Three years ago, we took a huge leap of faith and answered the call of adoption that had been on our heart for years. We didn't know where our journey of adoption would lead or how long it would take, but we did know God would lead us. Through it all, He was faithful--never leaving us to journey alone.
August 2011: We walked into the adoption agency knowing only one thing--God was calling us to adopt.
September 2011: Began the arduous task of completing enough paperwork to kill a small forest.
October 2011: Had our first home study visit & lived to tell about it
November 2011: Unbeknownst to us, a beautiful baby boy, who would become our son, was born on the other side of the world.
January 2012: Completed the many hours of adoption ed credit...yes, it's as exciting as it sounds ;)
April 2012: Home study completed and approved!
The process of waiting for a referral begins. We were expecting a referral in a/b 8 mths.
June 2012: Forget 8 mths, a call beginning with, "There's this baby..." came, taking us completely by surprise!
July 2012: Completed even more paperwork and sent it, along with all required fees, to SK!!! A miracle of miracles..
November 2012: Our sweet boy turned 1!!
January 2013: An adoption law that would come to affect us greatly, in terms of how long we'd wait, took effect in SK.
Feb-May 2013 Complete and total silence while those in charge in SK determined how the new law would apply to international families.
July 2013 Our paperwork had moved up the line and was being readied for submission to the government.
Aug 2013 Paperwork submitted to government for EP
November 2013 Received EP and our sweet boy turned 2!!!
December 2013 after much waiting and wringing of the hands, we were given a court date!!
January 2014 went to SK to meet our sweet Sam and to go to court
February 2014 the hardest waiting of all--waiting for final approval, which came on the 27th
March 2014 After three years of walking this journey, SAM CAME HOME! To God be the glory!
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