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- First day on our own
- Has it really only been 1 week?
- Five Part Harmony
- It’s good to be home!
- Full speed ahead
- 2 more sleeps!
- I do solemnly swear ...
- A rainy day in Guangzhou
- Eleven days in four minutes
- Baby Book Firsts
- In the play room at Shenyang -- 11/13/2009
- By the sea in Dalian -- 11/12/2009
- Two great compliments
- God is Good, All the Time
- Please Pray
- One more thing
- Back in Shenyang
- On the bus ...
- What day is it again?
- Being Real
- Some more photos from Gotcha Day
- Gotcha Day 11-9-2009
- A little bit of fun ...
- Ending One Chapter, Beginning Another
- The best is yet to come!
- Tourist Attractions in Beijing
- Sleepless in Beijing
- Made it!
- A blessing from our family
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If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
Books worth reading...
The One Factor by Doug Sauder
Carried Safely Home by Kristin Wong
The Waiting Child by Cindy Champnella
Silent Tears by Kay Bratt
Small Town, Big Miracle: How love came to the least of these by W.C. Martin
Carried Safely Home by Kristin Wong
The Waiting Child by Cindy Champnella
Silent Tears by Kay Bratt
Small Town, Big Miracle: How love came to the least of these by W.C. Martin
What time is it for Jonathan ~ Beijing, China
Beijing |
Timeline to Jonathan
- 2008-10-28 ~ attended orientation meeting at Bethany
- 2008-11-26 ~ first meeting with our social worker
- 2008-12-08 ~ second meeting with our social worker
- 2009-01-08 ~ our social worker visits our home
- 2009-02-05 ~ our homestudy is done!
- 2009-02-10 ~ mailed our I 800a application to USA immigration
- 2009-02-26 - received call from our social worker to review a file of a little boy
- 2009-03-03- officially accepted the referral of our new son
- 2009-03-10- fingerprinted
- 2009-03-13 ~ I800A - Approval!
- 2009-03-16 - received our PA (pre-approval) from China to adopt Jonathan
- 2009-04-09 - Dossier to China
- 2009-04-20 - Log in Date!
- 2009-08-03 - LOA received!
- 2009-10-05 - Travel Approval
- 2009-11-04 - Fly out of Newark Airport
- 2009-11-05 - Arrive in China!
- 2009-11-17 - Jonathan's Visa Appointment
- 2009-11-20 - Arrive HOME in USA!
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The Starfish
Thousands of starfish washed ashore. A little girl began throwing them in the water so they would not die. "Don't bother, dear," her mother said. "It won't make a difference." The girl stopped for a moment and looked at the starfish in her hand. "It will make a difference to this one."
God is so good. Glad that you arrived safely. The journey continues!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update. I have been praying for you everytime I look at my card :-).
ReplyDeleteWe're continuing to pray for you and for Jonathan.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy this journey and every moment in China!
ReplyDeleteWe are thinking of you often, and wishing you only the very best....
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