The Home Stretch ! ! !

5 more days until the girls arrive home. Some people have asked about greeting them at the airport. Anyone who wants to be there when the two weary travels arrive are welcome to do so. Beverly and I have been at the airport for several adoptive home comings. They are fun ! ! ! I'm sure Katya won't know what to expect and will be surprised by a crowd of people, but it seems to me that having a bunch of people there to meet you has got to top having just me there.
Their flight info is: Fri 24AUG -DELTA Flight 973 from ATLANTA arriving NORFOLK at 7:27PM. As can be expected with summer afternoon travel, the flight could arrive later due to weather delays, so check the Internet for updates before leaving home.
Please pray for Beverly and Katya. It has been a very l o n g hard summer for Beverly. It seems like she has been away from home more this summer than she has been here. She left the end of June on the church's two week long mission trip. Came back to a full appointment book and worked her head off for two weeks; then got on a plane for the adoption. She has now been there a total of five weeks ! ! ! She is my hero ! ! !
Katya is a teen and in spite of being an orphan (who you would think would be grateful), comes with regular teen "issues" and emotions and doesn't always act appreciatively. Add those on top of traveling all over Ukraine staying in multiple places and leaving behind the only life she has known from age 9 to 14, and trying to comprehend what life will be like for her here in the USA, has got to put Katya on a major overload ! ! ! She has been difficult to deal with the last 24-36 hours and Beverly is tired, which isn't the best scenario.
They are back in Donetsk today and should be finalizing the paper work there, and will get on a train (or plane) and travel to Kyiv to deal with the US Embassy and visa stuff.
Well, I have to go to work . . . . I sure do miss Beverly and am so anxious to get Katya home and settled in ! ! !