Our Adoption Timeline

In case you wonder here is our adoption timeline. It looks absolutely nothing like I thought it would, but it still has God's fingerprints all over it.

January 1, 2011- God opened the door to adoption.

February 2011- We decided to trust God and begin our adoption journey.

February 14, 2011- Mailed in our preliminary adoption application and $700 deposit to Adoption Associates, Inc (AAI).

March 1, 2011- Answer to prayer-- we don't have to travel to Michigan to begin the process.

March 8, 2011- Saw the hand of God when we received our $700 check back from AAI. Just in time to mail $700 out with our home study packet. Praise God!

March 11, 2011- Had our phone consultation with AAI. We hung up with such a giddy feeling, and so excited to move forward in this journey.

April 2, 2011- Our first of two home study interviews. We were assured that everything sounded wonderful! Thank you LORD!

April 11, 2011- Mailed in our Formal Application to AAI, along with a check for $1095.

April 16, 2011- Had our second home study meeting. This time at our home.

April 25, 2011- We received our home study to look over and approve! Final home study check for $942.74 sent out today. Praise God! Total spend to date for adoption costs is $3000 and God has provided every penny.

April 28, 2011- Received our final copy of our home study!

April 29, 2011- Mailed our home study to AAI!

May 20, 2011- Our final paperwork and profiles sent off to AAI, along with a check for $1885.

June 14, 2011 After a long day with friends we returned home to find an email from an acquaintance. She wrote of a friend in our area who had been contacted by DHHS regarding six month old twin girls who needed a home. We made the decision to inquire with the department.

June 15, 2011 We were told no. We were at peace. We decided that these were not the children God had planned for us. We wondered if foster care was something God was calling us to. We continued our wait.

June 22, 2011 We got the call. From Maine. “Do you still want the twins?”

June 29, 2011 We met our daughters for the first time.

July 5, 2011 Our daughters Hannah and Haylee came home as our foster daughters.

October 2011 Our first placement hearing.

March 13, 2012 A second placement hearing.

May 17, 2012 Parental rights terminated.

August 15, 2012 Adoption Day!