Abi and Ryan's apartment is beautiful and the area is wonderful and we are going to have a blast. One day Thanksgiving. One day Christmas. One day Tyler's 25th birthday celebration. That's a bunch of celebrating!!
I am so thankful for all the prayers, fasting and for all the people who posted requests. You guys are amazing and God is already working!
So I was thinkin'....how 'bout we do some celebrating here at this Place Called Simplicity? Abigail said that there is a giant Antique store one exit away....I can here it calling me...so I'm going looking for a Memorial Box to giveaway, but should I not find one, no biggie, I found one on my way home from NY a couple of weeks ago....
Here's what you have to do: all you have to do is leave a comment and you will be entered in a Memorial Box giveaway. That's all. Just leave a comment below. How fun is that? And if you want to leave a couple, go for it. Each comment will count as an entry. Let's have some fun! xo
I don't actually have a memorial box yet! I've just been writing the posts so I can remember.
ReplyDeleteYay for a reunion with all the kids!
Wow!! Linny, you are such an encouragement! Thanks, from one Jesus-loving mom's heart, to yours. It's so cool to see God working in so many lives!
ReplyDeleteHere's my comment. : ) I sure loved spending time in prayer yesterday for all those requests. Just picturing God answering them brought a smile to my heart.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you have a wonderful holiday planned with your family!
ReplyDeleteWhat a miracle worker our God is!! Thank you for hosting a prayer day yesterday - He has already sent us a sign that he is crumbling those mountains! Praise The Lord!
Would love a memorial box to start our memorial box mondays... wow... how special!
ReplyDeleteI'm embarrased to admit that I still don't have a memorial box - I don't know how you find them all over, I've looked at several antique stores and not seen a thing that would work.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I should just pop up a shoe box and get started anyway1
Jenny
www.ourplansmultiplied.blogspot.com
I would love to win a Memorial box! I have grown so much through your blog, thank you!
ReplyDeleteI sure hope I get to meet you someday because I sure do love your heart. I am so encouraged each and every time I read your blog. Have a blast with those treasures of yours.
ReplyDeleteLot's prayers for a wonderful triple celebration!
I can see the glow from here!!!! I know your time will be perfectly spent!!! Loving you from the North!
ReplyDeleteSo glad y'all are all together. Enjoy your family time. Give Tyler a hug for me. My husband just finished his 30 years serving our country in April of this year.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you!
Suzanne
Have a great visit! Make sure you eat at In N Out Burger while you're there! Best hamburgers, french fries, and shakes EVER. I promise.
ReplyDeleteOh! I can comment!!!! I REALLY need a Memorial Box. I was just in the US for a few days and had my eyes peeled for one the whole time but I had no luck :(
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your holiday...how great to have everyone all together!! I'm still getting goosebumps and tears thinking about Cheremis family finally being together!!!!
God is Good!!
I can see the glow from SF all the way over here, in El Dorado Hills!
ReplyDeleteI don't need the box....because you gave me one last year...:) But wanted to say HI, while you are in our neck of the woods.
(btw, I am reading Crazy Love and Radical would love to know what you think about either book.)
yay - and here is my entry have fun with the kiddos!
ReplyDeleteI definitely want to start a Memorial Box of my own, and winning one from you would be awesome motivation to do it! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing to be with all your children! I hope you enjoy every moment.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time with your family. I too keep looking for a Memorial Box but haven't found one yet either.
ReplyDeleteWoo hoo! Have so much fun with your family. What a fun celebration!!
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Cali. I hope the weather cooperates for you. Enjoy your time with your family.
ReplyDeleteHave some great holiday memories!!!
ReplyDeleteJust have to say that the blessings of being able to gather together to fast and pray not only is amazing because of our "one plea", but also does works in our lives that are becoming very apparent in my life! Thanks for the encouragement to stand together before the Lord - for each other, and for us.
Still praying!!!!
Have a great 3 day celebration - Kettleman City - you were so close! Also, Happy Moon Festival - out staring at the moon and eating moon cakes.
