Wow – what a busy season it has been! We are so happy to say that we have made it over several more paperwork hurdles these past few months! After our First Approval came through in March we received our Article 16, "To Whom" Letter, Sunny’s birth certificate and legal documents, all of which are …
Answered Prayers
Christine was driving out of the Chick-fil-A parking lot with milkshakes for the big kids when the phone rang. “Hi I’m calling for Christine - this is Lisa from Holt.” “Yes, this is Christine...” The anticipation was palpable. No one ever calls from Holt unless there’s news. “You got First Approval!” Lisa said. And the …
Hopeful for 2022
What a year it has been! 2021 saw glimmers of normalcy come and go last summer and come and go again with new Covid variants more recently this winter. The pandemic has had a unique impact on all of our lives, but particularly for our Sunny in Thailand. Over the latter half of 2021, Thailand …
To Sunny, On Your Birthday
It's your birthday today. I wonder if they celebrated you. Did you eat something special? Do you still like KFC Chicken? I know they don't give you presents and that there’s nothing you truly call yours, but I hope they acknowledged you in some way. I hope you got to have bubble gum and play …
Reason to Celebrate – And Pray!
Thank you to everyone who donated to or shared our Brittany's Hope fundraising page! We have met our $2,000 goal, so Brittany's Hope will match that amount and we will be awarded a whopping $4,000 grant to cover adoption travel expenses! We are SO grateful for your continued support during this incredible journey to bring …
Budget Update and Matching Grant!
We are so excited to announce that we have officially paid all adoption fees to our adoption agency! It’s been a year of application fees, adoption fees, and program fees that have totaled $16,160 paid to Holt International. This total does not include our home study expenses through Catholic Charities and additional fees from USCIS, …
Hurry Up and Wait
We’ve reached another milestone! Our dossier is officially on its way to Thailand! As you might remember, our dossier was the largest package of documents we’ve had to compile thus far – it included our home study, certified copy of our marriage license, original birth certificates, doctor letters, psych evaluations, tax records, photos, among many, …
Our Christmas Wish!
We are so excited to announce that we have been formally matched with a 6 year old boy from Thailand! We can’t share his legal name or photo of his face publicly until the adoption is finalized, but we can share that his nickname is Sunny. It seems fitting since, in almost every photo we …
Ups and Downs
Our “Fear Less, Love More” t-shirt fundraiser came to a close at the end of September and man, what a success! We sold over 70 shirts and raised nearly $1,200! We also received several generous donations directly to our adoption fund! We are so grateful for everyone who decided to join our team and support …
Fear Less, Love More
We’ve been heads down the last month knocking out document requests, medical appointments, background checks (yes, one for each of the combined six states we’ve lived in), and having individual and family interviews with our social worker at Catholic Charities. Now we are finally there—our home study is complete! That gives us just enough time …
The Grodek's Adoption Journey 