Thanksgiving and the "latest"

Isn't it amazing the little gifts God gives us. As the morning dew was wearing off, David noticed the little hearts of frost on our windows. It just reminded me of God's love and blessings. No matter where we are in our lives, whether it be in a time of struggle or in a season of calm, God is always faithful. I am also very thankful for our family and friends who have been a source of great support and encouragement, especially through this past year. Thanks to all of you!

The latest news of our adoption process is that we will spend more time waiting. ugh. Our coordinator filled us in on what happens next. She says that for now we sit and wait to receive the "Petition to Court". This will come from the officials in our region as they need to release information about Jack and remove him from the domestic database. Our Russian facilitator will receive this information and add in some personal information about us to the petition. We'll then receive it via email, sign, notarize and apostille it and send it back. It will get translated and submitted to the court judge with all of the other paperwork we submitted last week. This submission can only happen on Wednesdays. Hopefully the court date will then be set for a few weeks after that. We will work on our medical appointments soon also. There's really no telling when all of this would take place, but we're one of two families next on the list. woohoo. Our prayer at the stage is that Jack's information gets released soon so we can get things moving again.

Thanks again for all of your prayers and encouragement. Keep 'em coming!