Jesus Lovin' Momma: Mercy's story

timeline

August 24, 2007 - Sent application to Gladney
September 12, 2007 - phone interview with Judy
October 11, 2007 - Mailed off Application packet to Gladney
October 22, 2007 - physicals for homestudy & fingerprinting for ABI clearances
November 5, 2007 - mailed off all homestudy paperwork
December 17, 2007 - recieved FBI clearance for dossier
December 27, 2007 - first homestudy visit
January 6, 2008- homestudy complete
March 3, 2008 - recieved Gladney APPROVAL
March 28, 2008 - CIS fingerprint appointment
March 29, 2008 - UAB International adoption clinic
April 16, 2008 - travel shots
April 30, 2008 - recieved our CIS approval
May 3, 2008 - overnight dossier to Gladney
May 5, 2008 - officially went on the waiting list
October 17, 2008 - REFERRAL!!!!
December 3, 2008 - got a call with courtdate (1/27/09)
January 27, 2009 - courtdate (failed)
February 19, 2009 - 2nd courtdate (SHE'S OURS)
March 7, 2009 - leaving for Ethiopia :)
March 9, 2009 - In our arms forever! Met Mercy 1st time
March 14, 2009 - Came home from Ethiopia
July 20, 2009 - Readopted Mercy in Alabama
November 9, 2009 - applied for her SS#
November 10, 2009 - applied for her citizenship

Friday, April 3, 2009

Mercy's story

For those of you who are interested I wrote a column about Mercy for the Huntsville Times.
Check it out

14 comments:

Neil, Amy and The Girls said...: Thanks for sharing the link. Your article is beautiful and very well written, Laura. God's faithfulness is awesome, isn't it? The picture of Mercy is so sweet!; April 3, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Monica said...: Great story, Laura. God is faithful! Thanks for sharing the link. Love the pic of Mercy!; April 3, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Amber said...: Thanks for sharing, she looks so cute!; April 3, 2009 at 8:28 PM
Angela said...: Thanks for sharing your story, it's very timely for my life right now. The name Mercy is even more beautiful now.; April 3, 2009 at 8:37 PM
mama becca said...: that is AWESOME!
Great job, mama :).
becca; April 4, 2009 at 6:44 AM
Rebecca said...: I love the article Laura! Beautifully written!; April 4, 2009 at 8:22 AM
Lori S said...: I love it! Absolutely beautiful story!; April 4, 2009 at 9:15 AM
Tara said...: Is it me or is Mercy packin a few extra pounds? Or maybe its the cloth diapers. :) Either way, I love her!; April 4, 2009 at 5:44 PM
J, A, T and Y said...: Mercy is a doll!; April 5, 2009 at 5:01 PM
Valerie said...: Hey Laura I haven't clicked over to your article yet but I'm about to. I hopped over from your sister's Lisa's blog to congratulate you on finally getting Mercy. I know you are excited. She is just the cutest little girl.; April 6, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Kimmie said...: Hi Laura;

What a nice article. I love that you spoke so much about God and even included verses (that Hab. verse rocks.) I pray that many seeds were planted in the hearts of your readers...and that God will use it for Kingdom business. I am praying seriously that the Church would wake up to the commission God has given us in James 1:27. Thanks for sharing Mercy's story.

I love that you collected gifts for her birthdays...you are such a wise and thoughtful Mama.

Mercy is beautiful, God bless all of you.

Praying for more opportunities for you to share what God puts on your heart with your newspaper!

Your friend;
Kimmie
mama to 7
one homemade and 6 adopted; April 11, 2009 at 5:43 AM
Eryn said...: Laura, I LOVED your article. It brought tears to my eyes, and that scripture is EXACTLY what I needed to hear today. THANKYOU!

My hubby and I were on our way to the church easter egg hunt this morning saying how this feels like it's NEVER going to happen. It feels a million years away as another week ticks by as we wait for our homestudy paperwork to be completed. I really needed this encouragement, thank you thank you for sharing. Eryn; April 11, 2009 at 2:35 PM
Sam said...: YAY!!!!! I need you to tell me what you bought so i can have some ideas; April 12, 2009 at 10:15 AM
Sarah and Davis said...: Great story, Laura! Very cool; April 16, 2009 at 10:12 PM