I awoke in the night (4:30 a.m.) and instantly this verse came to mind out of nowhere.

Jeremiah 33:3 - "Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know."

Whenever I awaken in the middle of the night, my time calculation skills automatically kick in to decipher what time it is in Russia at that moment. Kind of like when I was in school and my math skills were so sharp in the midst of sleep as I would figure out exactly how many snooze sessions I could hit before I absolutely HAD to wake up! So, in Russia, it was 1:30 in the afternoon when I was awake last night. I prayed like crazy.

It is so hard to understand where the good could be in this wait. What is the good in this for Baby V? It's certainly no picnic for us either. I promise, I am trying to find something good in the midst of it. Here are some of the things I'm trying to see the good through:

• D starts Kindergarten in 15 days. So, I'll be able to fully concentrate on her big day and focus on her exciting time.
• When D starts Kindergarten, I'll have all day to get my house prepared for Baby V to come home. All the deep cleaning that is impossible to do with a 5 year old constantly in motion.
• I can read a little more on toddler attachment and adjustment as V will be a good bit older than D was when she came home (at least 8 months older than D was).
• I can have lunch with a few friends (while D is at Kindergarten) before I become housebound with bonding time with V.
• Since D will already be in Kindgergarten when V finally gets home, V and I will have special one on one time right from the start.

We had fun today buying the final bit of D's school supplies . I've always loved buying the supplies and D is just as excited! Her teacher was very specific on brands and such. A few things I'm so surprised we had to buy, copy/printer paper and dry erase markers? Thanks to the Robin Hood plan I guess :o/

till later . . .