Today there was no response from Russia, thats ok, 29 more days (at most) to go. Only 41,760 minutes or 2,505,600 seconds(thats for Sarah who ask me today how many seconds haha).
On my way home from driving Trin to and from her PSSA testing a bff called. She told me that her moms group was having a mother daughter tea on May 8th and ask if I could come and speak. I was honored. Then she slipped it in there that the proceeds would go to our adoption. How beautiful is that. I was surprised and beyond grateful. So I just wanted to say Thank you to all the women of The MOPS group in New Ken. You are a beautiful bunch of women with amazing hearts. I can't express in words how this makes me feel.
I will add more info on the tea to this blog and our website www.bringfaithhome.com as soon as I have them.
God is so good!
be blessed
Ashlee
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Sweet Dreams
Last night was the first night in many months I dreamt about Faith. It was awesome. Paul and I were in Russia and we got to take the baby back to where we were staying. She was beautiful and perfect and lovely. When I woke up I felt so wonderful, but tried very hard to go back to sleep so I could spend just a few more minutes with her.
Everything is going to be alright.
Last night we faxed the paper to Russia and hope beyond hope to hear back asap.
Keep us in your prayers.
Be blessed
Everything is going to be alright.
Last night we faxed the paper to Russia and hope beyond hope to hear back asap.
Keep us in your prayers.
Be blessed
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
On the ball
I can not even begin to say how blessed we are to have Irina our attorney. Now we have only been with her a few days but already she is so amazing.
Yesterday she received our money and contract for composing a letter to go to Russia to ask if Paul and I can adopt Faith. The letter was written in Cyrillic and sent to us today to sign and fax to RUSSIA!!!! Of course we were not signing anything until we translated it. We did and it is great! Tonight we sign then off to Russia it goes. It says in the letter that they can email me directly. How cool is that? KTA(our 1st agency) made it sound like Russia was untouchable by potential adoptive parents like us. Like we would offend them if we tried to do anything ourselves. This was just a money thing I believe and a way to not check into what they were or in our case were NOT doing on our behalf. This letter should have came first not last! Anyways...wanna see...here it is:
Прокурору Псковской области
Государственному советнику юстиции 3 класса
Г-ну Кебекову Т.М.
180000, г. Псков, ул. Некрасова, 54
Граждан США:
БЕК Пола Алден, мл. и
БЕК Эшли Линни
Проживающих
по адресу:
126 Willow Village Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15239 USA
Телефон: 1-412-609-3895
Электронная почта: ashleelinnea@gmail.com
Обращение по вопросу усыновления
иностранными гражданами
Уважаемый Тимур Мурадинович!
Мы граждане США, Бек Пол Алден, мл. и Бек Эшли Лини хотели бы удочерить, Давыдович Ксению (возможно написание не точное), родившуюся 5 февраля 2009 г. Нам известно, что девочка имеет серьезные проблемы здоровья (отсутствие зрение и слуха). Мы способны и готовы обеспечить всем необходимым, взять заботу о ней, стать ей любящими родителями.
Информация о ребенке (включая ее фото) размещены на сайте Министерства образования и науки РФ. Согласно вышеуказанной информации, девочка может быть удочерена.
Просим Вас сообщить, имеются ли юридические основания для удочерения вышеуказанного ребенка иностранными гражданами.
Также просим оказать содействие в усыновлении этого ребенка.
Для ускорения ответа, просим направить его по электронной почте: ashleelinnea@gmail.com
C уважением,
БЕК Пола Алден, мл. (BECK, Paul Alden)
БЕК Эшли Линни (BECK, Ashlee Linnea)
It was laid out a lot nicer but I wanted to conserve space on the blog. So, they have 30 days to get back to us to let us know if she is available. We have had to prepare ourselves in the event that our Faith is not available to us. We have decided that even though no child is replaceable we have sunk so much money into this and our hearts are after true religion and pleasing God that we will ask to adopt another child. We have no child in mind and leave that up to God. But we are still praying for Faith. We are also praying that other than deaf and blind she is healthy. I keep reading her medical report which I dont understand and it scares me. There was something in there about her lungs.
To make matters worse I have been reading up on adoption blogs. Normally this would give me hope and joy and make me cry too(much like when you are pregnant and watch TLC's A Baby Story), but not the 2 stories I am reading. They both involved a bad agency which sounded a lot like the one we went with but wasnt. I found them from a site that has a check list on how not to get taken by an agency. In both cases the womens babies die while they are in Russia during the 10 day wait.Here is a heart wrenching story about a beautiful little boy who died, he was so tiny and frail, not sure yet as to the cause of death havent gotten that far or else they never really said. The other one was basically the same thing, same agency 5 yrs later.
