This blog is a photography-dabbling, veggie-loving, housework-hating, triathlon-trying, homeschooling, grace-needing mom's attempt to capture life as it happens with 3 kids (one adopted from Korea). We're currently paper chasing for a sibling group from Ethiopia. We hope you enjoy sharing our journey with us. You can subscribe via email or rss below.
When God closes one door, He always opens another. We were told by 3 different organizations this week that they did not have sufficient funds to financially aid us on our adoption journey. As dissappointing as that was, we were encouraged by extra support from an unexpected source and we landed another offer that got [...]
Happy New Year…a little belated. It’s been nice getting back into our normal schedule. The last of the Christmas decorations will finally go away today. Our tree was up for over a month. It was pretty obvious by the carpet of needles that it left behind. Patrick actually tried to Shop-Vac them off before he [...]
5/14/11: Pre-app submitted
5/18/11: Application submitted
5/26/11: Acceptance into program
6/14/11: Orientation/1st home study visit
9/26/11: Assigned a home study social worker
10/8/11: 2nd home study visit
10/22/11: 3rd home study visit
11/8/11: Final home study visit
12/8/11: Home study approved
12/22/11: I600 received at processing center
1/26/11: Biometrics appointment
2/4/12: I-171H Provisional Approval
