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CELEBRATE SARAH!
Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood
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Happy Birthday, Sarah!
Today we celebrate you.
I'm so glad God chose me to be your mom.
The first day I met you,
you were five years and 11 months old.
You organized the "counting bears" in order,
according to color and size.
You continue to put things in order
at home, at school and at work.
You are
beautiful,
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| Sarah. Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood |
fashionable,
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| Sarah. Copyright 2011 Marcia Norwood |
and
fiesty.
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| Sarah. Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood |
You are God's girl,
and have always had the gift
of discernment.
You know right from wrong,
and good from evil.
My prayer for you on your birthday,
is that you will continue
to walk on the narrow path
that God has put before you.
I'm asking God to give you
the desires of your heart.
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| Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood |
I'm asking you to listen to His small voice,
so that the desires of your heart
will line up with His destiny for you.
Sometimes it's hard to wait on God,
but He promises:
"The Lord is a sun and shield;
God is favor and glory.
The Lord gives - doesn't withhold - good things
to those who walk with integrity."
Psalm 84:11
Common English Bible
You inspire me, Sarah Norwood.
You make me laugh
with your wicked sense of humor.
Our family wouldn't be complete without you.
Today - we celebrate you!
Here are some photos of your amazing life!
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| Sarah's 6th birthday and 1st birthday celebration as our daughter! Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah. Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah and Christy Joy. Copyright 2000 Marcia Norwood |
Our family needed you, just as much as you needed us!
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| Grandson Joshua and Daughter Sarah. Copyright 1999 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah with Cousins: Taylor and Connor. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
You were adopted from China in December 1999,
and even with the dossier that took us months to complete,
with notarized, certified and authenticated documents
from the United States and China...
even with all that paperwork you,
and other adopted children were not automatically
American citizens at the time of your adoption.
We worked with other adoptive families,
and our congressmen to change the law.
"We parents, sibling...and families
throughout the nation who have experienced the JOY of
international adoption...
celebrated the passage of H.R. 2883,
Child Citizenship Act of 2000.
One Hundred Sixth Congress of the United States of America."
The law passed in 2000, took effect in 2001.
February 27, 2001, was designated
as a day in our nation's history when the largest number
of children became United States Citizens.
You, Sarah, are one of those children.
KMBC TV 9 (Kansas City, Missouri)
sent a television reporter, Maria Antonio,
to interview you and our family on this historic event.
Maria understood something of what you experienced,
because she left Cuba on a boat,
and came to the United States with her parents
when she was about 7 years old.
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| Citizenship Celebration: Sarah and Maria Antonio, KMBCTV 9 Reporter and Cameraman. Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah ZK: American Citizen! Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah: American Citizen! Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood |
Despite the fact you were finally recognized
as an American Citizen,
it took our government over a year
to come up with a form,
and a way to give you and other proof of your citizenship.
Finally - in 2011 - after multiple phone calls, and multiple visits to the INS office - we paid an additional $1,000 plus each for you and your sister for PROOF of your citizenship. You already had an American passport, and a state birth certificate, but you needed a Certificate of Citizenship. No one at the immigration office ever heard of the Child Citizenship Act.  |
| Sarah: Adorable! Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood CLICK on photo to ENLARGE. |
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| Celebrate, Sarah! Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood |
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| Emily, Sarah and Megan. Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood |
We returned to China in 2002,
to adopt your sister, Faith Fu Ju.
You might not have known each other
if not for the miracle of adoption.
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| Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China. Copyright 2001 Marcia Norwood CLICK on photo to ENLARGE. |
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| Sarah and Faith. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
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| Christmas 2002: Faith and Sarah. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters: Faith and Sarah. Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
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| Faith and Sarah. Copyright 2004 Marcia Norwood |
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| Copyright 2003 Marcia Norwood |
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| Copyright 2002 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters Sarah and Faith: Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters Faith and Sarah. Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters Faith and Sarah. Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters: Sarah and Faith. Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters Sarah and Faith: Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters Sarah and Faith: Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sisters Faith and Sarah Copyright 2009 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah. Copyright 2010 Marcia Norwood |
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| Faith, Megan and Sarah. Copyright 2006 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah. Copyright 2007 Marcia Norwood |
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| Sarah. Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
You shine at your part-time job at Hy-Vee!
You represented all Hy-Vee stores
in the Kansas City Metropolitan area
at the Missouri competition!
Congratulations for winning best girl in the state!
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| Sign Sarah's co-workers made for her. Copyright 2012 Marcia Norwood |
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| Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
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| Copyright 2013 Marcia Norwood |
Happy Birthday, Sarah!
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| Marcia and Sarah. Copyright 2013 |
Thanks for stopping by!
Come back often, and invite a friend.
Marcia Norwood
America's STORYTELLER
Telling Untold Stories in Photographs, Prose and Public Speaking
READ MORE: Type "Sarah" in the SEARCH BOX at the top right of my blog for links with more of Sarah's amazing stories.
Here's a link for one of Sarah's stories:
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http://tellmeastory-marcia.blogspot.com/2012/01/he-is-greater-than-mountains.html
Marcia's story about Sarah's adoption was published in...
Chicken Soup To Inspire The Body and Soul
Edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen,
Dan Millman, Diana von Welanetz Wentworth
ISBN # 0-7573-0141-X
Marcia's Story: The Beautiful Girl in the Mirror" - Page 233
ISBN # 0-7573-0141-X
Marcia's Story: The Beautiful Girl in the Mirror" - Page 233
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