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Feeling better for today!

Believing for tomorrow! Our God is faithful!
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All in HIS time....

11-07-08 Requested adoption info from AWAA
11-28-08 Took a leap of faith and submitted $250.00 application fee + AWAA appl.
12-12-08 Received acceptance call from AWAA
01-09-09 Homestudy packet came in the mail
01-13-09 Dossier packet came in the mail
01-21-09 Mailed dossier info guidelines back to AWAA
02-05-09 Submitted waiting child application online, praying as we selected a variety of
special needs, wondering which one God had in mind for us
02-23-09 Tia's dr. visit and TB test
02-24-09 Our home fire inspection by the fire marshal
02-25-09 David, Brandon and I dr. visits/ Tia TB test read
03-15-09 Mailed home study packet
03-24-09 10 days later our home study made it 75 miles, getting lost along the way
04-4-09 1st homestudy mtg at Starbucks
04-19-09 2nd homestudy mtg at our house with kids
04-23-09 3rd home study mtg at my mom's house with David and I
04-15-09 Completed the online Hague training
04-18-09 Began trying to raise money - Garage Sale - raised $320.00
06-03-09 Our referral call came, as I sat at my classroom desk, after a long day.
06-19-09 After much prayer and medical consultations we accepted Jiang Li Fei's referral
06-24-09 Submitted our EA(electronic accceptance) requesting to adopt Li Fei
06-25-09 After months of paperwork and frustration our home study was finally
completed and approved!
07-10-09 David and I took documents to Austin for authentification
07-14-09 Mailed authenticated paperwork to Chinese Consulate
08-1-09 Huge church garage sale, with generous donors helped us raise $1800.00
08-17-09 Fingerprint appt.
10-30-09 Sent Dossier To China(DTC)
11-04-09 Log in Date(LID)
12-27-09 Care package sent for our little girl's birthday today!
01-13-10 AWAA recieved our Referral Acceptance(RA)
01-14-10 Mailed application for grant to Show Hope
01-15-10 Referral Acceptance(RA) came in our mail - YEAH! We are approved to adopt Lia
02-25-10 Faxed travel info to AWAA - continue to wait on our Travel Approvel(TA)
03-12-10 Letter from NVC came in the mail
04-2010 Anticipated travel - David, Brandon, Tia and I are planning to bring Lia home. God had other plans!
04-27-10 Travel Approval(TA) arrived at AWAA
05-19-10 Planning to actually FINALLY travel
05-26-10 This is supposed to be our definite travel date!
05-31-10 GOTCHA DAY!
06-9-10 Consulate Appointment scheduled

Living by Faith

Monday, August 9, 2010

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