Kherson Skyline from the Dnipr River at evening on Thanksgiving.Just enjoying some quiet time in, for the most part, today. We didn't feel so well last night, so we went to bed at 7:30 and slept for twelve hours. Still dragging a little today, so it's good we did not plan a visit with Maxim. It was a nice relaxed morning of some breakfast together and just enjoying some music (Paul Wilbur on Daniel's laptop) and Bible study together. We decided to go ahead and walk to the Internet cafe, although we have no more news until Igor returns tonight from Kiev. Hopefully, he will have a positive report.
We are really looking forward to the day we can bring Maxim back to the flat with us, although we know it will be interesting and challenging in many ways. On Thanksgiving, we went to visit him for a shorter time than usual. Normally, we stay right up until his lunchtime at 1pm, but we had to leave earlier that day to go and join others for the holiday. Maxim was so sad. He cried which made us sad. We are tired of saying goodbye. The day we get to take him with us, I will be a puddle of joyful tears (Daniel might be too).
Right now, Maxim knows we are Papa and Mama but that just means happy people who come to see him everyday, and leave at lunch. We try to teach him a little English and beginning numbers each day (he would rather eat and play, but generally is very good at these things, sitting in Papa's lap). If something comes up occasionally where he needs to be corrected, he is usually pretty quick to respond, but still he is a long way from seeing the whole picture of a parent/child relationship.
Please pray with us as we make the transition (very soon hopefully) to being with him 24/7. Although we can't wait to be home with him and together with all of our children, this will be a good time to get used to each other full time before we leave Ukraine. That is probably a blessing, actually.
3 comments:
Happy Anniversary, Happy Thanksgiving, and Happy Sabbath - there will never be another time like this! It is a beautiful early morning here with the leafless black of the trees against the clear sky. Today, I'm thinking of all the 'firsts' yet coming for Maxim, your family, your greater family. . .I'm anxious and overwhelmed! Grace and peace to all. I am confident our Heavenly Father has His hand in all this for our good. Jan S. (now I feel better :)
Catching up on you blog. Glad to hear you had a blessed Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with others. It sounds like you and Maxim are slowly and steadily bonding. That is wonderful. My prayers continue for all of you.
Although the director was concerned when we removed Z from the orphanage about how I would care for him while waiting for his passport, those three weeks in Ukraine with him in my care forever settled our bond before coming home!
Praying you feel rested and renewed! God Bless!
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