The Road Less Travelled: Merry CHRISTmas!

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry CHRISTmas!

7 comments:

Breann said...: What a great looking family. Merry Christmas!!!; December 24, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Beautiful Mess said...: LOVE that pic!

Love the locations "look".

Hope you have a great CHRISTmas!; December 24, 2009 at 11:44 AM
Lisa said...: Great card ... praying that His Spirit will fill your day with wonder and awe.

Wishing you a God filled CHRISTmas :)

Lisa; December 24, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Annie said...: What a great card! Hope you had a very Merry Christmas!; December 27, 2009 at 9:04 AM
Unknown said...: Merry Christmas my precious friend. YES...let's chat tomorrow!!! I miss you and can't wait to talk!! Love ya!; December 27, 2009 at 12:22 PM
Deena said...: Thank you so much for sharing your family's story. I have been following your blog for over a year and am so excited to say that after much prayer and paperwork, we are at the point of waiting for our referral from Ethiopia! I remember showing my husband your blog in hopes that he would see how amazing adoption can be for a family...it must have worked! It has been so wonderful to follow your blog and witness the joy and adventure that your adoption has provided. We hope to adopt a preschool age child, so it is encouraging to see how well Silas has transitioned to your family! Many thanks for opening your hearts and sharing your story!
Best of luck with your upcoming trip back to Ethiopia. I look forward to following along and can't wait to experience the beauty of Ethiopia myself! Merry Christmas!
Deena; December 28, 2009 at 2:59 PM
Gwen Oatsvall said...: Merry Christmas Sister ... going to catch up on your blog ... may 2010 bless many children around the world w/ forever families ...; December 29, 2009 at 9:51 AM

Zahra's Adoption Timeline

Adoption #2 Time line

February 2008 - Picking up Silas we realize quietly that we'll return for another child some day.
August 2009 - We acknowledge the call to adopt again.
March 7, 2010 - We decide to start the process, David says GO!
March 21, 2010 - Agency Chosen.
March 22, 2010 - Agency pre-approval
March 25, 2010 - Mailed adoption application.
March 29, 2010 - Agency receives application.
March 30, 2010 - Agency APPROVED!!
March 31, 2010 - Started Home Study Paperwork
April 2, 2010 - Received fingerprint cards
April 5, 2010 - Received Adoption Agreement
April 15, 2010 - Faxed in home study paperwork
April 19, 2010 - Mailed first agency fee/signed adoption agreement.
May 3, 2010 - Ordered Birth Certificates/Marriage Certificate
May 7, 2010 - Received Birth/Marriage Certficates - Oregon
May 10, 2010 - First Home visit - Mailed FBI/FDLE prints
May 12, 2010 - Fingerprints back
May 27, 2010 - Home Study Rough Draft Received
June 28, 2010 - Home Study Final Written
July 8, 2010 - Home Study In Our Hands
July 9, 2010 - Mailed completed I-600a
July 22, 2010 - Fingerprint appt received
July 26, 2010 - USCIS Fingerprints completed
September 15, 2010 - I171H received - FINALLY!
September 15, 2010 - Mailed docs to FL SOS
September 17, 2010 - Received authenticated docs from SOS
September 18, 2010 - Mailed completed dossier to CHI
September 23, 2010 - Dossier sent off to Washington, DC
October 1, 2010 - Officially a waiting family!
December 7, 2010 - Saw our daughters face on the waiting child list.
December 15, 2010 - Officially accepted the referral of our daughter.
February 10, 2011 - Finally We get our court date!
March 21, 2011 - Court Date!
March 23, 2011 - MOWA writes our letter, we're official!
April 14, 2011 - Embassy Date!
April 16, 2011 - Home Forever With Zahra Reign!

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