Feeling Anxious

Another Sunday fading away. It was a good day, except that I'm feeling anxious. First the good part: Church was a lift for me today. Marissa had to do sharing time in Primary today, and it was great watching my daughter pull off a 25-minute portion of Primary with the children spellbound. She's so much more capable than I was at that age. Gage played the piano today for a stake priesthood meeting. It's nice to know all those hundreds of dollars I spent for lessons didn't go wasted. Eric is in Montana for a few days cleaning carpets at Brian and Susan's motel. He wanted to earn a little money while he was on leave. He'll be back to our house June 4th but leaves for Guam June 12th. The time is going by too quickly.

So why am I feeling anxious? We learned Friday that the Parliament in Ukraine will be voting this Tuesday, June 2, on a bill that proposes putting a moratorium on international adoption from Ukraine. I don't know if my heart can take this again. Our plane tickets are purchased, and we are supposed to be heading for Ukraine June 13. Our adoption agency tried to put our minds at ease, but I will not be at ease until I hear news from Ukraine on Tuesday.

My thoughts and prayers turn to the other families being affected and all of our children that are half a world away. Please pray that those people who have the fate of these children in their hands will be influenced for good and that the proper decisions will be made.

Brayden

We tended my little nephew, Brayden, for five days in May while Brian and Susan went to a work seminar. He was a lot of fun.

Seminary Graduation

Here are a few pictures from Gage's Seminary graduation last Sunday. Michael was home sick in bed and couldn't be there. Grandpa and Grandma Parker traveled from Logan to share the day with us.

Here are some of Gage's friends also graduating. This graduating group led the way in putting on Savior of the World last summer for Youth Conference. It was about a five-month undertaking. They all became good friends in sharing that unforgettable experience.

My Brother on Everest

My amazing brother, Bruce Parker, is on Mt. Everest right now and is attempting to "summit" any time now. We are all on pins and needles. He set a goal to climb the highest mountain on every continent, "the seven summits," and he will hopefully be wrapping up his goal within the next few days. If you are interested in reading his story, visit bruceoneverest.blogspot.com

Yes, the Rumors are True

Well, I better post to let you all know we have a new SDA date of June 15. This all happened very suddenly. We requested June 15, when we had to cancel our first date, in hopes that something positive would happen regarding Bogdan by now, but nothing is happening, and we decided we better not let this chance slip by to help another little person/persons out there, so we are gearing up for the adventure. We'll provide more information later.

Twenty-three years ago

It's hard to believe that 23 years ago on Mother's Day, I became a mother for the first time. Now that little boy is all grown up and serves in the United States Air Force. Today, May 15, 2009, Eric graduates from his specialty training in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri, and is flying home tomorrow for a blessed 26 days! Yahoo! Oh, how I wish we were there for his graduation.

Eric, the one who didn't care for academics much in high school, received the Distinguished Graduate Award, in Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement.

These pictures were taken in January. We all flew to Lackland Air Force Base in Texas for his basic training graduation .

At this stage in our lives, being together happens fewer and farther between. We're all looking forward to seeing him. With Gage's pending mission, who knows when we'll be together again?