•OCTOBER 10, 2011 : TRAVEL CALL!!!!!
•September 15, 2011 : Visa Physical (Liam is cleared for travel)
•October 6, 2011 : Embassy Appearance
•September 6, 2011 : EMIGRATION PERMIT APPROVAL!!!
•August 8, 2011!!! : Emigration Permit Submission!!
•October, 2011 : Packet 3 sent to agency
•July, 2011 : Email sent out telling us that no EP's will be submitted or approved in July, either. Very difficult news, but trusting God!
•June 20, 2011 : Email sent out telling us that there is a temporary pause on all EP submissions and approvals in June. Hoping this process resumes in July.
•May 12, 2011 : National Visa Center LOGGED OUT!
•May 10, 2011: National Visa Center LOGGED IN
•May 2, 2011 : I-600 APPROVAL!
•March 31, 2011 : I-600 Sent
•March 29, 2011 : I-600A Approval
•March 25, 2011 : Fingerprinting at USCIS in St. Louis. Waiting for I-600A to be approved so that we can send I-600!
•March 18, 2011: Acceptance paperwork sent to KOREA! Also received LEGALS.
•March 15, 2011 : Acceptance paperwork sent to Holt.
•March 7, 2011 : REFERRAL!!!!!!!!! A HEALTHY, 8-month-old little boy! Verbally ACCEPTED referral!
•February 4, 2011 : HOME STUDY TO KOREA!!! Officially on WAITLIST!!!
•January 20, 2011 : Adoption Education Complete
•January 6-7, 2011 : Homestudy!
•December, 2010 : We are contacted by our agency about starting our homestudy sooner than we expected! We will begin our homestudy on January 6, and it should be completed quickly!
•November 24, 2010 : Unfortunately we are not chosen to parent this precious baby, but God knows best!
•November 22, 2010 : Phone interview for social worker to present us to Committee.
•October 28-29, 2010 : We are told of a photolisting about to be posted. We view the file, and feel a peace about pursuing this child! We tell our agency that we will proceed to Committee.
•October 20, 2010 : Fingerprinting for background checks.
•October 19, 2010 : Orientation Call with Missouri Branch Office
•October 7, 2010 : Completed application sent to Holt!
•October 3, 2010 : We publicly announce our decision to adopt!
•September 24, 2010 : WE DECIDE TO ADOPT FROM SOUTH KOREA!!!!
•August 31, 2010 : Adoption plans on hold. Waiting for God's timing to become clear.
•August 16, 2010 : Day of Fasting and Prayer for our adoption (Ashley).
•August 15, 2010 : God draws our hearts to open toward Korean adoption. Ashley gets in touch with a family who is adopting from Korea.
•August 13, 2010 : Kurt finds out that one of his co-workers (a doctor in their group) adopted a special-needs daughter from China!
•August 2, 2010 : We are told that China is very firm in their age requirement (30). We can't submit application until Ashley is 29 1/2. Trusting God's timing!
•July 31, 2010 : Ashley creates this blog to chronicle the adoption journey, should it come to fruition.
•July 24, 2010 : Ashley sends off for information regarding adoption from several agencies.
•July 23, 2010: Ashley tells Kurt about God speaking to her about the possibility of international adoption.
•July 22, 2010 : God calls Ashley's heart to adoption, with a special concern for an Asian country.
