April 2005 - We were waiting to travel to Russia to adopt our daughter when I got a phone call from our agency saying there was a problem with our visas. Huh?! I'd been to Russia twice already, what could possibly be wrong? Well, the first two times I was on a tourist visa. This time around we needed an adoption visa. Since I was still in the military they didn't want me to say I was an Army officer. They (the staff in Russia) thought this would be a problem. Well, I knew I couldn't lie. So, we got a little creative. Since my primary duty was coordinating a major exercise I became an event coordinator. Not knowing if htis would work or if we were ever going to get our visa I headed out to lunch. As soon as I turned the key in the ignition the first words I heard were "I'm not worried about tomorrow, for the LORD will work it out somehow." Wow! I just sat there and cried. I knew we would get our visas and be able to adopt our daughter. The CD went with us to Russia and there were many times during those wonderful weeks in Russia that two Moms and their babies danced around out tiny kitchen to Babbie Mason's "It's Good to Be Alive".
I now lean on those words again as I got word that my fingerprints were rejected and I need to be refingerprinted. If they are rejected again I could then have to go to our local police station, get a letter saying I have no criminal record for the past five years (no big deal) and then schedule an interview with the Immigration Officer. Huh? How many times have I been fingerprinted in the last four years for our two adoptions? And why, oh why do I find this out now seven weeks after we were fingerprinted the last time? All this as we're expecting to get our travel approval any day now. I could sit here and go crazy with worry. But, I'm going to bring out my old friend Babbie Mason and hold on to hope an not worry about tomorrow, For I know the LORD will work it out somehow! Yes, It's Good to Be Alive!
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Ahhh, that songs still gives me chills every time I hear it. It so amazing to think about all of the references to that song, the fact that it was your theme song before you left and ours, the fact that we brought the cd, the fact that my mom just started listening to it and posted about it w/o knowing anything about our connections with it...
and now yes!!! The Lord will work this one out too!! I can't wait to get that giddy phone call from you!!
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