Philippians 4:6-7
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Our Thanks Bank
- My loving husband
- The Infinite, Undescribable Grace of God
- William Samuel Cook
- Old Hymns sung with hearts that mean every word they are singing
- Men who went to Vietnam 40 years ago (Thanks especially, Uncle Earl & Bob)
- Two Sets of Parents who pray for us and our children every day
- Laying in the grass looking up at the entire Milky Way
- A beautiful sunset
- The smell of fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies
- Bing Cherries in the Summer
- Fireworks, Hot Dogs, Baseball, and Hugging my son on the Fourth of July! (Next year I'll be hugging two sons - so much blessing!)
- Four--no wait! That's FIVE now--sweet little ones finding families in one week!
- No! No! That's NINE (I think) families that have new sweet little ones this week! Wow, is God great or what!!!
- The first Giving & Receiving Ceremony at a brand new orphanage in An Giang, Vietnam!
- School Supplies from Up Above (and so many caring hearts to help get them to Vietnam)
- The blessings of a great job, a great boss, and great co-workers
- A heart that keeps beating, lungs that keep breathing, and legs that keep walking!
- Air-Conditioning when it's 102 degrees outside!
- A New Niece and Nephew!
- The paperwork part is done! :)
- Four-year-old Soccer
- Halloween Fun!
- First trip to Disneyworld! Watch out Mickey - here we come! :)
- SNOW! No, not real "no school, grab your sled" Colorado kinda stuff, but still! A few flakes make it feel like Christmastime!
- A NEW SON!!!!!!!!!
- 10,000 Blessings as we are near the end of the process! Thanks be to God for His Indescribable Gifts!
Our Adoption Timeline
- 7/3/08 - Arrive in OKC from Hanoi/Tokyo/DFW at 1:00 p.m.
- 7/2/08 - Leave Vietnam to return home!
- 6/26/08 - David turns 9 months old!
- 6/24/08 - Received David's Visa from the U.S. Embassy
- 6/19/08 - Giving and Receiving Ceremony Date, where David became officially ours forever!
- 6/17/08 - Met David for the first time!
- 6/6/08 - Arrived in Hanoi, Vietnam
- 6/4/08 - Left Oklahoma City! We'll miss you, Will!
- 5/30/08 - Received Official USCIS I-600 pre-approval for David's visa! :)
- 5/1/08 - Request #1 for more USCIS documents
- 4/23/08 - E-mail confirmation received from USCIS that I-600 is submitted
- 4/18/08 - Notice that we are at Step 11 of 14!
- 4/17/08 - All Paperwork Submitted to USCIS for I-600 Approval
- 4/8/08 - David's Weight: 5.7 kg = 12.5 lb
- 3/26/08 - David turns 6 months old! Can't wait to see you, Little One!
- 3/24/08 - Notice that we're moving to Step 7! Moving is Good! :)
- 2/27/08 - Notice that we're officially on Steps 2-6 of 12! Our paperwork is moving!
- 2/14/08 - David's Weight: 5.4 kg = 11.8 lb; Height: 63 cm = 25 in
- 1/26/08 - Acceptance papers returned & I-600 submitted
- 1/17/08 - Referral of our son David!
- 10/31/07 - Log In Date!
- 10/9/07 - Dossier Sent to Vietnam
- 10/1/07 - Dossier Back from Consulate - Officially on the Waiting List!
- 9/15/07 - Received I-171H
- 8/14/07 - Fingerprints for I-171H
- 7/3/07 - Dossier Mailed to Dillon (complete except for I-171H)
- 6/28/07 - Homestudy Completion
- 6/9/07 - Second Homestudy Appointment
- 5/19/07 - First Homestudy Appointment
- 5/7/07 - Pre-filing I-600A with Immigration
- 5/2/07 - Formal Application Approved
- 4/23/07 - Formal Application Submitted
- 3/17/07 - Decided on Vietnam Program
- 2/17/07 - Pre-Adoption Workshop
- 1/28/07 - Preliminary Application
- 5/1/08 - Request #1 for more USCIS documents
- 4/23/08 - E-mail confirmation received from USCIS that I-600 is submitted
- 4/18/08 - Notice that we are at Step 11 of 14!
- 4/17/08 - All Paperwork Submitted to USCIS for I-600 Approval
Other Adoption Blogs
Families Waiting to Travel
My Nearest and Dearest!
- Freshwater Buddy Kirsten - going to China for Claire!
- Freshwater Buddy Shelly - they are waaaaay too busy to blog regularly! Glad we get the live version rather than the Memorex! :)
- More Vinh Long Friends - the Shumways!
- My Vinh Long Buddy, Leanne!
- The Bergmanns! Friends who watch water puppets together are friends for life, right? :)
Forever Families at Home!
- Adam's Family
- Alex's Family
- Avery's Family
- Beckett's Family
- Binhson's Family (Password)
- Bo's Family (Password)
- Caleigh's Family (Password)
- Claire's Family
- Cole's Family
- DG's Family
- Drew's Family
- Dylan's Family
- Eli's Family
- Emma's Family
- Haden's Family (Password)
- Hannah & Ella's Family
- Howie's Family
- Isaac's Family
- Izzy's Family
- Jacob's Family (Password)
- Jake's Family
- Josiah's Family
- Kaden's Family
- Khoa's Family
- Liam's Family
- Lily's Family (Password)
- Loston's Family
- Lucy's Family
- Luke's Family
- Maile's Family
- Michaela's Family
- Mya's Family
- Noah's Family
- Phoebe's Family
- Rhett's Family
- Rocco's Family (Password)
- Sam's Family
- Samuel's Family
- Sara's Family
- Sera & Ava's Family
- Sophie's Family (Password)
- Zak's Family
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