I did find it fascinating that in both stories when they had had enough and no one could or would help they both sought out the help of Irina, our attorney. This makes me believe that God wanted me to read these not to think my baby would die but to know that Irina(although we thoroughly researched her) is the one who we can and should trust.
I pray that with Irina's help we can bring our child home and fast! I know I know all in God's timing, but again, Im not really one want to wait :) Please join Paul and I in prayer on these following concerns
~that the money would all come in and we would be able to pay for Irina and our traveling and any other expenses.
~that Faith stay healthy and thrive. We pray she would be warm enough if its cold and cool enough if its warm. Pray her needs are met and that someone treats her with compassion until her mama and papa can come and bring her home.
~that the courts would come back with the answer that God wills and that it owuld be very quickly.
~that we can travel soon to meet our precious child.
~that more orphans would be adopted and more eyes would be opened. That people would do the will of God rather than the will of man.
Thanks.
Be blessed
Ashlee
Yesterday she received our money and contract for composing a letter to go to Russia to ask if Paul and I can adopt Faith. The letter was written in Cyrillic and sent to us today to sign and fax to RUSSIA!!!! Of course we were not signing anything until we translated it. We did and it is great! Tonight we sign then off to Russia it goes. It says in the letter that they can email me directly. How cool is that? KTA(our 1st agency) made it sound like Russia was untouchable by potential adoptive parents like us. Like we would offend them if we tried to do anything ourselves. This was just a money thing I believe and a way to not check into what they were or in our case were NOT doing on our behalf. This letter should have came first not last! Anyways...wanna see...here it is:
Прокурору Псковской области
Государственному советнику юстиции 3 класса
Г-ну Кебекову Т.М.
180000, г. Псков, ул. Некрасова, 54
Граждан США:
БЕК Пола Алден, мл. и
БЕК Эшли Линни
Проживающих
по адресу:
126 Willow Village Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15239 USA
Телефон: 1-412-609-3895
Электронная почта: ashleelinnea@gmail.com
Обращение по вопросу усыновления
иностранными гражданами
Уважаемый Тимур Мурадинович!
Мы граждане США, Бек Пол Алден, мл. и Бек Эшли Лини хотели бы удочерить, Давыдович Ксению (возможно написание не точное), родившуюся 5 февраля 2009 г. Нам известно, что девочка имеет серьезные проблемы здоровья (отсутствие зрение и слуха). Мы способны и готовы обеспечить всем необходимым, взять заботу о ней, стать ей любящими родителями.
Информация о ребенке (включая ее фото) размещены на сайте Министерства образования и науки РФ. Согласно вышеуказанной информации, девочка может быть удочерена.
Просим Вас сообщить, имеются ли юридические основания для удочерения вышеуказанного ребенка иностранными гражданами.
Также просим оказать содействие в усыновлении этого ребенка.
Для ускорения ответа, просим направить его по электронной почте: ashleelinnea@gmail.com
C уважением,
БЕК Пола Алден, мл. (BECK, Paul Alden)
БЕК Эшли Линни (BECK, Ashlee Linnea)
It was laid out a lot nicer but I wanted to conserve space on the blog. So, they have 30 days to get back to us to let us know if she is available. We have had to prepare ourselves in the event that our Faith is not available to us. We have decided that even though no child is replaceable we have sunk so much money into this and our hearts are after true religion and pleasing God that we will ask to adopt another child. We have no child in mind and leave that up to God. But we are still praying for Faith. We are also praying that other than deaf and blind she is healthy. I keep reading her medical report which I dont understand and it scares me. There was something in there about her lungs.
To make matters worse I have been reading up on adoption blogs. Normally this would give me hope and joy and make me cry too(much like when you are pregnant and watch TLC's A Baby Story), but not the 2 stories I am reading. They both involved a bad agency which sounded a lot like the one we went with but wasnt. I found them from a site that has a check list on how not to get taken by an agency. In both cases the womens babies die while they are in Russia during the 10 day wait.Here is a heart wrenching story about a beautiful little boy who died, he was so tiny and frail, not sure yet as to the cause of death havent gotten that far or else they never really said. The other one was basically the same thing, same agency 5 yrs later.
I did find it fascinating that in both stories when they had had enough and no one could or would help they both sought out the help of Irina, our attorney. This makes me believe that God wanted me to read these not to think my baby would die but to know that Irina(although we thoroughly researched her) is the one who we can and should trust.
