Arrival

So we had a little adventure on the way to Atlanta. Our a/c in our car went out for about 3 hours today. That HOT southern sun, in the car, on the interstate is NOT fun. It was literally on one minute, and then just kept getting hotter and hotter in the car over about 10 minutes. You could hear the fan, but nothing was blowing out.

We took the HUGE blue icepack out and the kids just took turns rubbing it on their face! The kids had such great attitudes! They said, “just roll the windows down!”

After passing Birmingham and after lots of water and prayers I decided to try the air again, and it WORKED!!! Praising God!!!!

So after our little adventure we waited semi patiently at the airport. We had been in the car since 7:30. The air was out for half the trip, and now I told the kids that we had to wait at the airport for another couple hours. The icing on the cake was that it would be another hour to get to Aunt Kacie’s house. I had to remind the kids and myself that this was only a tiny piece of what the kids traveling from Eastern Europe went through to get here. Some traveled on trains for 15 hours. Then an airplane for another 20 hours to a county they have only heard about and never seen.

Finally Oksana arrived. She was terrified when it was her turn to go with her family. I cannot even imagine what she was feeling. She had been flying and traveling for almost 24 hours. She went from everyone speaking Ukrainian to no one. She cried. I cried. The translators said she may cry for a couple of days. We were all overcome with emotion. She was the tiniest one on the plane. Brave doesn’t even describe this sweet little girl. Courageous, Incredible, Strong, and Brave only begin to describe these children.

 Hannah built a build-a-bear and we got a small smile as Oksana hugged it tight!

We are headed to our Atlanta home for the next 2 nights. Thanks to my gracious sister and brother-in-law.