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Monday, November 09, 2009

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Inspiration

"The people who walk in darkness will see a great light;those who live in a dark land, the light will shine on them."
Isaiah 9:2 NASB

"For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known."
1 Corinthians 13:12 NASB

"For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 NASB

“Oh, Aslan,” said Lucy. “Will you tell us how to get into your country from our world?”
“I shall be telling you all the time,” said Aslan.
“But I will not tell you how long or short the way will be; only that it lies across a river. But do not fear that, for I am the great Bridge Builder.”
C.S. Lewis, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Our Adoption Timeline

Jan 2, 2008 - Our family is all together! 8:50 pm, our flight arrives into Grand Rapids and we introduce the sisters at last...so amazing!
Dec 30, 2008 - Gotcha Day! Held Lucia Mihret for the first time!!!
Dec 25, 2008 - We made it all the way to Addis Ababa! 7:30 pm Ethiopian time.
Dec 24, 2008 - Flight to Addis left Dulles at 8:30 pm.
Dec 23, 2008 - Drove to O'Hare in a blizzard of snow and ice.
Dec 1, 2008 - We passed court! The celebration and the packing begins...
Nov 24, 2008 - Agency calls about court, the judge needs to see some more documents...we'll hear a clear "Yes" or "No" soon, hopefully!
Oct 10, 2008 - Received notice of our court date! It will be November 24!
Oct 3, 2008 - Official Referral Day. Mary calls caseworker and says, "take her off the waiting list, we want her to be ours!"
Oct 1, 2008 (later that night) - Rob said to Mary, "There isn't anything that the Dr. could say that would make me not want her to be my daughter."
Oct 1, 2008 - Sent little girl's information to a Physician who specializes in helping adopted children
Sept 29, 2008 (an hour later) - Requested more information about that little girl
Sept 29, 2008 - Discovered a precious little girl's picture added to the Waiting Children's File for Ethiopia
May 16, 2008 - Dossier in Ethiopia...officially!
May 8, 2008 - Dossier sent to Ethiopia!!!
May 7, 2008 - Authenticated Dossier arrives at Adoption Agency
May 1, 2008 - Dossier arrives to courier for authentification!
April 30, 2008 - Dossier finished!
April 26, 2008 - I-171H Form arrives in our mailbox!
March 18, 2008 - Rob & Mary fingerprinted
Feb 25, 2008 - USCIS paperwork SENT!
Feb 25, 2008 - Homestudy complete & in our hands!
Jan 28, 2008 - Transracial/Transcultural Training
Jan 10, 2008 - Home Visit (last meeting for Homestudy)
Oct thru Dec 2007 - Adoption put on hold (why? see posts titled, part I, II, & III)
Sept & Oct 2007 - Homestudy meetings
Sept 2007 - Adoption Awareness meeting
Aug 28, 2007 - Attend Adoption Seminar at Calvary Church
Summer 2007 - Rob & Mary feel God's call to adopt...now
Dec 14, 2001 - Rob & Mary get married believing that someday, they'd adopt!

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