This is a Memorial Box Monday story to beat all stories for this mama. And if you can't hear the Yippee Jesus screaming coming thru your computer then open your windows cause you'll probably hear me all the way from over here in Colorado!!!
About two weeks ago Abi texted me. She wanted to know where Dw and I were. She and Ryan wanted to talk to us together. I could hardly wait until we finished up meeting with the cabinet lady and get in the car together.
Hurrying out to the car, I had a good idea I knew what they were going to tell us. There have been tiny hints, tweets, and not-so-normal questions. As my cell dialed their number I had such anticipation I could hardly stand it.
Without any hesitation Abi burst the news - they are expecting their FIRST baby - a little one they are ADOPTING FROM AFRICA!!!! When they went to Africa with the team in June they fell in love with ALL the little ones at the same orphanage where Elizabeth and Elijah lived.....and the rest is history.
Yes, I'm going to a GRANDMA and I am beside myself with joy!! I cannot wait to hear my first grandbaby say the words, next to Mama, that are most precious to my heart - Grandma!!
Abi and Ryan are not choosing adoption as "second choice". Adoption is their first choice - and that is the reason for this Memorial Box Monday post. My prayer for a zillion years has been that God would break my kids hearts for the things that break His.
This begins a second generational heart for the orphan which has moved to adoption. This is just the start for our family!!! I am seriously weepy and giddy all at the same time. Humbled that our Miracle-working, Mountain-moving, Awe-inspiring, Gasp-giving God would answer our whispered-in-the-night-hours-prayers.....How faithful He is!! We will probably put a picture of our little grandbaby in our Memorial Box representing this answer to our longtime prayers.....
Abi announced the news on her Photography Blog late last night.....and they have also begun an adoption blog....
Celebrate with us this most Yippee Jesus news - We are going to be a Grandma and Grandpa!!
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77 Simply Sweet Words:
Linny and DW CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
what fabulous news!
I am so happy for you all. That new one on the way has no idea what an incredible family he/she(?) is about to become a part of. I am so excited for you all.
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Mama and Daddy! God Bless!
Yes--celebrating with you!
Congratulations to all!
ohmyword. i'm all teary.
congratulations.
Congratulations you very young looking Grandma!!!! Wonderful news!
YIPPPPEEEEEEEE JESUS!!! Oh Linny, I CAN hear you! Praising God with you for this second generation miracle and little blessing that is soon to be your GRAND BABY!! :) Ohhhh, PTL!!...what a beautiful legacy your family has built and continues to build into the next generations! I know God is SMILING down on all of you...BIG delightful, proud smiles!! <><
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS to ALL of you!!
love,
Tanya
Congratulations! How very exciting and so sweet. Can hardly wait to see their journey!
In Christ,
Janet, Kevin, Ted, Philip, and waiting for our sweet Eli
Linny, sent you an e-mail. Hugs
Praise you Jesus...congratulations to ALL of you.
Connie
Yipppeee Jesus! :) Congratulations Grandma! :) You will make an amazing Grandma and Abi and Ry are going to be amazing parents! :) Tears fill my eyes as I read this because I know that one more orphan has a mommy and daddy coming for them! How great is our God! :)
Wow!! I am so thrilled for all of you!! What a joyful day!! Congratulations to all of you!! Is it a boy or a girl!! I have to check out her blogs!!
Thank you Jesus! Another little one is coming home!!
Ohhhh, weeping happy tears....CONGRATULATIONS on your first of many grandbabies! I am so happy for you all. Way to go Abby and Ryan, you guys totally rock!
Congrats Linny!
Amen and Amen!
My heart overflows for you sweet friend! Praises!
I have goosebumps! I am so excited for all of you! I became a Grandma for the first time in August and it is the most amazing feeling! I look forward to hearing which little one they are going to bring home. My heart aches for those sweet little ones. I will get to love on the new Vaughan in just a matter of days now!
God Bless you all!
This post covers both Memorial Box Monday and Thankful Thursday! Congratulations!
Our first child will also coming through adoption and by choice. I can't imagine it any other way.
Hooray!! Wonderful! So happy for your family and what a testimony to you and your husband - how you have allowed God to work in your lives and now your children are following in your steps. Beautiful!!!
That is super awesome! I am so excited to follow along on their journey. :) Hooray!
Congratulations Grandma!!! What wonderful news.
awwww. such a great story and such exciting news! i have had adoption on my heart for over a decade. both of our kids want to adopt, too. i'm really praying for a story like yours. to become a chosen grandmother first. . . .wowowwow on that!!
Well done, Mama. You've shown your children what's really important! Jenny at www.ourplansmultiplied.blogspot.com
This post covers both Memorial Box Monday and Thankful Thursday! Congratulations!
