07/2022 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 2, current placement)
04/2022 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 1, for 4 days respite)
07/2020 - Wyoming (private) foster care placement (Girl, Age 11, for 5 days respite)
06/2019 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 10 weeks, adopted Oct 2021)
06/2019 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 10 weeks, adopted Oct 2021)
05/2019 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 4, for 4 days respite)
11/2018 - Wyoming foster care placement (Boy, Age 7, for 2 days respite)
01/2018 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 10, for 5 months - previous child)
12/2017 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 9, for a month - previous child)
09/2017 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 2, adopted Sept 2019)
09/2017 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girls, Age 9 & 3, for 5 days respite)
05/29/17 - Adoption Disrupted and kids return to their home state.
05/15/17 - Booked flights at end of day for Wednesday departing at 6am - coming home at 7pm with kids!!
05/12/17 - Found out at 4pm that the judge signed the change of custody, best Mother's Day gift ever!
05/08/17 - Third FaceTime call with kids
05/03/17 - Second FaceTime call with kids
04/21/17 - Kids state finally receives ICPC approval and submits to court for a change of custody. Once a judge reviews the motion and signs - our kids can come HOME.
03/27/17 - Wyoming sent ICPC packet back with approval to kids state
03/23/17 - Our entire family travels to spend a week with the kids
03/14/17 - First FaceTime call with kids
03/13/17 - ICPC packet received in Wyoming
02/24/17 - ICPC packet submitted by out of state caseworker
02/02/17 - Accepted match for siblings (girl age 4 and boy age 7)
01/04/17 - Inquired about siblings on a waiting children website
12/23/16 - Receive notification from Bethany Global that they would not transfer any of our international funds to their foster care program. Extremely disappointed in this decision, however switching at this point would be just as costly as just updating our homestudy with Bethany. Besides we do very much like our local caseworker and have a wonderful relationship with her.
12/05/16 - Receive Lifesong, Defending the Fatherless grant for $3,000 - Praise God!
09/23/16 - Update our Homestudy for Foster Care Adoption (Homestudy #4!)
08/2016 - Wyoming foster care placement (Boy, Newborn, for 6 days)
07/2016 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 9, for 11 days respite)
05/2016 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 4, for 13 months)
11/2015 - Wyoming foster care placement (Boy, Age 4, for 4 months)
10/2015 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 4, for 1 day)
Ghana Adoption Timeline:
08/16/16 - Bethany Global closes their Ghana Program
09/2015 - Update Homestudy for Bethany Ghana Program (Homestudy #3)
05/2015 - Last referral in Bethany Ghana Program
03/04/15 - Dossier Arrives in Ghana request to be matched with a child age 2-6 years old
October - December 2014 - Update Homestudy for Bethany Ghana Program (Homestudy #2)
September 2014 - Invited to informational call regarding Bethany's Ghana Program
Uganda Adoption Timeline:
08/2014 - Found out the orphanage & in-country coordinator were trying to child traffic the child we had been matched with. Fired agency. Received refund of money paid to placing agency.
01/2018 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 10, for 5 months - previous child)
12/2017 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 9, for a month - previous child)
09/2017 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 2, adopted Sept 2019)
09/2017 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girls, Age 9 & 3, for 5 days respite)
05/29/17 - Adoption Disrupted and kids return to their home state.
05/15/17 - Booked flights at end of day for Wednesday departing at 6am - coming home at 7pm with kids!!
05/12/17 - Found out at 4pm that the judge signed the change of custody, best Mother's Day gift ever!
05/08/17 - Third FaceTime call with kids
05/03/17 - Second FaceTime call with kids
04/21/17 - Kids state finally receives ICPC approval and submits to court for a change of custody. Once a judge reviews the motion and signs - our kids can come HOME.
