hands full on purpose: fear-bustin'

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

fear-bustin'

Here, a few fears we've conquered in the past few weeks...things that initially struck absolute terror in the heart of this little boy.

There is no room in love for fear. Well-formed love banishes fear. 1 John 4:18 (MSG)

5 comments:

Kim said...: Awesome!!! Love it!! Shu is such a doll!! Yay!!; May 8, 2012 at 6:37 PM
a blog full of weldons. said...: so exciting!!; May 8, 2012 at 6:55 PM
Nicole Renée said...: WAY TO GO SHU!!!!!!! So proud of him, I know what an accomplishment these things are! Yay Shu and yay mama for your perseverance!; May 9, 2012 at 6:49 PM
M. said...: YAY!! Hooray!! Hallelujah!!! I am so excited for Shu and YOU!! What awesome accomplishments. Wish I could hug your neck! Congratulations!; May 9, 2012 at 10:42 PM
Stephanie said...: Yeah!!! Look at him! So glad you are documenting this so you can look back and see how far he has come.; May 13, 2012 at 6:40 AM

ADOPTION TIMELINE

6/13/10--applied to Holt International
8/14/10--applied for passports
8/26/10--Home study interview
9/14/10--Home study approved by Holt
9/16/10--passports arrived in the mail
9/24/10--I-800A mailed to USCIS
10/9/10--mailed birth certificate to Chinese Consulate for authentication
10/19/10--J fingerprinted
10/20/10--birth certificate back from Houston
10/25/10--V fingerprinted
11/4/10--I-800A approved
11/9/10--documents certified @ MO Sec. of State
11/10/10--documents mailed to Chicago for authentication
11/24/10--documents back from Chicago (authenticated)
11/26/10--dossier mailed to Holt
12/3/10--dossier sent to China (DTC)!
12/10/10--LID (log-in date)
1/6/11--submitted LOI (letter of intent)
1/12/11--PA
3/7/11--LOA
3/22/11--I800 approved
4/1/11--cabled
4/4/11--NVC letter
4/19/11--first series of travel vaccines and received visas back from Embassy
4/20/11--Article 5 picked up
5/6/11--Travel Approval
5/26/11--leave for China
5/30/11--Jiushu Day!
6/7/11--Consulate appointment
6/10/11--HOME!