Welcome to our family's adoption blog! We are Stephanie and Frank Ruckman a family blessed with two daughters living in Tennessee. Frank and I have always felt led to adoption but recently decided it was time to quit talking and start acting. This blog is simply our journey to bring home "baby brother". We believe God brings our families together in many different ways. If you read our blog you will understand that adoption can take you down may paths. At first we thought our child was going to be joining us via Bulgaria now we have learned our journey is going to detour to Moscow!!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

More details from Bulgaria

Our dossier was submitted to the Ministry of Justice today. The Ministry has 1 month to review and respond back with a letter telling us we are officially registered. The ministry also has this 1 month to find fault in our dossier. If they request anything additional we have 1 month to correct and submit and then the ministry has another month to review again. So long story short please pray over the next month that the ministry finds no fault in our dossier and moves us to the next step. We should hear back by september 30th. That is our 15yr wedding anniversary so maybe that is a good sign!!

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Update from Bulgaria

Just got word that our dossier is being reviewed by the Minister of Justice tomorrow. Please prayer that they find no fault and officially register our family. I will keep you posted as we get word.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Yard Sale

Checked in with out adoption agency today and still no updates from the Ministry since we last submitted paperwork they requested. Oh, well maybe no news is good news in this situation. At this point we are waiting for the ministry to accept our dossier that had been submitted.

Yard Sale fundraiser scheduled for Saturday!! It is supposed to be in the low 90's. A small blessing since we have not seen below 100 in awhile. I will keep you updated on how we do. Any little bit helps!!