| There was a place in my life where I was
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| | into a van and drove down an icy road to
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| in deep thought about what I was doing to
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| | a secluded Siberian building. It took
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| change the world. My husband was amazing
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| | over five hours to reach it. This was to
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| and I had three beautiful boys, a great
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| | be the orphanage that our Alex stayed in
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| home based business I enjoyed and I still
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| | with about sixty other children. The room
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| did not feel I was changing the world. I
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| | we were escorted to was a bright green
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| felt a strong necessity for parents to
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| | room with large chairs. As we were trying
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| come forward for kids did not have any. I
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| | to be patient, the women that were there
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| made the decision to take in a child
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| | took off down the hall in a hurry. All
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| myself because after all, I was not a bad
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| | the excitement and travel had really
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| parent. We started on our quest for an
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| | started to creep upon us. It was eighteen
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| international child. Our choice was a
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| | hours later than it was at home. We still
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| Russian boy to add to our growing family
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| | were amazed that we were in this place.
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| of boys. The orphanages are packed with
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| | Finally, the door swung open and a big
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| males and sprinkled with a few girls. We
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| | Russian woman entered with a tiny little
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| received pictures of boys around the ages
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| | boy holding her hand. He was not five as
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| of four to ten and we set out finding the
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| | Alex was supposed to be but only about
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| one we wanted. We grew close to a young
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| | three years old. He was dressed in a
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| boy around the age of five. His name was
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| | shirt and shorts that did not fit him and
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| Alex. He came from the farthest corner of
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| | was not clean at all. This building was
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| Russia and was said to be a healthy
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| | very hot and we were dressed in winter
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| little boy. We sent the money for the fee
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| | apparel. This tiny boy stole our hearts
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| out directly. Mounds of papers were sent
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| | immediately. He said help in Russian. My
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| for us to fill to perfection and have
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| | husband hugged him so tightly, they
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| notarized. Some had to carry a seal that
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| | placed him on his lap, and in no time at
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| shows that the notary we used was legal.
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| | all, Alex was laughing aloud. For three
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| The papers were mailed back and more
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| | days, we stayed in a very small hotel
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| would come in. The cycle would start all
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| | room with almost nothing in it except for
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| over again. Blood tests were due every
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| | a bed and a chair. In addition, a bathtub
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| three months. Our fingerprints were taken
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| | did not have clean water. The Russians
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| and we had a background check done. A
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| | that were taking care of us asked if we
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| homestudy was also necessary. It was
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| | could find someone to take their older
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| requires that we show proof of marriage,
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| | sister at an orphanage here. We got as
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| the money we made, and we sent in all the
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| | much information as we could about her
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| forms they asked for. We got many
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| | with the desire to help her. It was soon
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| different emotions from those around us.
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| | time to leave our Alex and come home with
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| One individual would be happy about it
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| | only a few pictures of him. When we
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| while another individual would think we
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| | returned, the papers were piling up for
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| were not doing the right thing. The
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| | us to sign and return. More blood tests
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| photo that was sent the first time was
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| | were needed. We were waiting until the
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| the only one we were allowed to have. It
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| | time we could go back for the official
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| was explained that the Russians thought
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| | court. For more info see on adoption
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| we were crazy and should appreciate what
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| | photo. Of course, it was longer than the
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| we were getting. This photo was now two
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| | three months. In that time, we made the
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| years old. More time went by and we did
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| | choice to adopt his older sister also.
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| not move for a vacation or even think
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| | This time, we visited in the scorching
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| about new jobs because we never knew when
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| | summertime. Nothing seemed to go right
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| we were leaving for Russia. Finally, the
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| | for us. Not only did it take prayers from
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| telephone rang and the agency we were
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| | all around by only God could help us
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| using notified us of the need for us to
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| | return with these children. It was
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| go to Russia within a week's time. This
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| | something we were supposed to do. It was
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| was the same week as Christmas. Our
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| | not a simple thing to complete this
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| travels would take us away from our
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| | Russian adoption. God does not give us
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| family and children to meet our new son
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| | the option to have things made easy if
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| for the first time. We were skeptical
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| | they are gifted to us.
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| about it because of not knowing if this
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| was right or not. What had we done? This
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| | adoption and foreign adoption
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| child might bring something to our family
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| | brace.ChildAdoptionGuide.org is a
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| that we had not expected! It took us over
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| | comprehensive resource to help couples
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| twenty-five hours to arrive. We were put
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| | with the adoption process.
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