Category: General

Among those posted on the internet, the referral with the latest DTC date that I have seen is 11/10/2005.

This morning, people are posting on internet bulletin boards that they have received their Chinese adoption referrals (notice from the Chinese government via their adoption agencies of matches with babies) today.

Today, our home was visited by a social worker from our adoption agency for our homestudy. In today’s mail, we received acknowledgement from the Department of Homeland Security that our I-600A form has been received.

Click here for “Remembering the other mother on Mother’s Day” from the Washington Examiner. Click here for “Mother’s Day Blessings from China” from the Mount Vernon News (OH). Click here for “Parents nurture bond between Chinese toddlers” from the St Louis Post-Dispatch. Click here for “One mother’s joyful journey” from the Barrie Advance (Canada). Click […]

David, Susan, and Emily met with representatives from our adoption agency this afternoon. Earlier in the day, Susan had her fingerprints taken at the local police department for the home study.

David went to the local police department today to get fingerprinted (state criminal record check) and request a police clearance letter as required for the adoption homestudy/application.

Adoption application and homestudy agreement mailed to our adoption agency today for adoption #2.

Click here for “Advocacy Is Heading the Show: CCM’s Steven Curtis Chapman Shares His Heart for Adoption” from the Agape Press. Click here for “Family’s adoption story spans the world, Web” from the Greensboro News Record (NC).

Completed I-600A (Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition) mailed to the Sacramento Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration (formerly the INS) today for #2.

Click here for “Making room for another: New Berlin couple with 5 sons from China has been granted the rare exception to adopt a sixth” from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.