Joy upon joy (1/14/21) Posted about about 5 years ago

As I write this I am sitting at my dining room table, in my chair, drinking my tea, listening to my bird chirp and feeling the warm California sunshine all around me!!! That’s right, we are HOME!!! I cannot express the joy it brought us to drive up to our house, sleep in our bed, take a shower in our bathroom... all the normal every day things that we take for granted in normal circumsta...

Rehearsals for Departure (written the morning of 1/8/21) Posted about about 5 years ago

38 days, 4 hotel rooms, 4 changed departure dates, and 5 times the suitcases have been packed and unpacked.  This is the reality of where we are at.  Still in Virginia, our approval is pending to go to California.  So we pray and we prepare.What does this look like?  We think through what we have and what we need- what we are leaving here and what is staying in use until the last minute.  We pa...

T rapped in Paradise (Day 30 of ...? days away from home) 12/30/20 Posted about over 5 years ago

There have been several of our past vacations where by the end of it I daydreamed about having our outbound flights cancelled and having to stay for a day, two days, even a week.  Without fail, however, when the flight time came we got on the plane to go home as planned.  So, it makes sense then, when we are the most anxious to get home we get a bonus vacation, not of a couple of days but a cou...

Settling In Posted about over 5 years ago

So very much has happened in such a short amount of time, and we have barely had time to wrap our minds around it so forgive us for not writing sooner.  As many of you have seen through social media, our last court case went well!  We were granted a “temporary adoption” which although it sounds tenuous it actually is not.  It means her birth parent’s parental rights have been terminated and we ...

Deferred Hope Posted about over 5 years ago

There are moments in life, where anticipation is disappointed, when hope is deffered.  And unfortunately Friday ended up being that kind of day. And though I wish I could explain to you all that happend Friday.  Suffice it to say that a series of unlikely events on our end and tragedies on the side of the biological led us to a place where we were facing the judge alone without a lawyer and thi...

Latest Update about Baby A Posted about over 5 years ago

Dear friends and family, Thank you so much for all your love, support and prayers. It was a difficult day for Shant and Jen yesterday. A series of unfortunate events required a last minute postponement of Baby A’s court date. However, the judge had compassion on Shant and Jen and set the new date for next week, rather than months from now as he knew they were there from CA specifically for t...

And then She Held My Hand Posted about over 5 years ago

Over the last few days Jen and I have begun the slow and steady process of bonding with a little girl who up until a few weeks ago had never met us.  The process is slow not to mention emotional, but it is happening.   Everyday we learn something new about her and she learns something new about us.  For instance, I discovered her favorite food is my favorite food (hash browns).  She discovered ...

The Meeting Posted about over 5 years ago

We met her today. But before we actually met her there was the waiting.  We had waited oh so long for this moment that you might think an hour long wait at the mall for her arrival would be no big deal.  You might think that Jen and I sat together and peacefully prayed as we anticipated the arrival of our-soon-to-be, (God willing) DAUGHTER!Well, I can tell you there was definitely lots of antic...

LAX to DCA Posted about over 5 years ago

As I write this we are in the terminal at LAX.  As most of you know being at an airport is no new thing for Shant and I as we love to travel. We have been on adventures throughout the country and the world.  We have never, however, been on an adventure quite like this before!  Even check in was new for us- the attendant couldn’t quite process why we need an infant ticket for the return but not ...

Bit by bit Posted about over 5 years ago

As many of you have already heard, birth mom had a change of heart!  We have continued to pursue the adoption since then with a bit more guardedness but hopeful! The days are flying by, and we are doing all we can to prepare for our little miss.  We have the curtains hung, we’ve arranged and re-arranged her room (about 10 times now) and a lone little dress and leggings hangs in the closet.  Bit...

Now Entering the Dramatic Climax Posted about over 5 years ago

First let me start by saying that this update is a long one, and it does have a point.  If you are short on time but are interested in what’s going on in our adoption process, skip to the end.  For those of you who want to stick in there with me, read on.As we approach the end of the year, especially this year with all the chaos it has had to offer us, I know many people who are skipping straig...

We have a date! Posted about over 5 years ago

We have a date!We have gotten a court date and are making our travel plans! Barring any delays we could have sweet little "Baby A" home before the end of the year!  Many people have asked what this means and what all is involved, so here is the run down:Week 1 - meet with Birth family & "baby A" in person for the first time!Week 2 - court date (that's THE date) where everything is reviewed ...

A BIG thank you!! Posted about over 5 years ago

Guys, we can’t even believe the outpouring of support we have received over this past week.  Your texts, posts, donations, and offers of help have overwhelmed us in the best way possible.  We feel so cared for by you and in turn by our Heavenly Father who is leading us through this process.  At this point we have our initial legal and agency costs covered which were the first big hurdle.  Addit...