You can follow our journey below. Each blog I write about our adoption (or adoption in general) will be listed in chronological order on this page. We appreciate your interest in our journey to Kate! Please pray for direction, favor, the strength we need to continue on this long, difficult journey, and of course for our sweet baby girl!
- We are beginning the ADOPTION JOURNEY!
- Thailand Adoption FAQ :: Part 1
- Mandy's Moon
- Happy Songkran!
- Adoption Update :: We Need Your Prayers!
- Declined
- Her name is...
- Fighting Waves
- Adoption doesn't have to be PLAN B
- Humbled
- Looking for an adoption agency is kind of like dating...
- 9 months later... (an update & an opportunity)
- Signed, Sealed... Delivered!
- Carry one another's burdens...
- He Is On Our Side
- We're APPROVED!!!!!!!
- What's Next?
- Welcome to the Chaos!
- Organizing the Chaos
- The Bunny Goes To Toomer's
- Mother's Day (A letter to my daughter)
- A Stocking for Kate
- Homestudy.... CHECK!
- I-800A to USCIS! (adoption update)
- I800A Approval!
- Dossier is DONE!!!!!!!
- Dossier To Thailand!!!
- ETC Conference
- Love Is Waiting (Adoption Photo Shoot)
- 1,000 days
- For our beach baby...
- It's okay to not be okay.
- 3 years...
- Kate's corner
- Good news!
- Another Mother's Day (while we're waiting)
- More paperwork, updates, and difficult news...
- Stuck
- 4 years ago tonight...
- Our Little Star
- We're praying for a Christmas miracle...
- A New Year with New Hope
- Sometimes your arms get tired.
- ALL things for good...
- Faith or Foolishness?
- We Are MATCHED!!!!!!!
- It Takes a Village...
- Kate's TV Debut
- A Care Package for Kate
- What's Next?
- Worth It
- The In-Between
- Introducing Our Daughter...
- My Crown
- Lanterns and Miracles
- We're Still Waiting
- When Your Mountain Doesn't Move
- Light in the Darkness
- Thailand, we mourn with you.
- Help Us Bring Kate Home!
- I800 APPROVED!!!
- One Way Tickets!
- Hello from Thailand!
- Kate's "Miss Alabama" Shower
- Kate's Arkansas Shower
- Kate's Birmingham Shower
- Kate's Oxford Shower
- A Girl Worth Fighting For
- Unforseen Inheritance
- A Room for Kate
- Worth the Wait
- We're Still Fighting
- Miracle after Miracle
- I'll Be Home For Christmas
- Welcome Home Kate!
- One Month In Our Arms
- Kate's 1st Christmas Home
- Happy Birthday Kate!
- Two Months In Our Arms
- Kate's Homecoming (Video)
- Three Months In Our Arms
- Four Months In Our Arms
- Five Months In Our Arms