If you are remotely familiar with me, you already know that my daughter Jessi and her husband, Barry Morton are in the the long, difficult process of adopting a three year old little girl from Russia. Svetlana Grace Morton (Sveta for short) currently resides in an orphanage near Vladimir, Russia. To be more specific, she lives in a place called Gus Khrustalny. We pray for her every day and eagerly await her arrival home in the USA. The prospect of being a grandpa was a little strange at first, but I quickly warmed to it and now I can hardly wait to meet Sveta. She is already my pride and joy and she has no idea who I even am yet. Please join me in praying for Jessi, Barry and Sveta. Both before Sveta gets here and after. Our family is growing and I am so excited about all that lies ahead.
BTW- Gus Khrystulny roughly translated means Crystal Goose. I have made it my quest to find a crystal goose, leaded glass goose or something similar. If anyone reading this comes across something like this, PLEASE let me know. I want to display it prominently in my home as a reminder of Sveta's first three+ years of life and as a symbol of our love for her. To the casual observer it may just look like a dusty knick-knack (no knock on Tami's housekeeping, of course :-) But to anyone who knows the story, they will know everything that goose represents. And hey, I'll probably dust it once in a while too.
P.S. I'm serious. If you find a crystal goose or something resembling crystal, please contact me. I know they're out there. I just need to find one.
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ReplyDeleteI love that you are blogging! I think it's great!!
Also, I got your email about this subject, and I wasn't meaning to ignore you. These days are just crazy and my inbox shows it. We actually have a crystal bell with a goose on top that we bought when we were in Gus last. We'll keep our eyes peeled for one when we go back!
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Peach
No need to apologize. I know how crazy your life has been. I know you're not ignoring me.
ReplyDeleteAnd YES! YES! YES! Please keep your eyes peeled for a crystal goose or something crystal with a goose on it. It would make everything about it so much more meaningful if it actually came from Gus Khrystulny.
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Daddy/Mick
Hey, would you pass this on to Barry? I don't have his e-maill addy.
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