So, I am running a bit behind on this, but yesterday was the greatest day in our little corner of adoption land. Four sweet families passed court. Four families will leave within weeks to travel to Africa to pick up their sweet ones. Please go congratulate the Ivy's, the Clevingers, Laura, and Sarah and Davis and check out the sweet little mugs of their newest additions!!!! We had the privilege of visiting the Ivy boys while we were in Addis, as well as little Mercy, Laura's baby. Oh, it fills me with happiness.
Congrats, all of you!!!!
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our journey to our sweet daughter.
About Me
- Jana
- Michael and I arrived home with our dear Ethiopian daughter, Ruthie Tagesech, on December 3rd, 2008. We are now preparing to move to Addis Ababa in August 2009. Thanks for stopping by.
Michael, Jana, and Ruthie Tagesech
Adoption Timeline:
- 12/3/08 Arrived home with sweet Ruthie!!!
- 11/3/08 Court Date--we passed!
- 8/26/08 REFERRAL
- 2/5/08 Officially Waitlisted!
- 1/23/08 Overnighted I-171h to Kate
- 1/22/08 CIS Approval!
- 12/12/07 Fingerprinted at Immigration Office
- 11/14/07 FBI Clearance Received
- 11/9/07 Homestudy sent to CIS!
- 11/8/07 Hurray! Officially Approved by Gladney!
- 11/1/07 Last Document to Gladney!
- 10/31/07 Fed-Exed Fingerprints to FBI
- 10/30/07 FBI Fingerprinting at County Jail!
- 10/9/07 Homestudy!!
- 9/28/07 Mailed App., part Tres
- 9/19/07 Mailed App., part 2
- 9/11/07 Sent inital documents, etc. to KBS Dossiers
- 9/10/07 Sent App. to Gladney--homestudy request put in.
- 7/25/07 Received I-600A Receipt from Immigration
- 7/18/07 Mailed I-600A to Homeland Security
- 7/13/07 Mailed yet another Pre-App along with App. fee.
- 7/12/07 Phone Orientation with Gladney
- 6/12/07 Mailed Pre-App to Gladney.
6 comments:
which day this week do you guys want to come over or we can come over there? With or without the boys. we could do either:)
Promise to come back!
Thank you so much! ((hugs))
Hey Jana!
Our projected wait back in Sept (when our dossier arrived in E) was only 6 months...now we're currently seeing 10-11months. Eek. The wait is definitely hard...seems like 6 months would have been so easy now that we're at the 5mth mark :)
So, if you want to pray for us we would be so thankful.
It's always great meeting new people who understand the "hurry up and wait" feelings simply b/c they've walked the path.
Oh - and the video of Ruthie is too cute.
And...that "come on up and visit" offer definitely stands! :)
Ashleigh
"Jana is hanging on to her belief in Jesus by her little bitten-off fingernails." Now that's tough, true love worth fighting for!
Jana, thanks so much for posting (twice no less!). I love everything you said. To be honest, I loved everything everybody said. That post was a doozy to write, but the warm response that flooded in was so encouraging, and so uplifting. I'm so happy to be here, having these conversations with all of you.
Also, Places in the Heart is one of my FAVORITE movies. I've seen it countless times but for some reason I can only ever quote the little girl saying "Step down! Step down!" to John Malkovich during the tornado.
I'm waiting for your pictures to download on the post right above this one, so I've gone for this post to leave my comment (now you know why it seems so random)....
Dearest Jana-
Guess what I got the other day?! Three incredible, richly colored beads from a cowgirl all the way in Dallas! YEE-HAW!
I can't wait to put the necklace together to see it in all it's glory- all colors, all shapes, all sizes, each one sent with love and squeezed in next to each other.
I loved the note you included on the lovely, lovely note card (did you do the blossoms on purpose Jana girl?). "Love always hopes...." Indeed, indeed. If it weren't for hope, well.
And the beads?! Love them! The shape, the color? GORGEOUS! I can't wait to see those beautiful tropical flowers in person....
Thank you, dear Jana, thank you. I am honored to know you in this strange (yet fully connected) fashion....
Know I will forever cherish your beads, your words. It truly means the world to me.
Love,
Courtney
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