Living by Faith: Who is that?

Friday, November 26, 2010

Who is that?

That, little sister, is baby Jesus and the reason for the season! There isn't a black Friday sale that could compete with the excitement I'm experiencing around our house today. What a joy it is to explain for the first time why we really celebrate Christmas. Having all of my kids at home, helping to decorate for the greatest day of the year. It doesn't get much better than that!
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2 comments:

Kristen said...: Wow. What an amazing day for little Lia. She is so blessed to be a part of your family, and to learn about God's promises for her life. Thank you for sharing!; November 26, 2010 at 1:58 PM
Amy said...: Amen!!! And how precious is that!!!; December 1, 2010 at 6:54 AM

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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