I pray that with Irina's help we can bring our child home and fast! I know I know all in God's timing, but again, Im not really one want to wait :) Please join Paul and I in prayer on these following concerns
~that the money would all come in and we would be able to pay for Irina and our traveling and any other expenses.
~that Faith stay healthy and thrive. We pray she would be warm enough if its cold and cool enough if its warm. Pray her needs are met and that someone treats her with compassion until her mama and papa can come and bring her home.
~that the courts would come back with the answer that God wills and that it owuld be very quickly.
~that we can travel soon to meet our precious child.
~that more orphans would be adopted and more eyes would be opened. That people would do the will of God rather than the will of man.
Thanks.
Be blessed
Ashlee
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Victory!
I found out today that a family that came to our dinner was so moved they decided to become foster parents. Praise you Jesus! I find this so amazing. This family has adopted twice and they drew inspiration from our story, us? I am inspired by them! They could have said "Hey I did what God ask twice!" but instead they said "I have a chair and I will fill it." Countless lives will be changed thanks to them. More than anything what we want to come of people hearing our story is more people stepping up to fill their empty chairs, to care for the orphans and fatherless. God is doing something here people. Its amazing! I cant wait to see more. Thank You JESUS!!!
So what has God placed on your heart? Do you have an empty chair? Maybe you cant adopt but you can help. You can pray for those adopting, support them financially, sponsor a child thru Compassion International(I have 50 child packets here so if you would like one please let me know, you can mentor a child or teen, Pray, get involved with your church's childrens ministry, be a camp councilor, sponsor Klove, donate stuff to a teen pregnancy center, Pray, take a widow out to dinner, give a homeless man a dollar or two or a hot meal, start a conversation with a widow (sometimes they just need someone to listen), volunteer at a nursing home, take a family some groceries..this list is endless. What does God want you to do? Pray and seek. Live James 1:27. Be the change, let others see Christ in you.
Be blessed!
So what has God placed on your heart? Do you have an empty chair? Maybe you cant adopt but you can help. You can pray for those adopting, support them financially, sponsor a child thru Compassion International(I have 50 child packets here so if you would like one please let me know, you can mentor a child or teen, Pray, get involved with your church's childrens ministry, be a camp councilor, sponsor Klove, donate stuff to a teen pregnancy center, Pray, take a widow out to dinner, give a homeless man a dollar or two or a hot meal, start a conversation with a widow (sometimes they just need someone to listen), volunteer at a nursing home, take a family some groceries..this list is endless. What does God want you to do? Pray and seek. Live James 1:27. Be the change, let others see Christ in you.
Be blessed!
Saturday, April 3, 2010
I will praise Him in the storm.
I was sure by now God you would have reached down And wiped our tears away Stepped in and saved the day But once again, I say “Amen”, and it’s still raining
As the thunder rolls I barely hear Your whisper through the rain “I’m with you”
And as You mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives And takes away
That song by Casting Crowns is AH MAZE ING! I was listening to it again today and I choosing to praise Him in this storm. It is a hard journey we are on, ups and down and heartache, oh the heartache. But I choose to Praise the One who gives and takes away. So yesterday, today and forever I praise You Lord.
I am praising God for 3 new orphans not orphaned anymore. I am praising God for keeping our children safe and healthy and holding Faith until we can. I am praising God for love, life and this beautiful day. Thank You Jesus.
I hope that no matter what you are going through right now that you too will praise Him in this storm.
I will leave you with this, an overheard prayer to God from our 5yr old.
"Dear Heavenly Father I love you so much, I hope Faith is ok. I hope mom and dad are ok when they go to Russia and everything goes well. And my itch would go away. AMEN!" ~Charidy (our 5 yr old)
As the thunder rolls I barely hear Your whisper through the rain “I’m with you”
And as You mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives And takes away
That song by Casting Crowns is AH MAZE ING! I was listening to it again today and I choosing to praise Him in this storm. It is a hard journey we are on, ups and down and heartache, oh the heartache. But I choose to Praise the One who gives and takes away. So yesterday, today and forever I praise You Lord.
I am praising God for 3 new orphans not orphaned anymore. I am praising God for keeping our children safe and healthy and holding Faith until we can. I am praising God for love, life and this beautiful day. Thank You Jesus.
I hope that no matter what you are going through right now that you too will praise Him in this storm.
I will leave you with this, an overheard prayer to God from our 5yr old.
"Dear Heavenly Father I love you so much, I hope Faith is ok. I hope mom and dad are ok when they go to Russia and everything goes well. And my itch would go away. AMEN!" ~Charidy (our 5 yr old)
Friday, April 2, 2010
Frustration!
