We are on the WAIT LIST as of TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh. I don't even know what to say.
The only thing to say is, "Lord, it's all in your hands. We are. Our boys are. The "new" kids are. Bring us all together in your perfect timing."
Oh! I am too overwhelmed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jack Orion Lincoln (10)
Benjamin Peter Sirius (8)
Abeba Joy Lilah (Avé) (4)
Mick
...and her girl
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About Me
First, 2 continents collided...
...And then 2 continents became 3.
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My Oldest Son
Jack Orion Lincoln (10)
My Youngest Son
Benjamin Peter Sirius (8)
My Daughter
Abeba Joy Lilah (Avé) (4)
The Husband
Mick
The Blogger
...and her girl
A Little More About Me...
I try to live my life following the teachings of Jesus. If you are also a believer, try not to be offended by my love for irreverence and penchant for recreational cursing. If you are not a believer, try not to be offended by my, well, belief.
Books I've read lately...
- Growing Up Black in White by Kevin Hoffmann
- The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis
- How to Talk So Your Kids Will Listen... by Faber and Mazlish
- Adopted for Life by Russell D. Moore
- Attaching in Adoption by Deborah D. Gray
- Scared by Tom Davis
- The Hole in our Gospel by Richard Stearns
- 28 Stories of AIDS in Africa by Stephanie Nolan
- Red Letters- Living a Faith that Bleeds by Tom Davis
- In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories by Prof. Rita J. Simon
- A Love Like No Other- Stories of Adoption by various authors
- The Family of Adoption by Joyce Maguire Pavao
- There is No Me Without You by Melissa Fay Greeene
- Ethiopia In Pictures by Daniel Abebe
- I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla by Marguerite Wright
Adoption Timeline
- 2010
- March 11-22 Travel to ET to get Avé!
- February 8 Court Date! PASSED!!!
- 2009
- December 3 REFERRAL DAY!!!~
- July 10 ON THE WAIT LIST!!!
- July 2 CIS Approval letter arrives!
- June 16 CIS fingerprinting
- May 28 received CIS letter about fingerprint date
- May 27 corrected Homestudy received
- May 10 Homestudy has to be re-written b/c it says that Mick is an American citizen. Which he is not.
- May 7 OFFICIALLY "GLADNEY APPROVED!"
- May 7 Homestudy sent to CIS
- April 30 mailed Mick's passport ap AGAIN and mailed TONS of stuff to Dossier service!
- April 28 got fingerprints back from FBI stamped w/ "No Arrest Record"
- April 22 got Mick's passport ap back b/c signature went outside box. :-/
- April 15 sent fingerprints to the FBI and mailed Mick's passport renewal ap
- April 14 sent in application to renew my passport
- April 7 Fingerprinted for the FBI
- March 23 re-sent background check to OK Bureau of Investigation w/ the RIGHT form this time
- March 12 got Mick's birth certificate from Australia
- March 10 Homestudy!
- Feb. 17 mailed ALL Gladney paperwork- groups 1, 2, and 3!!!
- Feb. 14 mailed info to KBS Dossier service
- Jan. 26 mailed background check to OK Bureau of Investigation
- Jan. 20 Mailed the I-600A form and payment to Immigration
- Jan. 22 woke up with the PEACE. Whew!
- Jan. 12 -21 totally freaked out about what we were doing!
- Jan. 13 faxed "Application to get the Application"
- Jan. 11 went to Gladney's adoption seminar in OKC
- Jan. 7 Phone Orientation w/ Gladney
- 2008
- Dec. 9 Sent online request to Gladney to get Info Packet
- 2001
- May sometime... Felt like the Lord placed the future adoption of a daughter in my heart.
Fav Quotes
- "We must BE the change we want to see in the world." Gandhi
- "I know now, Lord, why you give no answer. You yourself ARE the answer. Before your face, all questions die away." CS Lewis 'Till We Have Faces'
- "But if I knew everything there would be no wonder, because what I believe is far more than what I know." Madeline L'Engle
- "The better part of one's life consists of his friendships." Abraham Lincoln
11 comments:
Yay!!! Congrats!!! Go celebrate. :-)
It is such a great feeling!! Congrats on making the wait list. :)
Congratulations!!
the journey only gets better from here!
Congratulations! It's an amazing journey, isn't it? Our dossier is flying to Ethiopia even as I type! Praying you hear news SOON and that all goes well for you precious family. Sweet blessings, Amy
This is such great news. Your whole process is happening so fast. I said it before and I will say it again. I know its only 2 months away but how awesome would it be if your new kids arrived when your cute little time line was at 9 months!
woo hoo woo hoo! That is amazing! Congratulations. I can't wait to meet your little precious ones!!!! (And I can't wait to see how you do their hair - will you do dooky braids?) Ahhh.... that word conjures up hilarious memories of Gayla being angry and great moments of laughter. p.s. I see Elaine at church, occasionally. She is married with two children.
love it!
WOOHOO!
are you really excited? because i think you could have added one or two more exclamation points if so:0)
so happy for you!
The wait and all that anticipation is almost like pregnancy, isn't it? I'm very excited for you. Woohoo!!
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