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| A start on the 1,000 books |
With only 8 weeks left before we head to the US, the packing is underway. Before our home service, all of our belongings need to be in boxes and the furniture dissembled and stored. I really don't know how people do all of this work when they have to move suddenly. I'm still trying to figure out how we're going to be ready on time and still have time for proper goodbyes. A good portion of June will be just that - saying goodbye to friends who live outside of Mukachevo, in Hungary and Romania. My goal, if I can be so bold to declare one, is to be sleeping on the floor in borrowed sheets and eating off of paper plates by July 1.
Meanwhile, life continues its normal routine: homeschooling, Ukrainian lessons, dance lessons, sermon preparation (for George), Bible studies, email correspondence, almost daily visits by our
two adoptees, etc., etc.
The kids are fairing well. It's a good thing we started the conversations and emotional preparations months ago. They are busy taking pictures and putting together memory books. I would say we're fairly emotionally neutral at this point - as long as we don't think deeply about leaving our friends and church behind. I still expect the grief to set in at some point. Meanwhile, we look ahead to nearly a year in the States. I've started making note of what I look forward to - like restaurants, fresh milk, wide streets. And what I'll miss - like walking everywhere, thick sour cream with 30% fat (that's why we have to walk everywhere), warm rolls from the bakery a few buildings down.
Here are some recent random pictures.
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| Elizabeth with her good friend, Abigail |
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| Riding bikes - we are so thankful the center is now a truly pedestrian zone |
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| Matthew surveys the renovation of the mud-brick building on the church's property |
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| Prayer Missions International team celebrates Lord's Supper with us at church |
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| Matthew with his friend Misha |
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| Matthew catches a frog |
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| Elizabeth all pretty |
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| Abigail's new haircut |
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| May church retreat |
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| Abigail has her friend, Reka, sleep over |
Ahh.... I love the haircut and Matthew seems a lot bigger! I just can't wait to see you. I better be on that list of things you are looking forward to! I love you all so much and am so excited to have closer for an entire year. I just can't wait to take advantage of every moment I can.
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Love the new haircut Abigail! It makes you look more grown up than ever. And Matthew surely has grown several inches since last year. Elizabeth is getting way past her baby stages and looks, such a big girl already. We are looking forward to seeing more of you next year.
ReplyDeleteI think Abigail looks so much like her Aunt Lori with that new haircut and Elizabeth looks like your dad (the eyes). Such a hard time of packing, fitting everything in, saying goodbyes, trying to keep life "normal" for the kids. Can't wait to see you on this side of the pond though!
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