He is, in every sense of the word, our miracle. He gave us faith in each other. He gave us unconditional love and everyday he gives us a little more sunshine.

But as most of you know,  our journey has not always been the most peaceful because AJ has good and bad days. What is ironic is that our journey started off just as adventurous as it is now…and we should have known we were in for a bumpy ride.

I won’t go into details about that Friday morning before our flight but I will tell you that the dog ate two pounds of rat poison (we put it out by the creek to get rid of the mice) and we had to rush to the vet’s office one hour before leaving for our flight. Thankfully, he was just fine and our kennel took great care of him while we were gone.

Luckily, we had upgraded to first class on our way to Russia and were able to relax (or at least try to). In this picture, Eric is updating his father on the dog and our travel arrangements.  We traveled to St. Petersburg for three days and then to Arkhangelsk to see AJ for the first time.

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A Good Friday it Was

The difference falls mainly between two different calendars; the Western calendar and the Gregorian Calendar and the Julian Calendar by the Eastern Culture.

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History of Russian Easter