Welcome to Our First Blog!

In the coming days, weeks, and months, please join us here as we keep our family, friends, and anyone who will listen informed of our journey of a lifetime...as we seek to adopt siblings from Ethiopia! In some ways, we are at the very beginning of the adoption process, and in other ways, God's hand has been guiding us toward this moment for some time. Stay tuned as we share with you the events and circumstances that have prepared our hearts for this moment, as well as keep you posted on the current and future details of our adoption process.

Timeline:

2/10/10 - Pre-application submitted to All God's Children International (AGCI) - our adoption agency based in Oregon

2/21/10 - Submitted online application to AGCI for approval to adopt siblings from Ethiopia

2/25/10 - Received phone call from Tiffany at AGCI that we are Accepted to Ethiopian adoption program

2/27/10 - Mailed letter to close friends and family notifying them of our big news!

Future Events:

3/2/10 - Our first appointment to begin our Home Study with Catholic Charities

3/3/10 - Orientation call with AGCI to review the entire process