sit down and write that letter. sign up and join the fight. sink into all that matters. step out into the light. let go of all that's passing. lift up the least of these. lean into something lasting. planting trees.
dude, i'd never heard of andrew peterson until this year our comm group when to 'behold the lamb' which is his deal, and he is so stinkin' good. my favorite pandora station right now.
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
dude, i'd never heard of andrew peterson until this year our comm group when to 'behold the lamb' which is his deal, and he is so stinkin' good. my favorite pandora station right now.
ReplyDeletelove this album...actually all of his albums. ;)
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