Almost time to leave !

So our departure is just days away !  Hard to believe it is almost time to go.  The anticipation has been building for quite some time now and now we are just trying to get everything done and getting mentally prepared to go.  I dropped Russie off at the State College airport a few hours ago to head to Illinois to the Top 30 Whitetail sale.  He was to be there until Friday night and then fly home to catch our flight out Saturday.  He called a few minutes ago and said his plane never came and he may not get another flight out tonight.  The weather is to be bad tonight, so who knows what is going to happen there !  I guess we can officially start our traveling journey with the fact that nothing is for sure and there is much that is out of our control.  Please pray that the weather lightens and our flight on Saturday goes according to plan !! 
 I have tried to post 4 times in the past few days and have deleted everyone I was going to post.  There are so many emotions through all of this and I feel like my mind has been going a million different directions.  One moment I feel like I can't get everything done to leave, the next moment I feel like I can't wait to leave,  then one moment I feel like I can't leave my kids, one moment I wonder how I am going to be able to leave the orphanage knowing some kids don't have a mama and papa, then there are some moments of just pure excitement and anticipation to see the girls again, then there are a few moments here and there that another emotion that I try to hold in, pops out.  It is the feeling that I am going to see the little boy "Georgie" that Russie and I tried to adopt since last May.  He is eligible for an in country adoption next month, and then will have to wait a full year to be eligible for an inter country adoption.  So many emotions have been attached to this little boy for us over the past 8 months.  Now in a short period of time, I will also be faced with finally seeing him.  Just pray for us on this one, that is all I can really say about it.  Regardless of where this little boy ends up, I will be forever grateful that he was the face that opened our hearts to adoption. I am excited for the day to share our story in detail with the girls and let them know how God chose them just for our family. 

Eric has arrived in Ukraine and was able to go to the orphanage today for a little bit.  He said all the kids are very excited.  I am so glad he is there with them.  He is going to be posting some pictures of kids that he has met while there that still need a family.  If there are any of these kids that grab your heart and you want more info on, please contact me or Eric and we will be able to find out everything we can while we are there.  These kids are so lovable and so tenderhearted and it is impossible not to fall in Love with them.  I will be posting as many pictures as I can when I am there as well to give these kids the best chance they can get.  I feel that God has not only called us to adopt these girls, but for so much more.  We will never cross this same road again and I am praying for God to speak and direct me every step of the way, so I can be used the way he wants me to be used.  If you are not already following my Mom and Eric's blog (http://noeladoptionadventure.blogspot.com/), check it out and take a look at the kids he posts in the next few days.  Even just be praying that the right people will see these kids. 

I cannot thank you all enough for your Love, support, and prayers through all of this, we have felt it, and would have not been the same without it.  I feel God has prepared Russie and I for this moment for many years.  Ground has been won, Love has became new, and many of children are now going to have a place to call home, something that would not be possible by man, but only possible with God, to him be all the glory !!!