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10-05-2005, 09:17 AM
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letter to my children
Dear Son and Daughter,
Today you sit in your orphanage and you can't possibly know what your future holds. We sit here in our house waiting for you. Every moment right now, we talk about you. We wonder how you are, what you are doing, what you are thinking. We want to know if you are in school and learning great things. Your brother wants to know if you are warm at night when you go to sleep. Your Daddy wants to know what color your eyes are and if you've ever thrown a football. I just want to know when you'll be home. To many it seems odd that our lives have been turned upside down by children we still have not met. To us, it seems normal. You have been growing in our hearts for many years. Longer than any Mommy will ever be pregnant, longer than you little girl have maybe even been alive. You have bedrooms here where I sit and breathe you in. I know you are dreaming of us although you don't know who we are yet either. When I cry, it's for all of us...waiting for each other. I've fallen in love two times before. Once with my husband and once with my son, both times feeling I'd never be that happy again. But, now you've blessed us with the ability to feel that happy again, as a BIG family. We can't wait! Brother said this morning, "I've never wanted so bad to hug someone forever". That's it...we can't wait to hug you forever! Here's to sweet dreams for us all tonight. Please know, we'll be there soon! Love, Mom, Dad and Brother Rylie
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10-05-2005, 09:41 AM
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That is beautiful. I am cryimg.
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10-05-2005, 10:03 AM
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Oh how beautiful! Was this written for the children that you lost?? Oh my gosh, how heartfelt and touching!
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Praying for a baby girl under 1 year 10/7/04 Signed with Agency 12/04 Completed home study 1/21/05 Completed Dossier 1/25/05 Received I-171H 3/7/05 Dossier to Kemerovo  9/30/05-Got THE CALL! 10/11/05-Had to let her go...medicals  11/05-turned down second referral....medicals Dec. 05-Expired dossier redone Dec 05-sent dossier to Izhevsk 3/13/06 received REFERRAL!  3/16/06 ACCEPTED HER!!  4/8/06...First trip!!!!  Lost referral in-country got a new one! 4/11/06 Signed for a 9 1/2 month old girl!! 5/16/06 Leaving on Trip 2 COURT DATES May 23 and 25th! 5/26/06 GOTCHA!! our prayers have been answered!! We welcome our sweet angel Hannah to our family! 6/2/06 Home forever! 
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10-05-2005, 10:09 AM
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thanks - i've been stuffed up this morning - now i won't have to take a decongestent cuz my tears are clearing my sinuses!
what a beautiful tribute. i too, sit in the "russia room" as we call it, and breathe two little boys in. it used to be called "sasha's and yuri's room", but it's hard to just refer to it as "sasha's room" still. there are two beds and clothing for two boys - tho most of it will no longer fit. God's purposed and plans cannot be comprehended by our human minds . . . but He promises to hold us thru the pain. thank you for sharing your beautiful letter. it is a privilege to share it with you.
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"As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things." Ecclesiastes 11:5
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10-05-2005, 10:29 AM
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Oh my... I am in tears again. What a wonderful mother you must be...
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10-05-2005, 12:12 PM
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Whew! This brought me to tears, Michelle! You are such an amazing woman! I can't wait for the post saying that you have your forever children!!
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10-05-2005, 05:30 PM
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MORE KLEENEX PLEASE! and keep it coming...so beautiful! Hugs to all of you... especially your far away babies....
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3/17/04 start 6/22 8/29 I-600 lost 11/17 H.S. Done 12/2 I-171 approval 12/6 Dossier Apostilled 12/16 OFFICIALLY WAITING 5/08 Waiting 146 days 6/4 to Russia 6/7 Met our Prince 9/4 Day 263 9/5 GOTCHA!!!!! 9/14/05 HOME FOREVER!!!! " I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you and every long lost dream lead me to where you are others who broke my heart they were just northern stars pointing me on my way into your loving arms this much I know is true....That God blessed the broken road and lead me straight to you, I think about the years I spent just passing through, I'd like to take the time I lost and give it back to you but you just smile and take my hand even then you understand that its all part of this grander plan that is coming true and every long lost dream lead me to where you are..."-SELAH
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10-05-2005, 05:44 PM
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I hope that you have God's choosen children home soon. I have been thinking about you.
ZL, Becky
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8/23/04 Forever a Family of two little boys from Kemerovo
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10-05-2005, 05:50 PM
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That...(sniffle, sniffle)...is so...(sniffle, sniffle)...beautiful.
I hope you get to bring your children home very soon.
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Christie  Mommy to Viktor, adopted March 2006 Krasnodar, Russia
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10-05-2005, 06:41 PM
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That was beautiful! Made me miss my little one even more tonight! We keep her bedroom door close as I get sentimental.
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Mommy to Rachie,Vika & soon to an Estonian Prince 03/10/05 First home study meeting 03/14/05 Sent I-600 04/05/06 Fingerprints Appoinment 04/22/05 Home Visit - 3 PM 04/29/05 Home Study Aproval 05/26/05 Fingerprints 1 pm. 06/27/05 Sent for DH and DD Passport 07/12/05 Received I171-H 07/29/05 Received Passports 12/31/25 Switch Agency & Country 02/28/06 1st Trip to Estonia 05/03/06 Received Paperwork for Court to be notarized & apostilled. Sent back!! 07/29/06 Fingerprinted again 10/23/06 New I171H 12/20/2006 -- The news we have been waiting for ...WE GOT COURT for January 23, 2007!! 08/07/2007 - Went to Estonia to spend time with our son 08/12/2007 Dossier sent to Estonia Welcome Home Ruslan Ethan 01/10/2008  
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10-05-2005, 10:14 PM
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....just couldn't finish reading your letter....
...it just shook my soul.........I'll get back to it...when tears don't blur my eyes.........
.....what an astonishing letter!!!! ...thank you for sharing.........................your extraordinary thoughts and feelings.... Olga
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10-06-2005, 08:31 AM
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My heart is so, so touched. I'm speechless.
Mike
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Julia's Journey -from Ulan-Ude -Trip #1 November 2004 -Trip #2 March 9, 2005 -Gotcha Day March 17, 2005 -Home Forever March 26, 2005 -RAD diagnosis May 2006 -PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Diagnosis) August 2006 Our attachment therapist's quote to me after a session with my daughter and my wife: "You've landed yourself right in the middle of a looney bin."
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10-06-2005, 08:35 AM
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That was beautiful and so true. I'm so pleased to hear your trying again. Good luck xx
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The Spanish Way:- Informative chat - 17th May 2004 Home with my Sweetheart - 8th December 2005  Was living here  Now we're here 
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10-06-2005, 09:38 AM
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Thanks for sharing..BEAUTIFUL!!!
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Proud Mommy to two...who have taught me I can not change their pasts but I can change me and the way I parent them~ *Yaya~My Siberian Sweetie ~born in 2001~Home 2002~Now 8 and a 'Tween', and in 3rd grade. She's all girl!!! *Bubbs~My Samaran Sunshine~born in 2003~Home 2004~now 6, in Kindy and such a sweet, silly & special boy!  'My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to, your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small, You never need to carry more than you can hold, and while you're out there getting where you're getting to, I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too, Yeah, this, is my wish.' ~"My Wish" by Rascal Flatts
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