Posts by Jessica
It’s here, It’s here, it’s here!!!
So Friday morning was not a typical morning. I got up and got the kids dressed and off to school. I then went straight over to my friends house to help with her garage sale to help bring her daughter home from Ethiopia. Normally I would check my e-mail in the morning and then mid morning before picking…
Read MoreLilburn Daze
Wow, yesterday was an exhausting day! We had a booth at Lilburn Daze to raise awareness and funds for adoption. We had some amazing friends help us pull it off, THANK YOU!!! We were able to have some good conversations with people about adoption and received some encouraging words. I even had 2 adopted girls from China come to…
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This week we were able to go on a mini-vacation down to my mother-in-laws condo to get some much needed R&R. While we were here not only did we get to spend some time as a family but we also submitted our LOI for a child. We are excited and can’t wait to hear from China.…
Read MoreAcronym for Everything
For those in the adoption community there are many acronyms that track your progress to bring your child home. I thought I would briefly walk you through the acronyms and a bit of the process. LOI- Letter of Intent PA- Pending acceptance DTC- Dossier to China PA- Pending acceptance LOA- Letter of acceptance TA-Travel Approval For those…
Read MoreStill Trucking Along
I laugh that my last blog post was over 7 months ago and titled “I’m not good at this blogging thing”. We have been super busy since February, buying a house, moving, fundraising, finishing up our homestudy, summer-time fun, fundraising, a broken bone, sending my 2nd grader and Kindergartner off to school, Together for Adoption…
Read MoreI’m not so good at this blogging thing….
So my last update was about a month ago and it seems like so much has happened since then, but then again it seems like nothing really to update. It seems in the adoption process it is this hurry up, now wait, hurry up, oh now wait, hurry up, wait process. We are in the…
Read MoreUpdate:
It seems that we are well over due for an update on where we are in the long process. We made our first payment back in December which allowed us to continue moving forward in the process. Thank you everyone who supported us with soap and financial gifts! The Lord provided, as He always does.…
Read MoreHappy Chinese New Year!
To us here a 1/2 a world away, it’s just another rainy Monday but in China they are celebrating the most important traditional Chinese Holiday, Chinese New Year. It’s also known as the “Spring Festival” celebrating the end of the cold winter season and ends in 15 days with the Lantern Festival. This year is…
Read MoreExciting News!
I am excited about our second fundraiser! I think it will be a lot of fun and for a great cause! This idea come from a conversation with a friend about photographing her son’s birthday party. She wanted to do something for me as a “pay back” and I told her that she could make…
Read MoreMerry Christmas
We are very thankful this season for all the gifts that the Lord has given to us. We are thankful for the gift of Jesus and the promise of life. Thank you Lord for sending your precious son here to earth so that we could live with you. What an amazing sacrifice you…
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