The Heart Knows No Boundaries: Merry Christmas

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November and December 2008
Discussed adoption in depth and researched agencies and countries. We found our hearts with All God's Children International...and a little guy (0-12 months) from Ethiopia
January 2009
27th- Sent Application via e-mail to AGCI
28th - Approved by AGCI and scheduled conference call!
29th- Announced our dream to family and friends via this blog
February 2009
2nd- Conference call with AGCI
3rd- Homestudy consultation with local agency
10th- First official Homestudy Visit and Notarized Contract for AGCI
11th- Fingerprints
16th- Final Homestudy Visit
17th- Sent AGCI contracts overnight
March 2009
3rd-AGCI Caseworker/Dossier Conference Call
6th-Sent I-600A form overnight
April 2009
1st-USCIS Fingerprints at 8:00a.m. sharp! Ordered Passports.
7th-Final Homestudy Walk-through...Homestudy finished and ready to be sent for approvals
7th-Conference call with AGCI
May 2009
4th-DCFS Clearances
8th-Homestudy sent to state for approval
June 2009
2nd- Homestudy Approved, combined with the Dossier and overnighted to AGCI...YIPPEEEE! Waitlist...here we come.
5th-Officially #11 on the Boys Waitlist
July 2009
15th-Officially number "4" on the boys waitlist
28th-Notice to have A's fingerprints done again
August 2009
6th- Officially number "3" on the boys waitlist
8th- 2nd set of fingerprints done because they didn't upload into the system correctly.
14th-INTRODUCED TO OUR SON THROUGH AGCI REFERRAL! IN LOVE ALREADY!
31st- FDL Arrived in the Mail
October 2009
26th-Court Date!!!!!!!!

28th-We learned we Passed Court!! Awesome Day!
November 2009

6th- Confirmed travel plans

19th-Fly to DC

20th-Fly to Addis

22nd-"Gotcha" Day

26th-Fly home to meet siblings...FOREVER TOGETHER!

"...Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls knows that we know, and holds us responsible to ACT..." Proverbs 24:12

God has blessed us with three children...each a miracle. Our journey for them began in our hearts, and they each continued to grow there and in my belly. I am honored God has called our family to a fourth miracle...a miracle that started in my heart and grows each day. God is good and we [my husband and I] will be forever grateful for God’s confidence in our family.

We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time & miles, growing within the hearts of those who wait to love them, are carried on the wings of destiny and placed among us by God's very own hands.
--- Kristi Larson

As with all of our journeys to our children, we ask for your blessings of love, prayers, and well-wishes. Have faith for our journey, as we invite you to join us.

"If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him?" -1 John 3:17

"Adopting a child won't change the world, but it will change the world, for that child." –Anonymous

Random Ethiopian Facts

*There are approximately 5 million orphans in a country less than twice the size of the state of Texas.
*Between 60-150 million kids live on the streets
*One in six children die before their fifth birthday.
*One in ten children die before their first birthday.
*Half the children in Ethiopia will never attend school; 88% will never attend secondary school
*In the 1980's one million Ethiopians died of starvation
*Some areas still practice female circumcision
*82% of the population survives on less than 1 dollar a day
*Only 24% of households have access to safe drinking water
*Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
*Children and family are honored above all else
* The average life expectancy is 37

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Friday, December 26, 2008

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