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10.25.2011

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About Me

Jessica
I am a 34 year old stay at home mom. I have 3 incredible kids ... Noah age 10 Ella age 8 and Felmata Judah (aka Meta) age 5 who came home from Ethiopia in July of 09. I've been married to Paul for 15 years. I am an accountant by trade, a mom by heart. I love my God, my family and my life. My favorite verse from the Bible is from II Timothy 1:7 "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, love and of self-discipline."
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Books I've Read Lately

  • *The Postmistress; Sarah Blake
  • *Wednesday Sisters; Meg Waite Clayton
  • *The Memory Keeper's Daughter; Kim Edwards
  • *Saving Max; Antoinette van Heugten
  • *Room; Emma Donoghue
  • *The Confession; John Grisham
  • *Her Daughter's Dream; Francine Rivers (book 2 of 2)
  • *Her Mother's Hope; Francine Rivers (book 1 of 2)
  • *Choosing to SEE; Mary Beth Chapman
  • *Every Last One; Anna Quindlen
  • *The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; Stieg Larsson
  • *The Girl who Played with Fire; Stieg Larsson
  • * The Castaways; Elin Hilderbrand
  • *The Island; Elin HIlderbrand
  • *Nefertiti; Michelle Moran (THANKS Abby ... great read!)
  • *Beach House; Jane Green
  • *Grace Based Parenting
  • *The Help; Kathryn Stockett
  • *Handle with Care; Jodi Picoult
  • *Belong to Me; Marisa de los Santos
  • *Still Alice; Lisa Genova
  • *Shelter Me; Juliette Fay
  • *Same Kind of Different as Me; Ron Hall & Denver Moore
  • *There is No Me Without You; Melissa Fay Greene
  • *Water for Elephants; Sara Gruen
  • *The Secret Life of CiCi Wilkinson
  • *Cold Tangerines; Shauna Niequist
  • *Nice Girls Don't Change the World; Lynne Hybles

My Blog List

  • The Koeman Klan
    Enough
    5 years ago
  • Thoughts from the TenHakens
    Vacation Without Ruby
    8 years ago
  • My Cup of Tea
    Terrible
    9 years ago
  • The Linn Family
    Anna Sage
    11 years ago
  • Our Ethiopian Adoption
    Re:Hello!
    11 years ago
  • The Scott's Adoption Journey
    Risky Business
    12 years ago
  • Great Adventures........
    wait no more
    13 years ago
  • Heart of Adoption
    Just a little bit.
    14 years ago
  • my charming kids
  • sifting through the grey
  • A Mother's Heart
  • Amanda's Incredible Journeys
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Adoption Time Line

  • *July 18; Home together at last!
  • *July 15; Gotcha Day
  • *July 11; Travel to Ethiopia
  • *June 10; PASSED Court! Felmeta Judah Hoekstra is our son!
  • *May 25; Received court date #2; June 10
  • *April 1; Received a court date of May 25
  • *March 16, 2009; Referral of a BEAUTIFUL 3 year old boy!!!
  • *February 2009; Waiting
  • *January 2009; Waiting
  • *December 2008; Waiting
  • *November 14, 2008; Dossier arrived in Ethiopia
  • *November 10, 2008; Dossier sent to Ethiopia!
  • *November 3, 2008; Documents overnighted to the Assistant Stork
  • *November 3, 2008; Documents Sealed & Authenticated at the Dept of the Great Seal
  • *October 31, 2008; Approval from the USCIS aka the Golden Ticket!!
  • *September 12, 2008; We've been fingerprinted
  • *August 27, 2008; I-600A sent to the USCIS
  • *August 26, 2008; Home Study Finalized & Ready for PickUp!
  • *August 15, 2008; Home Study Completed; Sent to main office for final approval
  • *August 5, 2008; Final Home Study at our house
  • *July 29, 2008; 2nd Home Study Meeting
  • *July 28, 2008; Attended TransRacial/TransCultural Training
  • *July 23, 2008; 1st of 3 Home Study Meetings
  • *June 27, 2008; Completed Formal Adoption Application (all 36 pages!)
  • *June 11, 2008; Phone Meeting with Adoption Associates

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