We're Home!

January 7-10, 2016

Ever since we got back I have been thinking that I should really update the blog since we are home.  Needless to say there have been many things that demanded my attention and it didn't happen.  Just trying to get back to Central Standard Time is a challenge in itself.

We arrived in Winnipeg on Jan. 8 @ 2:00 am.  It's interesting to note that this was exactly 11 months after we had a presentation in our church about orphans in Ukraine.  11 months to get your children is a very short or really long time period, depending on your perspective.

We left our apartment at noon on the 7th to head to the airport in Kiev.  Our first stop was in Warsaw, then on to Toronto, and finally Winnipeg.  We flew with Polish Airlines and were extremely impressed - wonderful service and very clean.  We had to claim our luggage and go through customs/immigration in Toronto.  Everything went smoothly until we boarded our Air Canada plane to travel to Winnipeg.  That's when they announced that due to mechanical difficulties we would have to wait until repairs were completed.  Our flight was delayed for an hour.

We were overjoyed to be reunited with Kevin and Krista after having been in Ukraine for 10 weeks!

Yesterday we took our new kids to get winter coats as the temperature has plummeted.  Later I made pizza for supper - it was wonderful to cook supper in my own kitchen again.  It seems that 6 of 6 family members like pizza so it will continue to be a Saturday staple.

It was fabulous to see so many of our friends at church this morning.  The support that we have experienced and continue to experience from our church community has been and continues to be amazing.  God has blessed us tremendously.

I am looking forward to returning to work tomorrow.  Life will return to a more regular routine and my posts will become less frequent.  Thanks to all of you for your interest in this incredible journey.  The challenges be different but they will continue as our new children adjust to life in a family, living in a new country, learning a new language, etc.

Until next time...