Family Woven by Faith: A Single Step

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

A Single Step

Our "journey of a thousand miles" has begun!

Our application to America World Adoption Association has been submitted, along with our family photo, application fee, and our letter of request for their assistance in adopting a baby girl, aged 0-6 months, from Ethiopia!

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Steps of the Journey

32. Embassy Date! Dec. 8th!
31. Court Date! October 29th!
30. Waiting, waiting, waiting...
29. 7/16/10...REFERRAL!!!
28. 7/9/10..."On Deck" email
27. 6/26/10, #1 on baby girl list!!!
26. 6/22/10, 5 months down
25. 5/22/10, 4 months down
24. 4/22/10, 3 months down
23. 3/22/10, 2 months down
22. 2/22/10, 1 month down
21. DTE 1/22/10
20. Dossier to AWAA, 1/13
19. Certificates of Authentication, 1/13
18. I-171H Rec'd
17. Passports Rec'd,
16. Home Study finalized, 9/16
15. Home Study visits 3 & 4, 8/5
14. 2nd home study visit, 7/16
13. 1st Home Study visit, 7/6
12. Fingerprinting, take 3, 7/6
11. Fingerprinting, take 2, 6/19
10. Complete/mail home study, 6/10
9. USCIS Fingerprinting, 5/28
8. Fingerprinting for HS, 4/17
7. Physical exams for HS and doss, 4/17
6. Rec'd Home Study packet 3/20
5. Program agreement forms submitted, 3/27
4. Submit I-600A to USCIS, 3/27
3. First program fee and agreement in, 3/16
2. Acceptance into AWAA program, 2/23
1. Submit application to agency, 2/16/09

GOD'S PROVISIONS

$1100 T-Shirt fundraiser
$400 from friends (BGP)
$400 gift
$500 gift
$20 Just Love Coffee proceeds
$50 from family (MTJ)
$100 from friends (LDB)
$300 from friends (BGP)
$75 from friends (CBS)
$500 gift from friends (SWL)
$100 from friends (PRS)
$1000 from friends (LHW)
$3000 gift from family (STJ)
$300 gift from family (JLJ)
$200 gift (ND)
$700 donation (PAT)
$100 gift (JML)
$1995 Tea Party Fundraiser
$20 from anon.
$40 from friends (WBS)
$1000 gift from friends (HDJ)
$1000 donation (CPG)
$100 gift from friends (BJW)
$40 gift from friends (WTD)
$100 gift from friends (LGJ)
$40 gift from friends (LDI)
$40 gift from friends (PGP)
$10 Coffee Sales
$100 gift from family
$405, lia sophia fundraiser
$35 DT fundraiser
$150 Pampered Chef fundraiser
$200 gift from colleague (CGJ)
$500 gift from family (MTJ)
$200 anonymous gift
$1770 Read For Orphans
$100 Just Love Coffee Proceeds
$500 gift from friends (NSG)
$400 gift from friends (NES)
$500 gift from friends (SDB)
$1100 "Cookies for Karis"
$1000 gift from family (LDB)
$3000 gift from family (SJT)
$100 "Babysitting" Payment
$100 gift from friends (BTJ)
$300 gift from family (JLM)
$100 anonymous gift
$45-Show Hope donation bucket
$425-July 4th Rummage Sale!
$14-Donations in "Show Hope" bucket at church
$175-more rummage sold!
$1000 gift from friends (WJM)
$500, anonymous gift
$750, Rummage sale continued
$4, found on microwave :)
$826, Rummage sale proceeds
$500 gift from friends (WEA)
$1100 T-Shirt fundraiser
$400 from friends (BGP)
$400 gift
$500 gift
$20 Just Love Coffee proceeds
$50 from family (MTJ)
$100 from friends (LDB)
$300 from friends (BGP)
$75 from friends (CBS)
$500 gift from friends (SWL)

Our Adoption Expenses

18. $6000 court trip
17. Fees w/ Dossier $7200
16. Cetificates of Authentication, $10
15. FedEx $40
14. Postage to Juneau $38
13. Passports, $
12. Postage to USCIS, $5.61
11. Home Study, 2nd installment, $650
10. Certified mail, W's fingerprints, $5.65
9. Official certificates, $115.25
8. Wendy's 2nd fingerprints, $25
7. 1st installment, home study, $800
6. Wendy's dr. visit, $438
5. Mark's dr. visit, $310
4. Certified mail, I-600A form, $5.61
3. I-600A & Fingerprinting, $830
2. First program fee, $1125
1. Agency Application, $250

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

A Single Step

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