We are so excited for Sabrina and Giorgio. They received their court date! We have had our hopes up that we would meet them at the Vlad Inn. We are still waiting on the letter from Moscow. I am trying my best to not be consumed with negative thoughts about why we may be delayed.
I won’t go into details on this blog, but this is a very sad time for our family. We have suffered a tremendous loss today. My heart is breaking. These sad emotions only make me miss the Little Guy even more. Today Jeremiah 29:11 has come to mind. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” I have to believe it to be true….
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Boston Levi Overstreet
Married on June 6, 1998
4 yrs, 7 yrs, 9 yrs.
Orphans At play
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Boston Levi Overstreet
About us...
We are Justin and Heather - high school sweethearts. After 6 years of dating we married in 1998 . On October 3, 2000 Brady was born into our family followed by Madison on October 9, 2002. After much prayer and a complete leap of faith, we began our first adoption journey in March of 2008. On April 16th, 2009 Blake entered our family from Vladivostok, Russia. We now feel called to return to Vladivostok one more time to complete our family with a fourth child. We documented our first journey on a blog that is now set to private. On that blog we share our day-to-day happenings. We look forward to sharing our second adoption journey with you through this blog. Thank you for checking in on us!
Private Blog:
overstreetjourney.blogspot.com
Private Blog:
overstreetjourney.blogspot.com
Fundraiser for Baby Home
(Ending the fundraiser on February 22, 2011)
You can purchase a t-shirt to help raise money for our donation to the baby home on trip number two. Please check out this blog entry for more information.
You can purchase a t-shirt to help raise money for our donation to the baby home on trip number two. Please check out this blog entry for more information.
Front and Back of T-Shirt
Justin and Heather
Married on June 6, 1998
Blake, Madison, Brady
4 yrs, 7 yrs, 9 yrs.
Adoption Timeline
- 4/19/11 - Boston-US Citizen!
- 4/14/11 - Left Vlad for Moscow
- 4/1/11 - Gotcha Day!
- 3/31/11 - Court Date!
- 3/30/11 - See Little Guy Again
- 3/26/11 - Leave for Moscow
- 3/16/11 - Received court date!
- 3/6/11 - B turns 2
- 2/22/11 - Judge assigned
- 2/14/11 - Docs submitted to court
- 2/7/11 - Needed Moscow Docs Arrive
- 1/20/11 - Court Doc mailed out
- 12/9/10 - Last visit on trip 1
- 12/6/10 - Meet OUR little guy!
- 12/3/10 - Left for trip 1
- 11/23/10 - Got travel dates
- 11/17/10 - Registered in Vlad!
- 10/29/10 - Mailed 2nd FBI prints
- 10/21/10 - 3rd attempt to
register - 9/29/10 - 2nd attempt to register
- 9/1/10 - 1st attempt to register
- 9/1/10 -
Visas arrived good til 9/1/11 - 8/11/10 I-171H approval arrived
- 8/10/10 Dossier sent to Vlad
- 8/3/10-Fingerprint appointments
- 6/30/10-DCFS homestudy approval letter
- 5/6/10 - FBI clearances arrived
- 5/14/10-Homestudy sent to DCFS for approval
- 7/1/10-Homestudy mailed to UCIS
- 4/15/10-Second homestudy visit
- 3/30/10 - Mailed World Links Agreement
- 3/24/10 - I-600 A sent
- 3/19/10 - First homestudy visit
- 3/18/10 - Mailed World Links Adoption
Application - 3/12/10 - FBI & State fingerprints done for homestudy
- 3/12/10 - Mailed Lifelink Application for homestudy
- 3/06/10 - signed application for adoption
- 3/02/10 - found out Lana & Irina work for World Links now
- 2/23/10 - Decided to discuss adoption #2
Money Conversion
Vladivostok, Russia
7 comments:
So sorry for your loss and definitely still praying for a court date soon.
I'm very sorry for your family's loss. I hope that you hear very soon re: a court date.
Sorry to read about your loss. I will be praying for your comfort during this time...and of course, for news of a court date! The very day we received news of our dog's cancer diagnosis, we also received news of our court date...hang in there- this is a roller coaster!
Heather, I am so sorry for your loss. Please know I am lifting you up in prayer.
Heather, I'm so sorry to hear about Dallas. It must be really difficult to try and make sense of any of this. Lots of us are thinking of you praying for your family. Our Moscow paperwork took 6 weeks to get so I know its coming or there now and we'll be seeing you REALLY soon. Keep the faith!!
I am so sorry for whatever has happened in your family. Praying for you.
Still trying to find someone heading to your little guys place. Hopefully tomorrow.....we leave then....
Blessings~
We never know "why" or "when" but everything happens for a reason according to God's plan.
Dallas is the angel who will bring your little guy safely into your arms.
~Laura
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