I'm still jumping and grinning. SO excited and happy for you and she is so beautiful. Soon she is gonna be in YOUR lap and smiling and holding on to YOU!!!!!! Congratulations, a million times over! Thanks be to God! (and St. Maximillian, and St. Raphael, and St Jude...and so on...)
Ahhh!!! I am so behind on blogging! Yeahh!!! She is just so beautiful and that hair - could she be cuter?!?! We need to get Bela and Meron together. I can just tell that they will be fast friends. Email me or call anytime. Would love to connect more with you.
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, congrats...I'm so happy your day has finally gotten here...What a crazy journey!! Oh, but, man, she was worth the wait...What a beauty!! So happy for you...now hurry up and go get her :) kristi
I feel like the most blessed mom and wife in the world. I have four great kids, 19, 16, 12 and 4 who are just the right combination of fun and naugthy. Our youngest was adopted from Ethiopia in 2009. We are in the process of adopting again. We used Gladney the first time, and loved them. We are using YWAM/CHI and I could not love them more. I love everything that they stand for. I love how they minister to the orphans and the families adopting. Before we adopted we were the soft landing place for 6 newborns until the adults in their world figured out a plan for them. It has been an amazing faith journey. Can't wait to see Him reveal HIs plan for us.
7/15/2011 We are number 8156 for receiving a court date
6/30/2011 Receive and Accept referral for a sweet little boy (waiting child). Wire $7900 (yes, $400 too much)
6/20/2011 Interagency fee ($1700)
6/16/2011 171h comes in the mail
6/10/2011 find out we are CIS approved
5/20/2011 police letters
5/18/2011 fingerprinted for CIS
5/7/2011 appt card came...appt is 5/18/2011!!!!
4/15/2011 Sent in i600a $975 (3 biometric appts + $720 fee)
4/10/2011 Homestudy approved $3000
3/25/2011 CHI approved $3000
3/18/2011 CHI application fee $600
Had called months ago inquiring about YWAM. They were closed to new families. Got an email saying they had opened the program. Deciding (praying on) whether or not we should be switching to YWAM/CHI. Switch.
2/11/2011 Home study finished (3 visits)
1/19/2011 Kate found our first task...passports about to expire!!! $369.92
1/13/2011 hired KBS dossier prep $575
1/13/2011 Adoption Resources (home study) application sent $1700
1/10/2011 Service agreement with Susanne Smith on phone
1/7/2011 Fingerprinting for FBI at police station $54.00
1/6/2011 Mailed CORI, SORI, etc
12/28/2010 Initial Gladney Application $307.50
12/27/2010 Intake interview with Debra Paris
12/16/2010 Gladney Intake info $50
12/2010 Discussion with Dr Albers about 6 year old little boy in ET. Counseled not to go forward. What to do??? $250
28 comments:
Great news, Jen. She is a cutie!!
Will I see you in Addis?? We travel mid Sept.
Ryane
Yeah on your wonderful news.....a great day!!!!
Congratulations!!!! What a joyous day!
Rebecca
Jen, she is so precious! Congratulations!
CONGRATS!!! She's a doll! :-)
Love & Blessings,
Kristy
Beautiful news - beautiful little one!
Great news!!! What a sweetie!!! Congrats!!!
She is just beautiful! Congratulations!
Wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!!!
OK, she is just darling. Precious.
Congrats and blessings to your whole family.
Thanking the Lord for this good and perfect gift!! So thankful- we love Miss Bela. Tell little man we are coming as fast as we can. :)
I'm still jumping and grinning. SO excited and happy for you and she is so beautiful. Soon she is gonna be in YOUR lap and smiling and holding on to YOU!!!!!! Congratulations, a million times over! Thanks be to God! (and St. Maximillian, and St. Raphael, and St Jude...and so on...)
she's wonderful, congratulations!!!!
Congratulations!!! Amazing to know God has had this planned from the beginning of time!
Congratulations!!!
wooooowwww!!!!!
huge congratulations!!!!!!!
becca :)
Yes!! She is a beautiful girl and I am so so happy for yall. Congratulations!!
Yayayayayayayay!!!!! Sweet, beautiful baby girl! Finally! Congratulations on your daughter!!
Congratulations! What a doll!
Your daughter is beautiful!!! Congratulations!!!
Having a Blast in Christ,
Kat and Family
Waiting on our twins in Ethiopia
Congratulations! So very happy for you.
She is soooo cute! I can't wait for her to get home so her mommy and daddy can hold her and we can all see her smile!
AMEN sista! Praise be to God!
So, so happy for your family, beyond words Jen! Love you!
Lori
What a gorgeous baby! Congratulations on becoming a family with her!
Ahhh!!! I am so behind on blogging! Yeahh!!! She is just so beautiful and that hair - could she be cuter?!?! We need to get Bela and Meron together. I can just tell that they will be fast friends. Email me or call anytime. Would love to connect more with you.
Oh my, she is so pretty. Congratulations!!!!
I am SO happy for you! I have enjoyed the journey with you and am so glad she is YOURS! How great does that sound?! Can't wait to hear more!
I just got to watch the video! Its so good! You did a great job!
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, congrats...I'm so happy your day has finally gotten here...What a crazy journey!! Oh, but, man, she was worth the wait...What a beauty!! So happy for you...now hurry up and go get her :) kristi
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