Headless Chicken

This post is not a recipe. It is a description of our family right now. We leave December 11th, and we are running around like...well, like a headless chicken. Tickets have been purchased for myself and my husband- one way tickets, as we have no idea of a return date, yet. After the initial excitement, we were hit with the news that the courts in Ukraine will close December 20th. It usually takes a week from your appointment to get paperwork ready to submit for court. We are praying that God will provide a miracle here and also preparing for the possibility that we are in for a very long wait. If we do not make court before the 20th, the plan for now is that Josh will stay in Ukraine to save travel expenses and I will return to be with our boys here in the U.S. Then once word of a court date is given, I will return for that. This would be an excellent opportunity for Daddy to bond with his new boys, but also a sad time for our younger children to be without their Daddy for maybe as long as 6-8 weeks. Please pray boldly with us that God will move this mountain, and we will be allowed to have our court date before Christmas. Also pray for our boys (in the U.S. and Ukraine) during the length of this process and our parents who are graciously watching the boys while we are away. Thank you to those that have been so encouraging and supportive to us. We know that God is in control, and we are learning to trust His plan more than ever through this process.