Our first child will also coming through adoption and by choice. I can't imagine it any other way.
Linny,
I prayed so hard that they would find a baby when they were in Africa and I just kept waiting to hear from you that they had found one and you so they didn't. I honestly hadn't thought about it since then but let me tell you that this is music to my ears.
I am soooo excited for them and for you guys. What a blessing from God.
I am also soooooo excited that you have good news to put on your blog.
Congratulations! :) How VERY exciting!
What joyous news!!!!
Kathie
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! What an amazing daughter and son-in-law you have!!! Can't wait to see pics of that precious baby! Oh what wonderful news!!!
Blessings,
Monica
Linny,
Ooooooeeeeeee!!!!
Abi and Ryan are so bookmarked to follow their journey to their precious and have the absolute distinction of being placed right under your journal.
As you say: "Yippee Jesus": a baby is coming home!
Congratulations, Grandma & Grandpa!!!
Barbara Lyman :-)
Marysville, WA
AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! That rocks!!!!! Congrats Grandma!!!!!
Congratulations. That is wonderful news, Grandma!!
Michelle
Congrats. I am so, so happy for you. Being a grandma is the bestest thing!!!
Oh my, tears of joy for you guys! How wonderful. Adoption was a first choice for us as well so I completely understand the joy you are having for your daughter and son-in-love. We too pray that our children will have open hearts of love!
I am so excited for you and them! What a precious journey the LORD is leading them on!!
YIPPEE JESUS,
YIPPEE JESUS,
YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEE JESUS!
Oh Linny, rejoicing with you in Texas-- a mama's long time prayer has been answered! Another orphan is going to have a mama and daddy, and the best grandma and grandpa (x's two) ever!!
Our God is soooo good!!
Love and baby blessings abounding~
Tina
AWESOME!!!
I so have a heart for adoption. My hurdle is getting the little one home. There is not way I could leave Eli behind for two weeks.
I'm so happy for you all. And jealous. ;)
Amy
I'm doing a happy dance here with tears in my eyes. Awesome, awesome!! Congrats Grandma and Grandpa... Hugs
Congratulations Grandma!! :)
awww!!! so sweet!!! congrats!
Oh, yes! God is so faithful! Congratulations...Granny!
Congratulations!! That is truly fabulous news!
Can you elaborate on the process as it seems different than when DW requested Elizabeth and Elijah in person. I'm curious to learn of the process.
Congratulations!
I cries when I read it on Abi's blog and a again when I read it on yours. I can't wait til the day I can give my parents the same great news. I pray blessings over your family as it continues to grow because you listen to the heart of God!
Candice
WAAAAHHHOOOOOO JESUS!
Another precious soul saved! SO SO SO happy for you Dw and Linny! THRILLED for Abi and Ryan! Parenting...why didn't we start sooner? I LOVE IT!
CONGRATULATIONS!
GOD IS GOOD!
Congratulations!!!!! We are so happy for them! I'm so happy another little one, now has a family.
Grandma, is a wonderful word!
Blessings,
Michelle
We are on our knees in prayer for Jubilee.
YEAH GOD!!!! For a child that gets to have a mommy & daddy soon!!! Praise God for hearts that hear HIS calling, and Praise God for grandchildren!
Absolutely AWESOME!!
I can just imagine how THRILLED, JOYFUL and BLESSED you feel :)
Can't wait to follow their journey to Africa!!
Oh Linny!!! I am just in tears for you right now, I cannot even express how thrilled and overjoyed I am!!! Congratulations Ryan & Abi!! What a true gift this must be for you. I am more excited than I can put into words!!
Thank you Jesus!!!
Hurray for Abba Father. Congratulations to all of you.
Congrats! How exciting!
We can't wait to be grandparents .. but first one of our 6 young adult kids needs to get married. :)
mama of 13
CONGRATULATIONS, Grandma and Grandpa! We are praising the LOrd with you. I've been missing your blog for 3 weeks, and I can't think of better news to read when I got home! Yippee, Jesus!!!!
Love you!
Wonderful news!
How wonderful!! What a beautiful thing when the vision for adoption is carried on from generation to generation.
My brother and sister were adopted, and I am so grateful to my parents that I have always known that this is a natural and wonderful way to build a family.
Blessings,
Sarah
That's fantastic- so exciting!!! Congatulations!!
Nikki
www.madebynikki.blogspot.com
I KNEW they were going to do that!! Congratulations to everyone!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
Linny,
Congratulations, you are sooo going to love being Grandparents!!!!
