David Leventhal

We received word from our adoption agency (CCAI) that our application has been approved! So we are good to start the paper chase to bring home another family member. As we’ve started mentally & emotionally gearing up for this adoption marathon I’ve found myself reflecting on Abigail’s adoption. I figured it might be fun to revisit some of the blog posts we put up as we worked to bring her home (from our family website – www.theleventhals.com). Here are ten of my favorite posts from our journey to get Abigail:

• “Our Quest for Abby” (05/06/2006) – this was my first attempt to try and explain why we wanted to adopt.
• “Your Daughter is in China” (06/03/2006) – how the Lord worked in Missy’s heart to bring her to the place where she was ready to adopt
• “Is this China” (07/28/2006) – the adoption process from the eyes of a four year old
• “We’d love for you to meet Abigail” (02/20/2007) – When we got our referral for sweet Abigail
• “A Day at Disneyland” (06/28/2007) – We spent a couple of days at Disneyland in Hong Kong helping Daniel & Caroline adjust to the time zone. Looking back I’m a little shocked we took a 2 ½ year old and a 4 ½ year old with us to China!
• “Gotcha…and we’re never letting go!” (07/02/2007) – Some pictures from our Gotcha Day
• “Gotcha Day Video” (07/02/2007) – A short video of our Gotcha Day…I love seeing Daniel & Caroline’s interaction with Abigail (might take a minute to download)
• “China Trip in 3 ½ Minutes” (07/17/2007) – A short video of sights from our trip (might take a minute to download)
• “The Long Road Home” (07/26/2007) – A short video of the process to get from China back to Texas…including our awesome welcoming committee! (might take a minute to download)
• “Our Day in Court” (06/20/2008) – Summary & pictures from Abigail’s re-adoption in Texas