Katya is out of the sanitorium and is home with her grandmother, Tamara, The orphanage is on Spring Break and kids who are “social orphans” can spend this time with family. “Pure orphans” stay at the orphanage. Although Katya’s status is now that of a “pure orphan,” she still has the benefit of being able to be with her grandmother on holidays and weekends.
Liliya will visit Katya on Saturday and we’ll talk with her then. While we LOVE talking with Katya, it is also hard. She tends to be very chatty at first and then begins asking us to come get her tomorrow. 
Of course, we’re thrilled that she wants us to bring her home, our hearts also break that we can’t travel tomorrow. And although we have told her, and Liliya has reiterated, that we are working hard and are coming to her as soon as we can, I’m sure that it’s very hard to understand.
So, I’m beside myself at being able to talk with her, I feel the weightiness of the heart of this precious one. Please pray that we’ll be wise in our conversation – that the Lord would use it to build connectedness, but that He would also protect Katya’s heart.
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I am so glad I found your blog. We seem to be in similar stages of the process. I have spent all morning finalizing our documents to be apostilled. Whoe knows what happens from here. We are working with an agency to adopt a special needs boy. We have a family website, and I am trying to keep a blog – ’cause I am not sure what will be easier to update when we travel. Our blog is http://www.brotherstrail.blogspot.com.
Hi Kathy! Great to hear from you! I need to update my blogroll and would love to add your blog to the list. I look forward to following your journey!
We’ve had somewhat of the same type of circumstances. We were able to talk with our host child when a friend was adopting her son. Now that she is home, we don’t have a way of communicating. She was always asking our daughter, ‘when’ Neither of them understand how long the process is. It is very hard to tell them you don’t know. They are children and can’t understand. At least you know she wants you to come for her and you have an advocate there to help:)
June
You DO understand! I’ve asked Liliya to help us navigate these waters, give us good topics to discuss that will be fun for Katya, facilitate connection, but not leave her emotions raw. And yes, I’m so thankful that she WANTS us to come!