Feb 3, 2009

A day in court

Posted by Jason & Sharon Epperly

We finally had our day in court. Things went really smooth (considering) and we have our court decree (that is fancy for “You may adopt this child” approval from the court). We are now officially in the “10 day waiting period. We will be able to officially claim February 14th as Jonas’s “Gotcha Day”. How cool is that! After this date, and as soon as we have our paperwork done, we will leave for Kiev!

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Awesome! We look forward to "Gotcha Day" Glad to hear everything went well. God is amazing. We look forward to seeing you all with Jonas soon!

Love,
Rusty and Erin

Anonymous said...

Fantastic news! Another step closer. A lot of prayers answered again. Thank you Lord. We look forward to talking with you soon. Love you very much. Dad

Jaclyn said...

That is so great Sharon! Can't wait to hear about your Gotcha Day!

Anonymous said...

Excellent news!! Thanks for the updates! I enjoy reading what you are up to daily and I LOVE the pictures!

Anonymous said...

YaHOO! We are celebrating with you! What a perfect day to celebrate "Gotcha Day" and your love for your new son. Can't wait to have you guys back home. We miss you! More pictures, please!

the Woods

Unknown said...

yay God again! :) \0/

Happy Valentine's Day, huh??

Karen J said...

This is really eerie how closely our adoptions have followed each other. Our gotcha day will be Feb 14 as well. Glad to hear things are going well! We prayed for you!

Unknown said...

Wow! We are excited for you! (and maybe a little jealous!) It has been fun to follow your journey while we are on our own journey. It is amazing how each adoption can have MANY similarites yet be so different! Praise God on your progress! Jen

Anonymous said...

We are so excited for you guys and for Jonas! You are one step closer to coming home....woohooooo! We miss you guys terribly and can't wait to see you.
Love ya,
Mandy & Butch

Anonymous said...

Yahoo! "Gotcha Day" on Valentine's Day? very cool! Praying God continues to connect your hearts and prepare Jonas for the transitions ahead. You guys are amazing... can't wait to have you home.

Derrick, Lisa & the guys

Anonymous said...

hi mom and dad can't wait till you get home!

love forever & always, your girls

Renee Swope said...

So excited that you "passed court" and you are approved to be Jonas's mommy and daddy and bring him home to his forever family. Love that Feb 14th is your official "He's OURs" day! I just read a devotion about Jesus being God's Valentine to us - an invitation that says, "Be Mine!" You guys are living out that beautiful truth for one amazing little boy. Can't wait for you to come home.

Love and miss you!
Renee (and the guys!)

Anonymous said...

Jason,

One step closer... hang on guys... just a bit longer. I am so excited for you guys and miss seeing you.

I am confident that God will turn any darkness you're facing into light and make the rough places smooth... continue to trust His good heart!! :-) He is so proud of you!

Love well,
JJ

Anonymous said...

Fantastic news! Congratulations! Valentines Day will truly be a day filled with even more love! Safe travels for the three of you coming home. :)