Today, Ben turned 5! We surprised him by serving him breakfast in bed this morning. He felt extremely special! Now everyone wants breakfast in bed on their birthday! We love you, Ben!
If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin. Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
Books worth reading...
The One Factor by Doug Sauder CarriedSafelyHome 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!
Amanda
Tyler
Jordan
Ben
Jonathan
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."
Happy birthday, dear Ben!
ReplyDeleteI don't blame them!! Happy Birthday, Ben!!
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