Footprints in Faith: April 2009

Oh my! I can't believe I haven't posted at all in 2009! That's awful! I must remedy that!

OUR ADOPTION PROCESS

June 4, 2009 - Made final decision to adopt from Ethiopia

June 9, 2009 - Met with Arise Adoptions

June 10, 2009 - Talked with Adoption Assistance

June 11, 2009 - Started several applications

August 6, 2009 - Mailed off applications for Arise and Lifesong

August 17, 2009 - First home study with Adoption Assistance

September 10, 2009 - Second home study with Adoption Assistance

November 7, 2009 - FUNDRAISER

November 13, 2009 - Home study approved! Also found out somebody secretly paid for it! What a blessing!

December 2009 - Lifesong approved and matched contributions from Fundraiser

January 13, 2010 - Picked up dossier paperwork

January 25, 2010 - Received our referrral

February 22, 2010 - We figured out her new name

February 22, 2010 - Sent application to USCIS for I400A form (been through many setbacks to finally get this sent off!)

March 2, 2010 - Went to Frankfort, KY to get all the documents notarized on the state level

March 10, 2010 - Dossier done and one it's way to Ethiopia

March 15, 2010 - Dossier arrived in Ethiopia

March 30, 2010 - Rob and I got our fingerprints done

June 11, 2010 - Passed court!!!!

June 16, 2010 - Travel meeting with Arise to prepare to leave

July 22, 2010 - Left for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia! We traveled through New York City, Dubai and then to Addis.

July 26, 2010 - Met Melia Mihret for the first time. Our lives changed forever!

July 29, 2010 - Embassy date (we passed!!)

July 31, 2010 - Left Addis with our new daughter to come home. We traveled back through Dubai, New York City and then home.

August 1, 2010 - We arrived back home to huge group of friends and family! Those especially excited were Carissa, Grandma and Pappaw!

2012 - Working on re-adoption process here so she will have her own birth certificate and social security number

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