room for more: That's My King

Written and Narrated by S. M. Lockridge

Our Timeline

11/8/09 - Orphan Sunday at our Church. God moves in our hearts to consider adoption.

11/22/09 - Lunch with Corrie at Dairy Queen in Minneapolis. A lot of "how does this all work?" questions.

12/12/09 - Coffee with the Reynolds at Panera. Many, many questions answered....."Oh, and one more thing."

1/20/10 - Contract mailed to AGCI.

2/9/10 - 1st homestudy visit (in Omaha with Nebraska Christian Services).

2/19/10 - 2nd homestudy visit (in Omaha).

2/25/10 - 3rd and final homestudy visit (at our home).

2/26/10 - Dinner at Texas Roadhouse with the Henns. What a great night after a rough week. They also convinced us that we were not too old to blog! The blog started the next morning.

4/8/10 - Homestudy completed.

4/12/10 - Homestudy and Dossier mailed to AGCI.

4/20/10 - On the waiting list with AGCI. #52 of all families waiting for a girl.

5/12/10 - #46 of all families waiting for a girl.

5/13/10 - Clarification on our waiting list status. We're #4 of all families waiting for a 2-3 yr old. #1 of all families waiting for a 4-5 yr old!

5/21/10 - FBI Fingerprinting for immigration purposes (in Omaha).
6/9/10 - USCIS I-171H Approval received.
6/10/10 - #41
7/13/10 - #38
8/8/10 - #32

9/10/10 - #29
10/7/10 - #24

11/5/10 - #15

11/7/10 - Orphan Sunday 2010

12/2/10 - Referral!!!
12/9/10 - Referral paperwork accepted by AGCI
12/20/10 - Received our court date (2/28/11)
2/24/11 - Met our Peaches for the first time
2/28/11 - Attended court in Addis....and passed!
3/14/11 - Case opened at the U.S. Embassy
3/24/11 - U.S. Embassy date
3/27/11 - HOME with our Peaches!!!!!
10/2/12 - Re-adoption Court Hearing Complete!

Thursday, September 22, 2011

That's My King

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