Paper Journey is complete!

I do apologize that it has taken me so long to update my blog but a lot has happened since my last post.  First I finished my Master in December which was a very nice Christmas present.  We got to spend the our first Christmas with our new son and see the joy the season brought to him.  It was so wonderful seeing the excitement and it was Kathy and me who finally got him up Christmas morning.  So you can say we were just a tad bit excited.

Also we received a miracle when they were trying to find the source of his wheezing.  At sometime in his life he had inhaled the tip of a writing pen or pencil in his lung and it lodged in the bronchial tube. Thank goodness it was hollow and he was able to breath and after they were able to remove this his wheezing immediately quit.  Not only did his wheezing cease but his energy level increased three fold.  He has hit a growing spurt and is quickly growing taller and quickly the pants we both him are getting to short.  He is in the second size and they are also getting to short for him however he still has his slim build and that is something I hope he can keep so I am hoping we can find an extra slim in the next size. I am hoping I can find an extra slim after all they do make and extra large. 

Next it was after much prayer and meditation I resign as pastor of my church because God is leading me in a new direction.  I am looking forward to this because the new direction is a deaf ministry and we are very excited to be a part of this and that God is leading us in this direction.  We have been attending the Deaf Church at Brook Hills and we are really enjoying it.  We are also attending and working in another church on Sunday evenings and Wednesdays.  Our son is making many new friends and everywhere we go they are trying to work with him and learn how to communicate with him.    We have met so many wonderful people at each church and our son is making lots of friends.  We are learning more and more about how to communicate with and be a part of the deaf community, however; we still have much work and learning but we are getting there one day at a time, and yes old dogs can learn new tricks, just takes a bit longer and more practice.

But on with the adoption journey.  After much paper work and get this and that from many sources we have finally finished our paper work and it was taken last  week to the Secretary of State to be apostilled and it is now in Ukraine.  We are praying that all goes well and we are submitted and approved very soon.  We are looking forward to going back and seeing all of the children and taking pictures of our son so they can see him in his new home with his family, friends and school .  We met so many friends along the way and we are anxious to see them all again.

Please continue to pray that God will continue to open the doors for us and provide the needed funds for this adoption.  But just to keep you hanging here is a bit of news we are hoping to adopt two this time both the same age as our son and also both are deaf.  Stay tuned more news to follow in the coming days.