Hello All -
We're here and all is well. The flight was uneventful...... thank goodness! Victor, our facilitator has been very accomodating and is very professional. We're confident in his ability to successfully guide us through the process. Our appt. with the SDA (State Department of Adoption) is Friday at 11:30. This is when we will get Angela's file and our approval to travel to the region. We're hoping to leave on Saturday morning for Sevastopol but may have to wait until Monday. Our apartment is perfect. Spotless and spacious. Near the city center so we can walk everywhere!! Kyiv is a very cosmopolitan city. Beautiful architecture, parks and cathedrals.... Today we went to a sacred space..... Lavra, ancient Greek Orthodox medival monastery dates back to 1051!!! We toured catacombs (caves where over 120 monks are entombed.) Victor arranged a tour with a very sensitive and spiritual man named Vlad. He was the best tour guide imaginable. We will write again once we get to Sevastopol, as we'll have internet connection on our apartment. Love to all, Pam and Len
P.S. We appreciate your words of encouragement and support. It means a great deal to us to be connected to all of you over 5000 miles from home!!!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Eve Before We Leave
January 27, 2008
Hello All –
The eve before we depart for our journey to Ukraine……. to bring Angela home. We just want to thank you for your tremendous support and love as Len and I trudged through the adoption process. International adoption is not for everyone, but we feel that it’s introduction to our lives is going to be incredibly fulfilling and rewarding for us, and you too!
As I’ve spent the past two weeks crossing items off of my list and adding even more, I’ve wondered about my ability to mother a child whose history I do not know and the challenges that are new to me on so many levels. For some reason, I feel amazingly confident that it will all work out fine. I know that Len will be a wonderful Dad and that his parenting skills will form a path for me to follow. I know that we will together offer her unconditional love and guidance as she finds her way here in America and in our family.
It has been wonderful sharing time with those we love the past few months as we “waited”. We’ve had some really wonderful “gatherings”…… We are prepared for a slow transition when we come home. I know that you are excited to meet Angela. (we are too) J We are unsure of what to expect, and plan to be careful not to overwhelm her. We’ve been told by the professionals at Children’s Hospital, “no one in the home for at least the first week that doesn’t live there”. Well, we all know what that means…….. Obviously, she is used to living with other children, so it will be important to introduce her to some kids initially, this is our only exception to this rule. Then slowly begin the introduction to family and friends….
I know you understand.
Please visit this link. http://www.theleastofthese.org/testimonials-07margaret.html. Margaret is a woman that I have met through the process – she and her husband adopted a 14-year old boy in September. The story of her trip to Ukraine and the time spent with the children at camp this past summer is very moving. Angela has spent many summers at Camp Gorney. I thought this would give you a view into her world and perspective.
We will miss you, our little Becker and our surroundings, no doubt. But it’s with peace and love that we embark on this journey……… and commitment and contentment in knowing that what we’re doing is meant to be.
Love, Pam and Len
One hundred years from now,
It will not matter what kind of car I drove,
what kind of house I lived in, how much
money I had in my bank account.
Nor what my clothes looked like.
But the world may be a little better
Because I was important in the life of a child.
-unknown
Hello All –
The eve before we depart for our journey to Ukraine……. to bring Angela home. We just want to thank you for your tremendous support and love as Len and I trudged through the adoption process. International adoption is not for everyone, but we feel that it’s introduction to our lives is going to be incredibly fulfilling and rewarding for us, and you too!
As I’ve spent the past two weeks crossing items off of my list and adding even more, I’ve wondered about my ability to mother a child whose history I do not know and the challenges that are new to me on so many levels. For some reason, I feel amazingly confident that it will all work out fine. I know that Len will be a wonderful Dad and that his parenting skills will form a path for me to follow. I know that we will together offer her unconditional love and guidance as she finds her way here in America and in our family.
It has been wonderful sharing time with those we love the past few months as we “waited”. We’ve had some really wonderful “gatherings”…… We are prepared for a slow transition when we come home. I know that you are excited to meet Angela. (we are too) J We are unsure of what to expect, and plan to be careful not to overwhelm her. We’ve been told by the professionals at Children’s Hospital, “no one in the home for at least the first week that doesn’t live there”. Well, we all know what that means…….. Obviously, she is used to living with other children, so it will be important to introduce her to some kids initially, this is our only exception to this rule. Then slowly begin the introduction to family and friends….
I know you understand.
Please visit this link. http://www.theleastofthese.org/testimonials-07margaret.html. Margaret is a woman that I have met through the process – she and her husband adopted a 14-year old boy in September. The story of her trip to Ukraine and the time spent with the children at camp this past summer is very moving. Angela has spent many summers at Camp Gorney. I thought this would give you a view into her world and perspective.
We will miss you, our little Becker and our surroundings, no doubt. But it’s with peace and love that we embark on this journey……… and commitment and contentment in knowing that what we’re doing is meant to be.
Love, Pam and Len
One hundred years from now,
It will not matter what kind of car I drove,
what kind of house I lived in, how much
money I had in my bank account.
Nor what my clothes looked like.
But the world may be a little better
Because I was important in the life of a child.
-unknown
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