Today was a perfect fall day! Jim and I took Anna on a walk at a local state park. We realized quite quickly that if we actually wanted exercise we will have to go home to the treadmill. Dear Anna stopped every 4 feet to check something out. It was a wonderful adventure for her and it was delightful for us to watch her! She marveled at everything, picked up everything and threw everything! High on her list today were rocks, sticks and leaves. Getting a little mud on her (new) shoes and falling down on the walking path filled with leaves made the outing complete! The fall colors were magnificent. It is a joy to see the world through the eyes of a child. We look forward to next year when we take this walk with Sarah!
Jim and I have been married for 39 plus years. He is the love of my life and my best friend! We have 22 of our OWN children and YES, they are all siblings! Our journey began with 5 birth children and then we added to our family, 17 more blessings through adoption! Our family continues to grow with 1 son in love, 3 daughter in loves, 1 awesome girlfriend and 5 grandchildren. We love the Lord Jesus and it is our mission to serve Him. We have stumbled along the way but He continues to pick us up and send us on the journey He has planned for us. We are very thankful to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, for loving us through the good, the bad and the ugly. Our strength comes from HIM!
This blog is for our daughters from China! We will follow their adventure and watch them grow! Everything and anything is possible through our dear Lord! Thank you, Jesus!
Princess Sarah
Princess Anna
Princess Emma Joy and Princess Ellie Mei are waiting in China for their new family to come and get them!
Our Journey to Sarah Grace JiangMing
Requested referral- Dec. 20th, 2007 ( the minute we saw her picture we requested her referral, but we needed to be approved by the older child committee in order to proceed.
Referral approved- Jan. 11th, 2008
LOI - sent February 14th, 2008
Fingerprints/ USCIS- March 5th, 2008 (Sarah's birthday!)
PA - May 17th, 2008 (never officially received)
USCIS approval - June 23rd, 2008
DTC - July 1st, 2008
LID - July 11th, 2008 (11 days)
LOA - Oct. 17th, 2008 (98 days)
TA - Nov. 10th, 2008 (24 days from TA arrival, 19 days from the date it was sent back to China)
CA- Dec. 2nd, 2008 (We received it on Nov. 13th)
Leave for China - Wednesday, November 19th @1:00!!
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