50 Hryvnia

Hmmmmm...

We thought we had everything for our dossier in Ukraine (I still think we do). Turns out that we had sent a letter petitioning to adopt Katya some time ago, but it either wasn’t worded perfectly or perhaps was lost. So – rather than our papers being submitted to the SDA today, we scrambled on Wednesday and got a new petition signed, notarized, apostilled, and FedExed in about 4 hours. As I write this, the letter has made it to Paris on its journey to Kyiv.

Most every crisis has some humor, and this was no exception. There was a possibility that we wouldn’t have to get the letter apostilled since we used the same notary as all our other documents. Only problem was that it would have required the notarization to be back-dated. We didn’t even ask the notary, despite the suggestion (from Ukraine) that we offer her 50 hryvnia. As I write this, it’s not that funny. It was at the time; funny and illustrative of the differences between how our respective countries get things done.

Please continue your prayers. We remain committed not to fret or worry because we know that the One who controls the timing of things loves Katya deeper than we will every be able to.

Tim & Charlene