03/27/17 - Wyoming sent ICPC packet back with approval to kids state
03/23/17 - Our entire family travels to spend a week with the kids
03/14/17 - First FaceTime call with kids
03/13/17 - ICPC packet received in Wyoming
02/24/17 - ICPC packet submitted by out of state caseworker
02/02/17 - Accepted match for siblings (girl age 4 and boy age 7)
01/04/17 - Inquired about siblings on a waiting children website
12/23/16 - Receive notification from Bethany Global that they would not transfer any of our international funds to their foster care program. Extremely disappointed in this decision, however switching at this point would be just as costly as just updating our homestudy with Bethany. Besides we do very much like our local caseworker and have a wonderful relationship with her.
12/05/16 - Receive Lifesong, Defending the Fatherless grant for $3,000 - Praise God!
09/23/16 - Update our Homestudy for Foster Care Adoption (Homestudy #4!)
08/2016 - Wyoming foster care placement (Boy, Newborn, for 6 days)
07/2016 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 9, for 11 days respite)
05/2016 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 4, for 13 months)
11/2015 - Wyoming foster care placement (Boy, Age 4, for 4 months)
10/2015 - Wyoming foster care placement (Girl, Age 4, for 1 day)
Ghana Adoption Timeline:
08/16/16 - Bethany Global closes their Ghana Program
09/2015 - Update Homestudy for Bethany Ghana Program (Homestudy #3)
05/2015 - Last referral in Bethany Ghana Program
03/04/15 - Dossier Arrives in Ghana request to be matched with a child age 2-6 years old
October - December 2014 - Update Homestudy for Bethany Ghana Program (Homestudy #2)
September 2014 - Invited to informational call regarding Bethany's Ghana Program
Uganda Adoption Timeline:
08/2014 - Found out the orphanage & in-country coordinator were trying to child traffic the child we had been matched with. Fired agency. Received refund of money paid to placing agency.
07/2014 - Became suspicious of agency, hired A Child's Voice to do orphan investigation
06/12/14 - Found out that we do not get to bring Nora into our family (lost referral)
05/26/14 - Court Affidavits received by attorney
05/06/14 - Dossier arrived in Uganda
04/25/14 - Received approval letter for I-600A
03/31/14 - Biometrics fingerprinting appointment with USCIS in Casper
03/28/14 & 03/29/14 - Garage Sale Fundraiser
02/28/14 - Received final copy of our homestudy
02/20/14 – Receive Lifesong, Defending the Fatherless grant for $5,000 - Praise God!
02/07/14 – Applied for Lifesong grant
02/06/14 – Received draft of our homestudy
01/31/14 – Submitted our Form I-600A Application
01/06/14 & 01/07/14 – Homestudy interviews
11/18/13 – Started gathering Homestudy paperwork
11/13/13 – Found out we get to be Nora's family!
10/23/13 – Inquired about Nora
09/12/13 – Nora was listed on Rainbow Kids
06/27/13 – First contacted our placing agency to learn about programs
2013 – Chuck agreed that our family should pursue this calling
2010 – Adoption was laid on Nicki’s heart
06/12/14 - Found out that we do not get to bring Nora into our family (lost referral)
05/26/14 - Court Affidavits received by attorney
05/06/14 - Dossier arrived in Uganda
04/25/14 - Received approval letter for I-600A
03/31/14 - Biometrics fingerprinting appointment with USCIS in Casper
03/28/14 & 03/29/14 - Garage Sale Fundraiser
02/28/14 - Received final copy of our homestudy
02/20/14 – Receive Lifesong, Defending the Fatherless grant for $5,000 - Praise God!
02/07/14 – Applied for Lifesong grant
02/06/14 – Received draft of our homestudy
01/31/14 – Submitted our Form I-600A Application
01/06/14 & 01/07/14 – Homestudy interviews
11/18/13 – Started gathering Homestudy paperwork
11/13/13 – Found out we get to be Nora's family!
10/23/13 – Inquired about Nora
09/12/13 – Nora was listed on Rainbow Kids
06/27/13 – First contacted our placing agency to learn about programs
2013 – Chuck agreed that our family should pursue this calling
2010 – Adoption was laid on Nicki’s heart
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