Deanna, I wrote comments to you while you were in China, but Robert said you never got them. I asked him for your email address and mailing address as the ones I have are old, but he hasn't gotten back to me with them. If you want to email me with them that would be great - www.cherylanddananderson@msn.com I am so happy for your new daughter. I hope you can get to Colorado sometime so we can meet her. Crystal is busy with school, and I am working two extra days a week, so I haven't seen her in almost two months. I hope to get there some time soon. It is hard to coordinate days with her school schedule. Take care. I tried logging on and being a blogger user; but evidently don't have the knack, so I am just sending this another way. Cheryl
We have been married for 13 years and dreamed of having children since we said "I do". We have followed God's miraculous plan to adopt our daughter, Halainah Grace. She has filled our hearts with an enormous amount of love and laughter. Our family is on a new journey to find Halainah's mei mei in China. We devote our Sundays to God and are confident by God's grace that he will complete our family someday.
"NO EYE HAS SEEN, NOR EAR HAS HEARD, AND NO MIND HAS IMAGINED WHAT GOD HAS PREPARED FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM." -1 Corinthians 2:9
Our Timeline to Halainah
Early April, 2007 - Felt God Tug At Our Hearts Saying, "Now Is The Time To Adopt"
MID APRIL, 2007 - Interviewed Agencies
MAY 7, 2007 - Sent Application To Holt
JUNE 4, 2007 - Attended Holt Introduction Meeting
JUNE 7, 2007 - Conference Call With Holt
JUNE 28, 2007 - Fingerprints for Holt
JULY 9, 2007 - Physicals For Dossier
JULY 10, 2007 - Police Clearance Authorization
JULY 25, 2007 - 1st Home Study With Social Worker
AUGUST 1, 2007 - 2nd And Final Home Study With Social Worker
AUGUST 7, 2007 - 1st Parenting Class
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 - Fingerprinting In Newark, NJ For I-600A
NOVEMBER 3, 2007 - Received I-171H (FINALLY)
NOVEMBER 29, 2007 - Sent Completed Dossier To Holt - Hooray!
DECEMBER 7, 2007 - Received LID (Log In Date)
DECEMBER 17, 2007 - Finally DTC!! (Docs. To China)
JUNE 2, 2008 - Submitted Medical Conditions List To Holt Officially Switching To The China's Child Of Promise Program
JUNE 7, 2008 - 2nd Parenting Class
AUGUST 13, 2008 - Received Referral Of Our Beautiful Daughter And Submitted Our LOI (Letter Of Intent) Formally Accepting Rao Qinyang As Our Daughter
AUGUST 15, 2008 - Conference Call With A Specialist To Review Rao Qinyang's Medical Records
OCTOBER 22, 2008 - Fingerprints Again In Newark, NJ Since They Were About To Expire
NOVEMBER 13, 2008 - Finally Received LOA!! (Letter Of Approval)
DECEMBER 20, 2008 - Received Travel Approval
JANUARY 1, 2009 - Leave NJ to Beijing
JANUARY 4, 2009 - Leave Beijing and fly to Nanchang for Gotcha Day
JANUARY 5, 2009 - Adoption Day - Halainah is officially our daughter
JANUARY 9, 2009 - Fly to Guangzhou
JANUARY 14, 2009 - Consulate Appointment and fly to Hong Kong
JANUARY 15, 2009 - Fly home and begin the rest of our lives together as a family of 3
ALWAYS IN MY HEART
Our Timeline To Save Our Starfish
June 12, 2009 - Mailed Completed Application
June 16, 2009 - Welcome Call
July 7, 2009 - 1st Home Study
July 11, 2009 - Fingerprints for Holt
July 21, 2009 - 2nd Home Study
October 3, 2009 - Physicals for Home Study and Dossier
"THANKS BE TO GOD FOR THIS INDESCRIBABLE GIFT." -2 Corinthians 9:15
OCTOBER 2008
ALMOST STANDING
"STORE UP FOR YOURSELVES TREASURES IN HEAVEN, WHERE MOTH AND RUST DO NOT DESTROY, AND WHERE THIEVES DO NOT BREAK IN AND STEAL. FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS, THERE YOUR HEART WILL BE ALSO." - Matthew 6:20
SEPTEMBER 2008
I'M GETTING SO BIG
"COME AND SEE WHAT GOD HAS DONE: HE IS AWESOME IN HIS DEEDS TOWARD THE CHILDREN OF MAN." -Psalm 66:5
AUGUST 2008
HALAINAH GRACE "SHINING LIGHT OF GOD"
"HIS UNCHANGING PLAN HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO ADOPT US INTO HIS OWN FAMILY BY BRINGING US TO HIMSELF THROUGH JESUS CHRIST - AND THIS GAVE HIM GREAT PLEASURE!" -Ephesians 1:5
2 comments:
Oh No!! I hope this gets figured out. So much work can not be lost. Please don't go, I would be so sad.
Amy
Deanna, I wrote comments to you while you were in China, but Robert said you never got them. I asked him for your email address and mailing address as the ones I have are old, but he hasn't gotten back to me with them. If you want to email me with them that would be great - www.cherylanddananderson@msn.com
I am so happy for your new daughter. I hope you can get to Colorado sometime so we can meet her. Crystal is busy with school, and I am working two extra days a week, so I haven't seen her in almost two months. I hope to get there some time soon. It is hard to coordinate days with her school schedule. Take care. I tried logging on and being a blogger user; but evidently don't have the knack, so I am just sending this another way.
Cheryl
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