How does that song go..."you put your left foot in, you take your left foot out; you put your left foot in, and you shake it all about; you do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about!" Well, one thing...I'm learning to take 'news from Latvia' with a little less fretting and a lot more action! So, last week, Kelly realized our Homestudy expires Feb 21! So what does that mean? A quick call to New Beginnings in Tupelo answered that question: updated medicals, updated fingerprints, updated background check, updated police checks, updated child abuse registry, updated vet records, updated W-2's, letters of employment, DL, SS, Doctor letter...and $740 fee. Hmmmmm. Ok, so I hit the ground running Thursday and Friday. I filled out all of the forms that I could to give permission for all of these agencies to investigate us again, got our son to sign his when he got home from college this weekend, and mailed those off Monday. Called and made appointments with our doctors to get a TB test, HIV and RPR bloodwork. Called the vet and got vaccination records. Emailed copies of our SS & DL's to NB. Completed Michaels medical on Wednesday. Mark and I go get our bloodwork and TB updated Friday morning, then drive to Raymond, pick up Michael when he gets out of class, and then to an FBI center in Flowood to get fingerprinted at 3:00. Supposedly we should have results done first of next week. We will have a visit from Olevia, our awesome social worker, at some point in this process (Gee, add cleaning the house in there somewhere!!!!!). But, it's all good. Almost done...just waiting...yep, just waiting...again.
I've been skyping with the girls quite a bit. They are really in a funky mood. They are fighting constantly now and Rita says she cries all the time. She's sick with this sinus stuff again and can't breathe. She does not want to go to school anymore. Her grades have plummetted and she thinks that's ok because she won't need any of those courses when she gets here! I've tried to tell her she will...she's not hearing me. I asked if she felt that she was in an 'in between place' in her life right now... one foot in Latvia, one foot in America? She said maybe. I know this has got to be hard on these kids. I know how hard it is for me to concentrate on work right now. I'm ready to be there, but can't be yet. You feel like a race horse at the gate, just waiting for the bar to lift so you can run as fast as you can...very frustrating because the bar seems stuck closed; but you have to stay on high alert, or when it does finally open, you will get left in everyone else's dust! But, it's all good... I know, or at least I hope, I'm learning something in this phase!
I have listened to Rita's song so many times. It's haunting. Beautiful. Raw. Telling. Sometimes I listen and it's just sad. Other times, I feel tears whelling up inside, not because of saddnes, but out of love. Rita told me today she was so upset because of all of the people who are dying in Eastern Europe and Russia due to this massive cold. The high in Liepaja today was like 2 degrees F, and it's been like this for almost a week. Other areas of Russia and Ukraine are seeing temperatures dip into the -10's. I wonder where God will use this child...She says she wants to be a vet (and I'm getting her and Lera enrolled in Vet Camp this summer at MSU!), but I so can see her doing so much more...well, I know God will direct her path in this. My job is to encourage her to be everything she can possibly be and listen to HIS voice. 'For I know the plans I have for you, saith the LORD'!
So, are you wondering why I'm not mentioninig Lera much? Remember, Rita and Lera are fighting...I haven't been able to really 'talk' to Lera 'through Rita' for a little while. I have emailed her and I tried to skype with her this morning, but that didn't work. I'm trying to let her know I love her very much and I haven't forgotten her. She really is a sweet girl. I see so much potential for her here. I just pray God will help her understand the power her words have to inflict pain. Blessings or cursings...I pray one day she can speak blessings freely. I'm praying for wisdom here! I need to do a scripture search on 'tongue'- wow! Lot's in Psalm and Proverbs, of course! Hmmm...wonder if Mark can do a few lessons on 'the power of the tongue'! Oh, Honey!....
Well, the girls should be waking up now to get ready for school. Time for me to call it a night! It's all good...
No comments:
Post a Comment