Faith

“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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calendar of our lives

8/2/03 * 2 become 1
7/4/07 * River Laughery is born! 7lbs, 11oz, 21 inches long. Born at 10:17am.
10/21/07 * River's baptism at Northfield UCC
1/4/08 * River starts daycare at Northfield Montessori
7/08 * Application to Crossroads Adoption Agency, and homestudy begins for child #2
1/2009 * Homestudy completed
2/28/09 * FBI fingerprints completed for 171-h
7/22/09 * Completed dossier sent to Nepal
3/8/10* Begin the paper chase for a girl in Rwanda with Children of all Nations
3/26/10* River starts preschool (big kid room!) at Northfield Montessori
4/26/10* Completed Rwandan dossier sent to CAN
5/19/10* After being authenticated in various states, our dossier is sent to Washington DC to the Rwandan Embassy
5/28/10* Rwandan dossier sent to Rwanda
6/3/10* Dossier received and registered in Rwanda
8/6/10* US Department of State closes adoptions to Nepal- our dream of adopting from Nepal is over.
9/20/10* Our domestic adoption wait begins! Our profile is sent to many agencies throughout the country.
10/5/10* Find out our number in Rwanda is #76, also begin to see movement of dossiers in Rwanda.
1/6/11* Get matched with "R" in Utah.
2/6/11* Autumn Kai is born! 5lbs, 8oz, 17 inches long. Born at 1:06am.
2/7/11* Adoption papers signed! We have a daughter!
4/20/11* Rwanda officially approves us to adopt.
6/12/11* Autumn's baptism at Northfield UCC.
??? * Referral of baby girl in Rwanda
??? * Travel
??? * Pass Court
??? * Come home!