Submission Date

We got our submission date today for our dossier.  It is March 1.  I am so excited because it is not really that far away.  A busy few months and then I will get to see my sweet girl in person.  Oh and by the way, she has a little brother that may be available as well.  God is so good.  When Gary and I first started pursuing adoption from Ukraine in 2009 we wanted a girl and a boy.  When we went to Ukraine last year I wanted to connect so badly with the children we were shown and I couldn't understand why we weren't, why it just didn't feel right.  Now I know after looking at pictures of a sweet girl, our sweet girl, that God had something for us that we needed to wait for.  He knew, when we didn't.  He knew what we needed.  He knew we needed to return home.  When we were broken-hearted and questioning why we went so far and came home without a child, He knew.

So this Thanksgiving we are thankful for a dark-haired girl with big brown eyes and freckles.  We are thankful for a family, that I will share with you when the time is right, that followed the call on their hearts to adopt from Ukraine.  A family that found their daughter and was looking for a family for another girl at the same orphanage.  A family we didn't know before I came across their blog.  But God knew and oh how thankful we are.

Tina  

So Far To Find You

This song touches my heart so much.  I have waited so many long years to find my daughter.  Through all of it God has been so faithful and has been right there with me even when I didn't understand. 

Hang on sweet girl we are coming to get you.
~Tina