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38 days ago
Unfortunately, things did not go my way in Ethiopia today. All the paperwork for my case was in order, but the birth family member (who relinquished my daughter) did not show up to testify in court, which is now required as part of the process. I am disappointed, but I have seen this happen with other families several times before, and things do eventually work out. In fact, it has never NOT worked out in cases like this. AWAA has and will continue to work very hard to get my case passed in court, and I am very grateful for that. I have been assigned a new court date of November 24th. I am disappointed that it is not sooner, but this is where I have to live out my faith. I believe God will bring me and my daughter together; I believe that his timing is perfect; and I believe he is not one bit surprised by today's news. Another family who passed court yesterday and will be traveling in November has graciously offered to take a care package to my daughter for me when they ...
63 days ago
Ten days until court! I can hardly believe it...after all this time, ten days from now I could receive legal custody of my baby girl. I cannot wait for everyone to see how beautiful she is. Since July 22nd she has been the light of my life. I stare at her pictures in amazement...this is my daughter! There is a possibility that I will not pass court on the 8th. There is paperwork submitted to the judge on my behalf, and these judges can be real sticklers! If one little thing is missing or out of order, it could result in a second court date. But, it is all for the best. I want the judge to be 100% certain that custody of this baby girl is being given to me for all the right reasons. As much as my heart longs to hold her in my arms, I will go through whatever legal process is necessary--however long it takes. My tentative travel dates are October 24th - 30th. Depending on which airline I end up taking, I could be leaving on the 23rd. As I'm planning out ...
100 days ago
Even though I'm in a bit of a holding pattern until my court date, October 8th, in Ethiopia, there are still things to do and things to look forward to. On August 11th, another AWAA family from the Twin Cities was in Ethiopia picking up their little girl, and I was able to send a care package and have them take pictures of my daughter. It was so amazing seeing my friend holding my daughter in her arms! She reported my baby girl is healthy, happy and very smiley. Oh, that does a momma's heart good :) Each month after our referral, and until we go to Ethiopia to pick up our child, we get an update from AWAA. They send a couple new pictures and updates on height, weight and general health. We are also able to ask five questions of the nannies caring for our child. I should get my first update towards the end of August. Another single mom adopting through AWAA, who I've been in touch with since we were both in the El Salvador program (we both switched to the ...
128 days ago
On Wednesday, July 22, 2009 I woke up thinking it would just another day in the wait. We were having a summer picnic at work, so that would be something fun to look forward to. I had made a rhubard cake the night before and needed to stop at the grocery store to pick up the whipped cream. Work moved along as usual that morning. I had a meeting with 5 or 6 of my coworkers at 9:00. As usual, I kept my cell phone in my pocket, which also had my home phone number forwarded to it. When it rang, everyone stopped talking and looked expectantly at me...was this the call? The caller ID registered an 877 area code. Nope--just a marketing call. After the meeting, my coworker and I went to the gym for a workout. After all, it was picnic day and I was ready to eat a lot of great summer food! After the gym it was back to work. Around 11:45 I heard people start preparing for the picnic so I headed to the kitchen area to help out. I was soooo hungry looking at all that wonderful food, ...
