We are together

Praise God, We are Together!
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This will be a pretty quick post here on Christmas Eve (it's a few minutes before midnight here). Today has been a whirlwind, and tomorrow shows no signs of letting up!
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Wanted to let everyone know that we received our Christmas Miracle this afternoon. Things went great, and we are so appreciative of all who were praying us through this day! So many of you had encouraged us via e-mail, and we were so charged up.
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We left our apartment at 12:10PM today as a couple, and at 5:30PM the three of us returned as the Daugherty Family. After that, things went great. Donny played, ran, and laughed with a new spirit that I don't believe I've seen in those hallways and dimly lit playrooms at the orphanage. Barb & I have a new ensthusiaum as well. So after our first playtime at home, we had our first meal together, then his first bath. He has only showered before, so it was very interesting. But once he finally was ready to sit in the water, he loved it... and boy could he splash! Then came our first bedtime at 8pm. That was a little rough, on him & us. The first 10 minutes he cried, but then he started to settle down & was asleep about 8:25pm. We have a lot to learn about each other, and a lot of adjustments to make. Thank God we aren't walking this road alone. His wisdom will get us through.
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I must close for now. Our airline tickets had to be booked for a 10:30am flight tomorrow. So on Christmas Day, we will fly back to Kiev and prepare for the steps that have to be done there in the future days. We will leave this apartment at 8am to head to the airport.
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This has been an incrediable day! Praise God for our son, and our new family. Hope your Christmas is just as blessed as you celebrate the birth of His Son!
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In His Love,
Darrin (Barb & Donny are sleeping)
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P.S. I've been meaning to ask, but I keep forgetting... If anyone sees a 6 pack of the Coca-Cola 2008 Christmas Bottles at Wal-Mart. Please pick a couple of 6 packs up for Donny, I will probably sell that collection someday to put him through college! They weren't in the stores yet when we left 4 weeks and 2 days ago.