If I were to write about the emotions of the past few days, it would hardly be edifying and would frankly be quite depressing ... so I am choosing to stay silent for now.
Still here, just ... silent.
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Mom of 2
said...
I have never adopted a child- so I can't imagine your feelings- but from other Haitian adoption blogs I have read- babies do come home- the process does work- but it is slow- too bad you can't pack up the family and move to Haiti while you wait for your 2 sons! Remember files have moved last week- maybe yours will be next- I hope so...
I just keep hearing the lord say the first shall be last and the last shall be first. I think whatever is going on will not matter at the end. I really believe that you will have your boys home before many of us that are just getting out of IBESR. Praying for you and thinking about you every day!! lynette
I will certainly try my best to get lots of pictures! I was just looking at the pics you sent me of Charlene and each one is like GOLD to me. Thank you so much!
Do you know the approximate date you took those pics? I"m trying to keep up with the dates so I don't lose track over time (I"m a scrapbooker, I'm a fanatic about dates:))
I'm in a quiet place now too. It's too painful to talk so I'm just waiting... in silence. I'm praying for you and your sweet little boys as you endure this wait.
Sometimes silence is best... I know it has been for me this past week as it has given God time to speak and more importantly, me time to listen. Praying for you today. Kerri Stetler
This blog was created to chronicle our family's journey to adopt our fourth child, a little boy from Haiti. Long before knowing him, we chose his name: Ian, meaning "God is gracious." Along the way our journey grew to include not only one, but two little boys from Haiti!
Ian and Alec finally arrived home on January 19, 2010.
Adoption Timeline (From Most Recent)
1/27/10 - Home to Chile
1/22/10 - Passports (US)
1/19/10 - Evacuated to US
1/12/10 - Haiti Earthquake
1/8/10 - INS Approval - visa appt scheduled for 2/19
11/23/09 - Enter INS/USCIS
11/18/09 - Passports (Haiti)
11/09 - Exit MOI
9/22/09 - (or so) Enter MOI
9/09 - Exit 2nd Legal
8/09 - Enter 2nd Legal
8/28/09 - Exit Parquet
8/8/09 - Enter Parquet
8/7/09 - Exit IBESR
3/4/09 - USCIS Birthparent Interview (Ian)
10/16/08 - USCIS Birthparent Interview (Alec)
9/24/08 - Submitted I-600 & Orphan First in Haiti
7/1/08 - (or so) Entered IBESR
6/4/08 - I-171H approval
5/25/08 - (or so) Entered first legal
5/13/08 - Dossier received in Haiti
4/11/08 - Committed to our boys (Ian & Alec)
4/1/08 - Filed I-600A
2/14/08 - Received referral of twins (referral lost early April)
1/11/08 - Applied to Haiti agency, began dossier preparation
1/10/08 - First conversation with Shiloh's Haiti Adoption Coordinator
9 comments:
I have never adopted a child- so
I can't imagine your feelings- but
from other Haitian adoption blogs
I have read- babies do come home-
the process does work- but it is
slow- too bad you can't pack up
the family and move to Haiti
while you wait for your 2 sons!
Remember files have moved last
week- maybe yours will be next-
I hope so...
I just keep hearing the lord say the first shall be last and the last shall be first. I think whatever is going on will not matter at the end. I really believe that you will have your boys home before many of us that are just getting out of IBESR. Praying for you and thinking about you every day!!
lynette
still here, just...praying!
I so understand your pain and the questions without any answers. Praying----
Stephanie:
hay una canción de Vox Dei que dice:
Porque habrá siempre
tiempo de plantar y de cosechar,
tiempo de hablar, también de callar...tiempo para el tiempo y un rato mas.
Date un tiempo y un poco mas.
Cariños Karin.-
I will certainly try my best to get lots of pictures! I was just looking at the pics you sent me of Charlene and each one is like GOLD to me. Thank you so much!
Do you know the approximate date you took those pics? I"m trying to keep up with the dates so I don't lose track over time (I"m a scrapbooker, I'm a fanatic about dates:))
~L
I understand silence...praying for you. Praying for Isaiah 41:13 for you that in the quiet you will still sense He is holding your right hand. HUGS
I'm in a quiet place now too. It's too painful to talk so I'm just waiting... in silence. I'm praying for you and your sweet little boys as you endure this wait.
Sometimes silence is best...
I know it has been for me this past week as it has given God time to speak and more importantly, me time to listen.
Praying for you today.
Kerri Stetler
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