As of today we only have 24 days left until we hop on a plane and start out on the most amazing miracle of our lives!! My mind has still not wrapped around the fact that we really are leaving in 24 days. I think that we have been in "wait" mode so long that my mind has gone numb to anything actually being a reality as far as this adoption is concerned. Also, with this being our first adoption, how can you honestly wrap your mind around something like this. The idea of going somewhere and bringing home a child is very foreign to my brain. It seems very surreal. I even had a dream last night that we went to go meet our daughter and they told us that she was no longer available and we could have this child (as a child I have never seen was pushed into my arms). What a horrible dream...and one where when you wake up you have to think, "Was that real?" "Did that just happen?" Needless to say, I could not sleep after that.
But the reality is that we ARE leaving in 24 days and I will finally get to touch my precious miracle that God has given us! I truly can not wait for that moment. I am looking forward to finding out who my daughter really is. God is so good and so amazing. I love that His plans are always so much better than anything that I could ever come up with on my own!
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"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." - James 1:27
About Me
- Gretchen
- Florida, USA
- Everyday I am walking with The ONE who loves me the most. Love has changed my life. Love has made me who I am. Love has brought me here.
Ashlyn in China - October 2009
Ashlyn Home - October 2010
Ashlyn Home - October 2011
Ashlyn Home - October 2012
Adoption Timeline: Ashlyn
- 10/01/2008:
- Applied with adoption agency
- 10/02/2008:
- Applied to Waiting Child program
- 11/25/2008:
- Homestudy approved
- 12/03/2008:
- Applied for I800A
- 12/10/2008:
- I800A Notice date
- 1/30/2009:
- Our I800A was approved in 51 days!
- 2/27/2009:
- Mailed our Dossier to our agency!!!
- 3/06/2009:
- DTC (Dossier to China)
- 3/23/2009:
- LID (Log in Date)
- 3/27/2009:
- Referral
- 3/28/2009:
- LOI (Letter of Intent)
- 4/16/2009:
- PA (Pre-Approval) on day 19
- 7/13/2009:
- LOA (Letter of Acceptance) on day 107
- 7/27/2009:
- I800 approved (12 days!!)
- 8/07/2009:
- NVC cable (day 25)
- 8/18/2009:
- Article 5 approved (day 36)
- 9/09/2009:
- Travel Approval (day 58)
- 10/26/2009:
- Gotcha Day!!
- 11/04/2009:
- Consulate Appointment
- 11/07/2009:
- HOME!!!!!
Makinley in China - January 2012
Makinley Home - January 2013
Adoption Timeline: Makinley
- 1/27/2011:
- Found Makinley on the shared list
- 2/11/2011:
- Applied with adoption agency
- 2/21/2011:
- LOI (Letter of Intent)
- 3/3/2011:
- PA (Pre-Approval) on day 10
- 3/21/2011:
- Homestudy approved
- 4/5/2011:
- Applied for I800A
- 4/12/2011:
- I800A Notice date
- 6/01/2011:
- I800A Approved! (49 days)
- 6/28/2011:
- Mailed our Dossier to our agency
- 7/1/2011:
- DTC (Dossier to China)
- 7/19/2011:
- LID (Log in Date)
- 9/7/2011:
- LOA (Letter of Acceptance) on day 50
- 9/28/2011:
- I800 approved (21 days)
- 10/6/2011:
- NVC cable (29 days)
- 11/2/2011:
- Article 5 (56 days)
- 11/21/2011:
- Travel Approval (75 days)
- 1/4/2012:
- Gotcha Day!!
- 1/12/2012:
- Consulate Appointment
- 1/14/2012:
- HOME!!!!
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"We witness a miracle every time a child enters into life. But those who make their journey home across time and 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
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." - James 1:27
3 comments:
I'm soooo excited for you!!!! Ahhh! I hope and pray you have a wonderful and safe journey!!! We just re-arranged Cali's room to get ready for Sami...now all we need is Sami!!!
Twenty-four days are going FLY by!! I can't wait!!! I remember when we got to China the first time. It was night and I just felt like I was in a dream. We have video of me saying to Jeff, 'Can you believe it? We're really here. In China...Getting our baby." And then after we got home, I would see her sitting on the floor playing and think, 'Wow...she is REALLY here. She's no longer just a dream. She's here." It took so long for it to seem real. :)
I just can't wait for you to experience the same thing!!
It's one of the most amazing experiences you'll ever have, Gretchen!! I can hardly wait for you to go myself..lol. 24 days...that's just barely over 3 weeks...WOW!!
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