The Five of Us, Spring 2014
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The Article
Denise (and anyone else),
The article can be found at www.relationaltithe.com. It's called EMBEZZLEMENT: THE CORPORATE SIN OF CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIANITY? by Ray Mayhew. It's in the Welcome section on their site, all caps like that. Just click on it and it'll take you right there. It's written by a pastor and it seems that he's really writing to other pastors, but all of us can find plenty to apply to our own lives, even if we're not in a position to "revolutionize" our churches just yet. I hope you find it both confirming and challenging!
--Rae
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My Man and Me
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married 7/7/2001
Punk
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ours through biology, born 7/25/2004, home 8/1/2004
Pea
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ours through adoption from Liberia, West Africa, born 7/15/2005, home 10/25/2007
Pup
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ours through domestic adoption, born 1/15/2011, home 2/10/2011, final 8/3/2011
Talk To Me
I blog for myself and my kids and I would do it even if no one else cared, but I do like to hear from you (and think it's a wee bit creepy of you to voyeurize us without my knowing it). So, please leave a comment from time to time, or email me anytime at xawilsons@hotmail.com. Much obliged, I'm sure.
Stalkers, Caught Red-Handed!
Round Two Timeline
- 9/24/08 Home study update home visit for Ghana adoption
- 10/15/08 Dossier sent to AOHG
- 10/15/08 I600A application sent to USCIS
- 10/30/08 First heard about possible domestic private adoption
- 11/18/08 Last spoke with contact about possible domestic adoption; expected to hear back about meeting with birthmother
- 12/3/08 Withdrew application from AOHG
- 1/6/09 Found out another family had been chosen for possible domestic adoption
- 1/21/09 USCIS fingerprinting appointment
- 1/8/09 Received USCIS fingerprinting appointment notice
- 4/11/09 Sent Pre-Application to Covenant Care Adoptions for Domestic Infant Adoption program
- 6/8/09 Social worker visit to update home study from International to Domestic
- 7/24/09 Received completed home study update
- 8/25/09 Went "on the list" for birthfamilies to choose from
- 4/28/10 Found out a birth mom had chosen us
- 5/8/10 Met the birth mom
- 5/11/10 Got the call that birth mom changed her mind
- 5/19/10 Birth mom's scheduled c-section
- 11/30/10 Visit from DSS sw about foster parenting
- 11/30/10 Got the call that another birth mom had chosen us
- 12/21/10 Met with the birth mom
- 1/15/11 @1:42 PM BB was born!
- 1/19/11 ICPC (interstate) paperwork sent to GA for approval
- 1/31/11 ICPC Clearance Approved
- 2/10/11 Placement Ceremony and Pup comes home!!!!
- 8/3/11 It's Official! Pup's Adoption Decree was issued
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