these pictures don't do justice to all the blessings we have been given over the past couple of days. people have been so generous to us not only with their money and their stuff, but also with their time. people have served us generously, and we are so thankful. i don't have pictures of all those who donated items to our yard sale. nor do i have pictures of our sweet neighbors who searched through their garages and attics for boxes on friday night that we could use to hold the mass amount of clothes we had for the yard sale. nor do i have pictures of every person or family who came out to support us at chick-fil-a. but i CAN'T WAIT to share these stories and pictures with our children one day so that they know how many people wanted to help bring them home. as far as money goes, we made $430 at the yard sale. it rained all morning, so we didn't have near as many people as i think we would have had if it had been sunny. plus, we didn't get to put everything out. SO, we're going to advertise an open garage for the next couple of weekends in hopes of selling a lot more. and chick-fil-a should be sending us a check in the next few days. BUT, we honestly can say that no amount of money compares to how much love we've been shown in the last few days. THANK YOU!
we believe the earth should be as it is in heaven. follow our journey to ethiopia as we move ever closer to the day when 2 orphans, 2 of God's beloved children, will become our sons.
pre-2008 -- we discuss international adoption as a priority for our marriage, but are convinced we will not adopt before having biological children
summer 2008 -- we get married and decide to begin trying to start a family after our first anniversary
january 2009 -- lauren starts a religions of africa class at school
february 2009 -- after many conversations about children and africa, we begin not only to feel called to adopt before having biological children, but also called to adopt from africa
march 2009 -- after researching african adoption, we decide to adopt a baby boy from ethiopia
may 2009 -- we apply to and are accepted by christian world adoption; we begin the paperchase for homestudy documents
july 2009 -- we feel called to 2 children; we decide to request an infant and a toddler, siblings or unrelated, and prepare to have 2 sons
august 31 2009 -- first visit with our social worker
october 27, 2009 -- fingerprint appointments for CIS
november 10, 2009 -- second meeting with our social worker december 3, 2009 -- homestudy completed
january 6, 2010 -- received official approval from USCIS to adopt 2 children from ethiopia
this is so great!
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