Sam is currently in surgery again. He has recovered almost completely from his hip surgery. Sam likes to tell people that he got "new hips. " A few weeks after his surgery he touched his heels and said, "what are these? " I told him and he said, "Oh--cool- have those always been there? " Since his hip surgery, Sam sits upright and can for the first time in his life touch his feet. From our perspective the change is dramatic.
After Sam's hip surgery, we hit the road. In the past two months the kid has been in Tennessee, Indiana, Michigan, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. And of course Kansas. It has been crazy and awesome.
In Tenenssee we were able to visit with Gytis and Wyatt, two boys adopted from Sam's orphanage in Lithuania. Together with Gytis, Wyatt, and their moms, Sam and I traveled to Michigan for Bethany's Internatinal Adoption Festival. There we were able to visit with Egla and Elona - the Lithuanian lawyer and social worker that worked with us while we were. The Lithuanian team travels back to the US only once every 8-9 years, so it was a real treat to have this time with them. The whole experience was yet another reminder of how our gracious God magnificently orchestrated the adoption and reunion of these three boys.
As a family we attended an OCF Retreat in Colorado and then drove up to see Mount Rushmore. After seeing MT Rushmore, Sam exclaimed, "Oh that is really cool!" He proceeded to "compliment me": "Mom, your knee looks just like George Washington's head on the mountain." Thank you Sam.
Sam and I also spent a week at the beach in NC.
They just called - Sam is in recovery- more later--K
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