I wish I could post a happy blog but I am not happy right now I am angry. We were told we would get a full refund from the adoption agency that took us for a ride with no intention to ever give us a child and today we got the refund. Today we got that refund. 2000.00 short! Actually more but it as at least 2000.00 short. The 2000. was sent to them from a 3rd party and they said if the 3rd party wanted it back they would have to ask for it themselves via a notarized letter. They NEVER told us that! In all the conversations we had with them NEVER once did they state this. So now its a holiday weekend no way to get a hold of the 3rd party! This is total CRAP! They are such liars and manipulators it makes me sick! They sent the refund via fed ex overnight on our tab (40.00) I bet they take their good ole time getting the 2000.00 back to us.
I know I should pray for them. I know that, but in this moment I just cant. I just will try to remember that God took up our cause and will take care of this. I believe and trust in my Savior. His will be done.
I know I should pray for them. I know that, but in this moment I just cant. I just will try to remember that God took up our cause and will take care of this. I believe and trust in my Savior. His will be done.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Envy is the word I would use
I was reading a few blogs I follow and 2 more families are over adopting their children. I am happy for the children and the parents but oh how I long for it to be our turn. I think about how maybe it would be our turn had we not gone with a corrupt adoption agency. Paul and I had no idea these people were scamming us.
We know God has this child in mind for us. Because of recent events and having no agency right now but still wanting this child we are limited as to what we can do. Oh but how my God is limitless.
I worry about the dossier, not only expiring but also whether or not they can be used by any other agency other than our old agency. This journey for me was never suppose to look like this. When I think of how much money we've spent to have nothing it makes me physically ill.
Small Victory
First, Paul called the doctor that did our psych eval who was from this agency. He ask if the psych eval was going to be finished and the guy said no. After hearing that he told the doctor he expected a full refund. The guy said we would have to talk to the adoption agency because they handled all his money.(I am so sure!)Paul called the adoption agency to see if the money was refunded yet. The director wasn't in. He called back, Nope sorry not in. They my friend told me to call and say if I do not speak to a director the next call I make is to a lawyer or BBB or insert threat here. So I called Paul. It was better he handle this rather than me because the quote "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" was said after someone met me!
So he called again and said he would call every 15 minutes until he got that person on the phone. That didn't take long, lol. He was put on the phone. The guy said that the money would be in the fed ex guys hands by the end of business today. Thank you Jesus! He did say when ask about the psych eval that money wasn't part of it and he would have to call some other place to cut us a check.
So small victory, but a victory none the less. One more thing God is showing me that He is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble(Ps 46:1) and that all things work together for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.(Romans 8:28)
We still need prayer for direction on how to bring this child home and who to trust. Pray please for clear doors to be open and shut. Pray that all the money comes and that we can travel soon. That God's love and name would be very present to all who hear our story.
So I am clinging to this scripture
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Blessings,
Ashlee
We know God has this child in mind for us. Because of recent events and having no agency right now but still wanting this child we are limited as to what we can do. Oh but how my God is limitless.
I worry about the dossier, not only expiring but also whether or not they can be used by any other agency other than our old agency. This journey for me was never suppose to look like this. When I think of how much money we've spent to have nothing it makes me physically ill.
Small Victory
First, Paul called the doctor that did our psych eval who was from this agency. He ask if the psych eval was going to be finished and the guy said no. After hearing that he told the doctor he expected a full refund. The guy said we would have to talk to the adoption agency because they handled all his money.(I am so sure!)Paul called the adoption agency to see if the money was refunded yet. The director wasn't in. He called back, Nope sorry not in. They my friend told me to call and say if I do not speak to a director the next call I make is to a lawyer or BBB or insert threat here. So I called Paul. It was better he handle this rather than me because the quote "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" was said after someone met me!
So he called again and said he would call every 15 minutes until he got that person on the phone. That didn't take long, lol. He was put on the phone. The guy said that the money would be in the fed ex guys hands by the end of business today. Thank you Jesus! He did say when ask about the psych eval that money wasn't part of it and he would have to call some other place to cut us a check.
So small victory, but a victory none the less. One more thing God is showing me that He is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble(Ps 46:1) and that all things work together for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.(Romans 8:28)
We still need prayer for direction on how to bring this child home and who to trust. Pray please for clear doors to be open and shut. Pray that all the money comes and that we can travel soon. That God's love and name would be very present to all who hear our story.
So I am clinging to this scripture
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Blessings,
Ashlee
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