I am a redeemed daughter of the King, a wife to the most amazing husband in the world whom I love more than words, a teacher, daughter, sister, and mother of our precious son, Aaron. We are expecting our second child the beginning of February.
October 2006 - Began praying about adoption. October 2006-February 2008-Research & Prayer February 7, 2008 - Attending Steven Curtis Chapman concert in town which God used to confirm our adoption calling. March 2008 - Began researching agencies (both Homestudy and International) June 26, 2008 - Sent in our AAI application. July 2, 2008 - Painted Baby Hope's Room in preparation for his arrival. July 22, 2008 - First homestudy mtg. July 28, 2008 - Received more paperwork from our homestudy agency and our Ethiopia dossier packet from AAI. August 8, 2008 - Second homestudy mtg. September 3, 2008 - Third homestudy mtg. September 20, 2008 - Walk for HOPE adoption walk September 26, 2008 - Dossier, I-600A, Grant Application sent in. October 3, 2008 - Found out we were pregnant - Adoption put on hold. October 22, 2008 - Dossier to Ethiopia June 6, 2009 -Aaron Matthew born! October 2008-November 30, 2009 - ON HOLD December 8, 2009 REFERRAL! December 12, 2009- Received Placement papers. December 14, 2009 - Mailed Placement papers to AAI. December 30, 2009 - Case submitted to court. Many months of praying for our Sweet Baby-M while his case was "caught in the middle." June 2010 - Released Baby-M after learning that his case was "impossible." August 2010- Learned that God had done an amazing miracle and Baby-M's paperwork was complete. August 2010 - Again released Baby-M and started praying for his new forever family. September 2010- Baby-M has a new forever family! Thank you Jesus! September 2010-Waiting for God to once again open the door for adoption...