The other day, Vera, Sharon, Scott and Aric were in the car.
Scott asked Vera if she still spoke Russian. “No, me Americanski now. I not Russian no more.”
We’re trying to let her know that’s just great if she’s Russian AND American, which in truth she is. Someday she’ll probably be OK with that…but for now, she’s loving the US of A! 180 degrees in 7 months…
I took Vera to see Charlotte’s Web last night. I loved it! It was great! Vera liked it too, of course. Take the whole family, everyone will love it.
A couple days ago, Vera was running out the door to the bus and I yelled after her, “Vera, I love you!”
She yelled back “I love you, too.”
I thought to myself, “hee hee, it slipped out!”
It was a good day.
Richard
A year ago, Vera was in a children’s home in St. Petersburg.
There, her grandmother would visit often and take her home on the weekends.
Her grandmother wanted a new home for this little girl, and though she could not take care of her, she knew that God could provide a way to make it happen. And so she prayed for Vera that God would give her a good home, with children, and music, and most of all, love.
At the same time, back in Texas, Sharon and Richard are wondering who, or even if, there is going to be completion in the process of adoption. The above photo was the first picture we ever saw of Vera. I don’t know who took it, but it is precious to me. We first saw it on Feb 23, 2006.
On Feb 27, we got these photos to add to the collection.
So, it has been since June 23 (gotcha day) since we have had her with us, July 4 since she came home.
Last night she said “Mom, In Russia, ten days was too short!”
Which confused the heck out of us 
SEEMED LIKE A LONG TIME to me.
We had some photos taken back in late October. Look at what love has done.
And every star up in the sky
has driven me to testify
that I wanna know You.
That’s why God made the moon.
For nights like these when we dream of all eternity.
These people were amazing. The pastor called several times in order to get the story as straight as he could. He was really wonderful to share with…
Thanks Howie,
What happened in Ole Miss.? We rebuilt this house for an elderly lady that had been born here and refused to allow it to be torn down…
As you can see, it should have been torn down…
Even the Golden Arches were in trouble, one year after the big wave.
It was some of the hardest 3 days I’ve had in a long time. It was amazing though to have people just humbling themselves before the people of this little community. We had a Certified Financial Planner driving nails and holding lumber. We had an unemployed guy working to make somebody else’s life more bearable. We had a software engineer, doing whatever he was told needed to be done, even when he thought he could be better used elsewhere. We had a former pro football player serving dinner to everyone else. God is good.
Shame on us. Forgive us please, we are very tired…
Ok, so Scott recently went to the ACF High School Retreat. To top it off, he turns fourteen on Sunday. Yea, Scott!
There were 92 high school kids and the boys outnumbered the girls… I thank God everyday for placing us in a church that has a vibrant, living youth group that teaches more than moral values, but teaches relationship with Christ and the fellowship of His sufferings.
Scott is the one in the white hoody…
richard