Many times during this adoption process, I have wished I had another one of these handy. (I e-mailed this picture to the boys while we were in Russia, and as you would expect from boys, they loved it!)
Lately I've been trying to convince myself that there is no such thing as good news or bad news, just news. It's how I respond to it that matters. It's kind of how you have to look at things during an adoption. You get so used to setbacks that you just start to consider them part of the way things go. It's almost like someone out there doesn't want these kids to have homes. Strange, huh? Well, let's start on a high note. First off, we have some amazing news! We have moved one huge step closer to reaching our monetary goal to finish the adoption. We are now $10,000 closer due to another huge donation! It has blown our minds how much support we have received during this process. We are so close now! It still amazes us how many people God has used during this process to make this a reality. But we are not quite there yet, and we still need your prayer and support. As you would expect during an adoption, the fees have gone up yet again, this time by another $2000. Also, the County of San Diego's Assessor's office has refused to sign one of few remaining documents we need to get a court date. Sighting that the document is outside of their scope of what they can attest to, we are at a bit of an impass. We are pursuing every option available and ask that you keep us in your prayers that the County will see the importance of this document and make an exception for us in this case. So far, every other county in California that has received this document to sign for other families has had no problem doing so. But we're confident we'll find a solution to our affidavit problem, and that regardless of the fee increase, God will provide the remaining amount to complete this adoption and bring Mikhail home. To quote the great Tom Petty "The waiting is the hardest part".
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