This week has been full with appointments, our second orphan court hearing, finishing homework, and taking in everything else we planned to do here in Riga.
Yesterday we spent most of our day out and about exploring the other side of Old Riga, the President's palace, and venturing further out into the 'centrum' (as they call it here).
We found a restaurant we had read about on Trip Advisor, called Stock Pot. It's next to a famous historic cathedral, St. Gertrudes. They serve soups and stews, a unique and original menu, serving 6 soups or stews daily, featuring recipes from around the world. Of course we tried one of each!
Our time here has been sweet and challenging at the same. It's been a great magnifying glass in many ways to expose many of our family dynamics that surface as we are living closely together with the one job of bonding and spending time together as a family. What's been great is to address things as they come up and create new patterns for our new family. Easier said than done, but God has given us much grace in this process.
We appreciate your continued prayers for our last days here and as we make the more permanent transition with our new family back into our home environment and community. It's our desire to wrap up our time here well and have a real sense of closure as we move back home.
These three photos below were all taken from the same spot looking in three different directions.
the canal parks
center street of Old Riga
(see if you can spot the Bechtles in the photos)
Monument of Freedom
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