Wow! That is the most awesome news! Congratulations to your entire family. I have to admit, I can't imagine anyone calling you grandma. Surely, there is another name for grandma that is more endearing! You seem more like a mimi and papa or popo and yeye. :-)
CONGRATS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!! That is too cool to read.
Oh what wonderful exciting and beautiful news!!!!! And yep-I heard you all the way over here in Australia:-) My 14yr old daughter can't wait till she's older and married so she can adopt(that will be 3rd generation)-in the meantime she just pesters me about adopting more!!!
Yay!! Congratulations! What wonderful news! Very happy for all of you! Charissa
Congratulations Abi, Ryan, Linny and DW! I love it when God hears the cries of a mother's heart!!!
I just posted my very first ever, Memorial Box Monday about how God brought our oldest son to us through adoption. You can go read about it on my blog at http://www.welcometothedumplinghouse.blogspot.com
It's so uplifting to remember these moments especially as we embark upon our 4th adoption and things already are getting stuck. God has a plan, He knows what He wants to accomplish, and we just have to let Him do it.
I can't wait to see pictures of that new grandbaby of yours!
WOW! Awesome news! Congratulations to the whole family!
Oh congratulations!!! I really do need a waterproof laptop to read your posts. I held it together till the part about adoption being their first choice.
The legacy you and Dw have created is beautifully shown in your precious Abi and Ryan. May you have a boatload of grandbabies to ride along with your boatload of kids. (I'm not seeing you guys as a "Grandma" and "Grandpa" though. You need to be called something more fun.)
What a happy day.
Smiling,
Kathie from Georgia
P.S. We're still praying for sweet Jubilee! Now there's one more reason she needs to come home soon--she's going to be an aunt!
Congrats! A very joyous occasion.
Congratulations Grandma Linny!!!
This is so incredible! What a double blessing!
The Lockwoods
Congratulations Dw and Linny, congratulations Abi and Ryan. Such exciting, joyful news...just wonderful. And we will be praying that Auntie Jubilee is home soon to be part of it all. Wow - some fun family gatherings are ahead. Love Fi
Congratulations! I'm going to pop over to Abi's adoption blog and read it all.
Congratulations Dw and Linny, congratulations Abi and Ryan. Such exciting, joyful news...just wonderful. And we will be praying that Auntie Jubilee is home soon to be part of it all. Wow - some fun family gatherings are ahead. Love Fi
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I am so thankful that adoption was God's first choice, and overjoyed when other's follow that lead!!! Love you all!
A huge congrats to you all!! Wonderful news!! Also as someone else said, I am praying often for Jubilee to come home asap.
Just one teeny little comment though, which you do not have to post. After going through the intense pain of infertility (IF)and then God blessing us through adoption, I never think that it was our 2nd choice in ANY way except chronologically!! I truly believe God allows (not causes because it is so painful, but allows) IF to open the eyes of some couples to the beauty and blessing of adoption and to open our eyes to the needs of orphans and foster children around the world. I applaud those who "get this" without going through IF, such as your daughter and SIL. You should be proud, as you are!
But God still used our journey of IF to teach us many things and to teach us to lean on Him and I don't think it was a mistake for us to go on that journey. AND even though we tried to get pregnant first, my children are not my 2nd choice because God miraculously changed our hearts!! NOW we are GLAD we did not get pregnant because if we had we would not have THESE children!
:-) But I have GREAT compassion for couples going through the pain of IF, even WHILE praying that more couples will consider adoption.
I really enjoy your blog and have been stretched in my faith many times by what you said so I pray you don't take this as a criticism! Just a comment.
Carrie - mom to 4 from Korea
Aw, congratulations!! I know y'all could use some fun news!!
Congratulation to all of you- parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles!
Linn- I have to say that what really struck me with this post was your excitement. You've written about the lack of enthusiasm (or worse) from family members. I have to say that I have never heard or read of a grandparent this excited for an adopted grandchild- so sad. But what a blessing you will be for this child and for Abi and Ryan as they go through the process!
Congratulations!!!
Kristi
AP to Maria (Hanoi) and BP to Teresa (Boulder)
congratulations!!
I sent you an email to the address listed here on the blog.
I would love to email with you about arthrogryposis. We are considering a young girl who has it and would really appreciate some feedback.
thanks,
Nancy
n kt df t @ yahoo dot com
that is such awesome news!
Yipeeeeeeeeee Linny!!
Ann Marie
Congratulations Grandma! Obviously you are very proud, as you should be. How appropriate for this "Adoption Awareness" month:)
Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! What wonderful news!! GOD bless!!!!
wooohoooo---I am totally doing the happy dance here!!!! That is just unbelievable news--not tooooo surprising, just wonderful :) I can hardly wait to see how things unfold for Abi and Ryan. So darn exciting.
Love you, dear friend.
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