Salzwedel Family Adventures: The Ones Who Make Me Smile

Thursday, August 7, 2008

The Ones Who Make Me Smile

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8 comments:

Amanda said...: Your family is beautiful. I can see why they are your favorite :~)

I think if we lived near each other, we'd be good friends :~)

Have a great weekend~; August 8, 2008 at 8:28 AM
Salzwedel Family said...: I think you are right Amanda! I hope you have a great weekend.; August 8, 2008 at 8:50 AM
The Gang's Momma! said...: Indeed - smiles galore! Cutie pies, for sure.

Can I be friends too? :) Grin. I think we already are.; August 8, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Michelle said...: Beautiful Family!!!; August 9, 2008 at 9:11 AM
Salzwedel Family said...: Grin...I think you are right! The more wonderful praying friends the better!; August 9, 2008 at 3:42 PM
CG said...: That was adorable, and I loved that happy song!; August 9, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Salzwedel Family said...: The song is Modern Nature by Sondre Lerche...we like it too!; August 9, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Katy said...: I can't view this for some reason. =( I'm sure it is beautiful!!; August 11, 2008 at 7:02 PM

Faith is BELIEVING the Word of God and acting on it no matter how I feel, believing that God will bring a good result.

Faith is not a belief that everything will turn out to please us; rather it is the confidence that no matter how things turn out, God will somehow use the events in our days for His glory and for our good.

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.

Faith is being willing to trust God - turning your hopes and problems over to Him and trusting in His wisdom - and knowing that somehow everything will turn out for the best. No matter how difficult or dark things become, there is always a light.

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God's grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times.

Faith is a reasoning trust, a trust which reckons thoughtfully and confidently upon the trustworthiness of God.

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.

Timeline

Fall 2007: Called to adopt from Haiti. Plan to adopt from COTP
11/15/07: 1st Home Study Visit
2/7/08: 2nd Home Study Visit
2/26/08: 3rd Home Study Visit
Feb 2008: Saw Anchise on Website
3/14 - 3/15/08: Adoption Education Training Program
3/26/08: Applied to Three Angels
5/13/08: Received approval from Three Angels for Anchise
6/18/08: Mailed in I-600A to USCIS
6/25/08: Dossier to Translator, Documents to Secretary of State for Authentication
6/27/08: Authentications Received
6/28/08: Stephanie Passport Received
7/5/08: Translations Received, Documents to Haitian Consulate for Legalization
7/7/08: Jeff Pasport Received
7/9/08: Documents Arrive at Haitian Consulate
7/14/08: Documents back from Haitian Consulate
7/30/08: Fingerprinting
8/16/08: I-171H Received
9/29/08: Filed I-600 in PAP
11/3/08: Anchise taken back by birthmom
1/26/09: Start making inquiries to Ghana programs
2/20/09: Commit to adopting Mercy
4/30/09: Dossier on it's way to Ghana
6/3/09: Receive I-171H with Country Change
8/21 - 8/28/09: Travel to Ghana
8/27/09: Court Date - Mercy is Legally Our Daughter!

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