For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

How God is Moving

  • 10-21-13 Charlie's Adoption is finalized!!!
  • 10-9-13 Home Visit from the GAL
  • 8-15-13 Charlie comes home from NICU
  • 7-15-13 Charlie is welcomed into our arms
  • 6-23-13 Charlie is born
  • 5-15-13 Call from Marion about baby boy due in September
  • 5-3-13 All supporting documents received to update our home study
  • 4-15-13 We officially retain Ray Godwin as our adoption attorney
  • 4-12-13 After months of prayer, we meet with Ray Godwin to discuss his adoption practice
  • 11-5-12 After a failed placement, we re-enter the waiting family pool
  • 10-23-12 We are selected and meet a potential birth mother
  • 9-24-12 Home Study approved and our Family Profile is live on the Bethany site
  • 8-24-12 Domestic Training Class
  • 6-26-12 Decision made to move to Bethany's Domestic Program
  • 6-25-12 Final Home Study Visit - We discuss moving to Domestic Program
  • 6-14-12 Conference Call with Haiti Team - We learn that Haiti Program is considered High Risk due to delays with vote to move to Hague Compliance.
  • 5-24-12 Third Home Study Visit
  • 5-14-12 Second Home Study Visit
  • 5-2-12 First Home Study Visit
  • 3-20-12 Pre Study Documents mailed to Columbia Bethany Office. We are working on completing the online training and required reading assignments.
  • 3-3-12 Receive packet of forms from Columbia office and begin completing them and starting training.
  • 2-11-12 Formal Application submitted to Bethany!!
  • 2-17-12 Formal Application is approved!
  • 1-26-12 We submit our Creche Application via Bethany to the orphanage in Haiti. Approval time takes 2-3 weeks!
  • 2-10-12 Creche Application Accepted by GLA. We are invited to submit a Formal Application with Bethany!
  • 1-23-12 Our Pre-Application is approved and we are invited to complete the Creche Application.
  • 1-21-12 We decide to begin the adoption process through Haiti and submit at Pre-Application through Bethany Christian Services.
  • 2009-2011 God stirs our hearts about growing our family. We consider many different avenues to adoption. Picking it up and laying it down. But God wouldn't let us rest!
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Monday, March 5, 2012

What we've been working on....


Our Formal application was sent in and our contract with Bethany is signed! We are now officially clients of Bethany Christian Services!
Our next step is to complete the following paperwork that pertains to our home study in South Carolina.
So here is what we're working on:

Affidavit of Health insurance
SAFE questionnaire (questions about our childhood, family values, how we discipline, etc.)
SLED criminal record inquiry
Family Residence History
Physician's report for all four of us
Net Worth/Cash Flow Statement
Statement of Intent from our Will
Parental Discipline Policy
Adoption Release and Consent
Permission to serve as a Reference
Training Commitment form
Duty of Disclosure form
Special Placement Needs questionnaire

Copies of:
Birth certificates for all four of us
Marriage certificate
IRS 1040 from most recent tax year
Verification of vaccinations for household pets (two dogs)

We also need to reapply for passports.

In our spare time :) we are to be completing 10 hours of online training and choosing three books from their book list to read and be prepared to discuss at our home visit.
I've pulled the following three to read:

20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge
Talking with Young Children about Adoption by Susan Fisher and Mary Watkins
Toddler Adoption: The Weaver's Craft by Mary Hopkins Best

A lot to get done but we are hopeful to complete this in the next month and be close to our home visit.  :)
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