Waiting and Wondering...

Today I am once again thinking about our daughter far far away in the country of Russia. I wonder if she remembers us from the first trip?? We were told that we could leave her with some personal items if we wished. We left her with a photo album full of photos of us and our family. It has pictures of our dogs Toby(White Lab/Shepherd Mix) and Wendy(Black Lab Mix), and also a pictures of our house, her room, and my Saturn Vue. We also left her a Build a Bear Bunny that we had named Tasha. We wonder how much she has grown and if she is happy. Some days are more difficult than others just longing to have her home with us. When it all gets a little overwhelming we just pray and the Lord always puts peace in our hearts. Our Lord has his perfect timing, and we just have to trust in Him everyday. We are so blessed to have all of the prayers and well wishes from all of you.
Some news from the Tennessee homefront. We have completed a couple more documents that are needed for our court day. I have sent them off to be apostilled this week. We are also waiting for a call from a delivery truck that will be delivering a redwood swing and playset. We should be getting it by this weekend. We will have to put it together, but it will be a welcome thing to pass the time. I will post some pictures of the build and the finished product when we get it done!!!
Well we are just counting the days until we hear more news. This Friday will be 7 weeks since we last saw Alyssa, and we are counting down every minute. Please help us pray for a speedy court date and speedy second trip!!!
Here are a few pictures. Enjoy. Julie