Sunday, August 2, 2009

5 Months as a Family of Three


It's official!! All the paperwork has been signed and Levi is offically my son!


My silly boy! He sure has come a long way!!

Today we have officially been a family of three for 5 months. On March 2nd, 2009, Binh Thanh Nguyen (Levi Elijah Binh Senior) offically became a member of the Senior family as the local official, the orphanage director and I signed the legal documents necessary for him to become my son. It was a glorious day and one that I know I will never forget. I was trying to think what it compares to in the birth of a biological child and I couldn't really think of anything except the feeling you get when you finally get to take your child home from the hospital knowing that now you won't have the nurses and doctors looking over you and your child 24-7. But I'm not sure that it even compares with that. I just know that I am so blessed to have been given the opportunity by God to birth a child and adopt a child. They are both equally wonderful experiences that will live in my memory for all times.
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Salzwedel Family said...

My how the time flies once they are home. I hope I will get to experience that feeling soon.

August 2, 2009 at 9:22 PM

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My Thankful List

  • salvation through Jesus Christ
  • my beautiful daughter who is beautiful from the inside out
  • a referral of an adorable little boy named Levi
  • a letter of intent before the September 1st deadline
  • God spared my daughter from serious injury when hit by a car in Colorado
  • a wonderful year with my "exchange daughter" from Estonia - Mari-Liis
  • my faithful companion for the past 6 years - Millie - my springer spaniel
  • the peace and joy that comes with surrendering everything to the Lord
  • safety through all the storms that have passed our way
  • my supportive family
  • my incredible church family
  • a sump pump that continued to work for 10 weeks of water and sand seepage
  • birds singing and bugs chirping
  • neighbors and friends who lend a hand in your time of need
  • being able to sleep withe the windows open
  • a new deck to enjoy summer when it stops storming so much
  • the sound of children playing outside on a warm summer night
  • heat when its cold and air conditioning when its hot
  • the blessing of a great job
  • church picnics
  • chocolate
  • beautiful sunsets over Lake Michigan
  • summer vacation
  • beautiful blue skies and warm (not hot) summer days