Legacy of an Adopted Child

"Once there were two women, who barely knew each other. One is in your heart forever, the other you'll call mother. Two different lives, shaped to make yours one. One became your guiding star, the other became your sun. The first gave you life, and the second taught you how to live it. The first gave you a need for love, and the second was there to give it. One gave you nationality, the other gave you a name. One gave you the seed of talent, the other gave you an aim. One gave you emotions, the other calmed your fears. One saw your first sweet smile, the other dried your tears. One gave you a family, it was what God intended for her to do. The other prayed for a child, and God led her straight to you. And now you ask me, through your tears, the age old question through the years. Heredity or environment....which are you a product of? Neither my darling...neither, just two different kinds of love". - Unknown

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Ready to come home

One of the many beautiful churches you see driving through Moscow

These stands are EVERYWHERE - they sell drinks, cigarettes, beer, magazines - kind of like a 7-11

Pictures at the souvenier mart


This is our last night in Moscow for this trip. We slept in until 11am this morning - we must have needed the rest! Then we left for the souvenier market - but got stuck in the elevator at their apartment for about 20 minutes!!! They live on the top floor (16th floor) and we go stuck between the 2nd and 1st floors. They had to pry open the doors and then we had to climb up to the 2nd floor to get out. Definitely something we will never forget and yes, I was praying the whole time that we would get out soon (this was my first time being stuck in an elevator). We picked up a couple of things at the market - our favorite purchase was a Virginia Tech matrishka doll (stacking doll). They had a lot of other college and pro football teams, but of course we had to represent the HOKIES!!!! It's been raining all day, so not the day to be outside, unfortunately. But, that's ok - we've been getting everything ready in our suitcases. Our flight leaves at 12:35pm (Moscow time) and we arrive at Dulles at 3:30pm. If it is anything like our last trip, it took us about an hour to deplane, go through customs and get our luggage. Maybe it will go a little quicker!?!?! Anyways, we are looking forward to coming home and seeing our families tomorrow! Please pray for a safe flight home....love ya'll!!

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Kevin, Christy and Evan said...

Oh No! Stuck on the elevator. Please don't tell me it was the tiny elevator at their complex. I hated when we had to ride that one.

June 20, 2009 at 12:08 PM

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