The Skips Great Adventure: May 2014

One year and two days ago I saw this face on the computer screen.

And God said, "She is yours. Go get her."

I am blown away by God's awesomeness.

His plans are beautiful.

Our Journey to Little Sister

12/27/13--Home Sweet Home, Abby girl!
12/16/13--Abby Day!!!
12/12/13--Travel to CHINA!!!!
11/27/13--Confirmed Travel Dates/Buy tickets
11/25/13--China issues TRAVEL APPROVAL
11/07/13--US Consulate issues Article 5
10/16/13--Document 260
10/16/13--NVC Letter
10/11/13--I800 Provisional Approval
9/17/13--LOA (Letter of Acceptance)
8/22/13-- LID (China logs in our dossier)
8/13/13-- DTC (Dossier To China)
8/13/13-- dossier ready and hand-delivered to HOLT
8/13/13-- documents received back from Consulate
7/30/13-- documents to Chinese Consulate (authenticated)
7/30/13-- I-797 received
6/27/13-- fingerprints
5/29/13-- I-800A mailed
5/28/13-- Homestudy complete
5/13/13-- LOI (letter of intent sent to China)
5/6/13- find our daughter's picture on Holt's photolisting. I knew she was the one for us!

Quotes

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish." Mother Teresa

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-I took the one less traveled by. And that has made all the difference." Robert Frost

"Live as if Christ died yesterday, rose this morning and is coming back tomorrow." Martin Luther

"In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." Jesus

"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people." MLK Jr.

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car." Billy Sunday

"The probability that we may fail in the struggle ought not to deter us from the support of a cause we believe to be just." Abraham Lincoln

"The one who says it can't be done should get out of the way of the one who is doing it." Chinese Proverb

"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice." Confucius

The Skips Great Adventure

Thursday, May 8, 2014

One year ago.

Guangzhou