Submitted to Court

As we continue to wait, we did receive word a few weeks ago that we have been 'submitted to court'. Basically, that means that all of the required paperwork has been gathered and sent to the Ethiopian court. Normally, the next step would be for the judge to assign a court date...however, since the courts are still closed, the judge is not there to assign a date. So, once the courts reopen on October 10th, and the judge gets caught up, a court date will be assigned. We are being told that it could take a few weeks for the judge to get to our case and assign a date. From there, court dates are usually scheduled 6-8 weeks out. It looks like we will probably have our court date before the end of the year, but won't be bringing Jeremiah home until after the first of the year.

Jeremiah will be 6 months old on September 28th! It is amazing how receiving our monthly updates and pictures can be so excited. As we anticipate our next update, and can't wait to see how much Jeremiah has changed...it makes me appreciate all of the long range relationships that people endure daily - such as parents in the military and grandparents that live several states away from their grandchild. It helps put into perspective that we are truly blessed and God is in control.