up and take home with me? How will I deal with those emotions? PRAYER!!!!! On the other hand I can barely stand to wait to see those beautiful faces, to kiss them and hold them and just look at them and know they are real! That all that we have been working towards has finally paid off because they are in my arms! I can't wait to be in a new place and be alone with my husband without any other priorities in our way just us and our children!!! Like I said A LOT of emotions!!!

We are defiantly moving forward and a lot has happened in just a short time...

Last Sunday Fred received his credentials to become a pastor and became our church's youth pastor, I'm so very proud of the man he has become. I have watched him grow so much in the past few years and we have grown even more closer together in the past year I just couldn't be happier.

We have our travel arrangements all made and the kids bag is completely packed! I have done a deep cleaning of the house and only have a very short list of last minute things I REALLY want to get done before we go! We figured out all our finances for while we are gone so that when we get home we will still have electricity... LOL... and I hope to have our bags packed by this weekend. I'm sure there is more, I have a list but you get the idea. We are moving forward and we both can hardly wait! We are taking GREAT care to enjoy our time together with each other and the ones we love before we go, we don't want to have any regret! Keep Praying we will need it!!!

Busy Busy!!!

I feel very blessed to have so much time to get everything done and ready before we leave! Fred and I are sitting down tonight to go over what needs to be done and trying to make lists and goals to make sure that we don't leave everything to the week before we leave... I am also making a list of questions to ask the other Mom's!
I got my teeth pulled just before New Years Eve but I am feeling very good, very little pain but a lot of swelling. Thank you for praying!!! I'm working on cleaning the house so that I just have to maintain until we leave but then we will come home to a clean house!!! Well thats my dream anyway! I know that it is only 27 days away but I feel like it is 27 months! How do I shake this feeling? I'm hoping by keeping busy!!!! Please keep us in your prayers!