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We are registered in court!


It's been seven weeks since we got our No Objection Certificate. Every day of the last seven weeks, I have checked the Indian courts app for Ruthanne's state to see if our case had appeared yet. Finally, this morning, there we were! Our first court hearing will be next week on December 23 (while we sleep on 12/22 in the US). 

Over the last three years of our adoption process, Christmastime has always been the most difficult. Seeing little girls in big red hair bows and hearing stories of kids visiting Santa just made me long for our child even more. This season has been the hardest of them all so far. Now, we know our daughter and wish more than anything she could be here experiencing it all with us. 

When we matched in February, we really thought that having her home by Christmas was realistic. And usually it would be, but if you've been following our journey for any amount of time, you know we've encountered a delay at pretty much every step of our process. 

Unfortunately, she won't be home for Christmas, but we are praising God that we have progress. We are very hopeful that the judge will pass us quickly with only a few hearings and we may be traveling in early 2022. 

There is still a lot of uncertainty and a lot is up to the discretion of the judge so we appreciate your prayers for this last major step! Once we pass court, Ruthanne will legally be our daughter! 


Ways to pray:

1. Pray we will pass court at our first hearing on 12/23 (night of 12/22 in the US). This RARELY happens, but we are hoping and praying it may happen for us!

2. Pray for Ruthanne's health.

3. Pray for her sweet heart. She is going to encounter a lot of change and will be leaving everything she has ever known. While we know being in a family is best and we are so happy to have her joining ours, we also grieve with her for all the loss she has faced and will face in the coming months. 

4. Pray that our hearts will be prepared to love her well in those first few challenging weeks. 





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  1. Valerie AlexanderDecember 13, 2021 at 6:23 PM

    I love you all so very much!
    I cannot wait for Ruthanne to be a part of our family 💝
    I will be praying for each and every request you have !

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  2. Matthew WallDecember 13, 2021 at 6:37 PM

    You two will be amazing parents and Ruthanne will be a lovely addition to your family! Hoping that the rest of the journey is as smooth as possible and she is home in your arms very soon.

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