ReplyDeleteI desperately NEED a memorial box! What a fun giveaway:)! Nothing like being reminded of what the Lord has done in our lives!
ReplyDeleteok Im just going to say it- I would love to win a Memorial Box, because I don't have the time to shop for one. Goodness, I don't have the time to go to the bathroom by myself! haha. thanks for all the encouragement and prayers and allowing us all to join together in prayer for others.
ReplyDeleteYou are cracking me up!! I can feel the high you are on because your family is all around. I'd imagine Tyler and Sarah are already there. Have lots of fun!! I have chills just thinking about you being with family all together!!
ReplyDeleteYou know...if you find a Memorial Box, you can just send it home with Tyler and Sarah for me...I'm just sayin'!! I'm only a hop, skip and a jump from them:O) I hope I win!!
ReplyDeleteYour blog blesses me and my family so VERY much! THANK YOU!!
ReplyDeletePraise God for His compassionate care of His people! Incredible! Enjoy your time with your sweet kiddos...
ReplyDeleteSo...I have a memorial JAR (really a vase)...but not a box. It would be fun to win = ]
ReplyDeleteI really hope you have an amazing weekend! & I cant wait to see that picture with your whole family! YAY! I also dont have a memorial box yet, but have a little stash of things to stick it once i get one... :)
ReplyDeleteI love San Francisco, my son lives about 30 miles from where you are.
ReplyDeleteI wish that I were there visiting with him too. Have a great visit with your family and I hope you find a wonderful Memorial Box!
I am so addicted to your blog. If I am having a bad day, your blog inspires me to do more and give harder. Thanks for the encouragement!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful visit with your family. I can feel your excitement all the way up here in Canada. Thank you so much for hosting a prayer day yesterday. What a blessing. Although my friend's mother has not finished testing and final confirmation of the severity of her cancer, I was able to share with my friend today all that I felt led to say and she was able to go home and call her mom and tell her that she loves her for the first time that she can remmeber since being a little girl. Praise you Jesus for your faithfulness, for softening hearts and opening doors...
ReplyDeletepraying for you family, and counting my blessings that I found your blog. What an inspiration...
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say that I can see you glow at having all your kids coming together...I too have a few "grown and gone" children and it's absolutely a celebration of a mom's heart when they can all manage to get together. Enjoy your time with them!
ReplyDeleteI still haven't found a Memorial Box.......sure would love to win one......pick me, pick me, pick me!!! (smile!!)
ReplyDeleteI hope you're having an awesome visit! I know how ecstatic you must be!!
ReplyDeleteOk, I gotta admit, as soon as I read the lines "And if you want to leave a couple, go for it. Each comment will count as an entry. Let's have some fun!" my first thought was "Oh man. With all the 'troublemakers' Linny has following her blog... this is going to be interesting." hahaha.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, count this as my entry. I would love, love, love to win a memorial box, as I still don't actually have one.
Have fun with all your sweet family (well, other than Finn) being in one place! :D
(Look at me, being a good girl... this easily could have been like 3 or 4 comments. ;))
Oh. Wait. I thought of something else. (Ooops. hehe.) Are you doing a mclinky for MBM this week? Just wondering.
ReplyDeleteI would love a memorial box, I think it is one of the best ideas I have ever heard.
ReplyDeleteDawn
I'm so glad you get to be with all of your kids at the same time. That is an amazing gift once they start to leave home!
ReplyDeleteI would also love to win a memorial box. I sheepishly admit that I have yet to start one simply because I don't have the box.
-Tiffany
I agree with Kimberlie's comment. I sure do love your heart and you are a great source of inspiration!
ReplyDeleteIt's never too early to celebrate the holidays with family. I'm all for family gatherings whenever, wherever, for whatever! :) Enjoy your time together!
I'm really looking forward to seeing that family photo soon!
ReplyDeleteOur God is so wonderful to arrange it so that all your family could getogether at this time. Enjoy and I am praying for safety for Tyler.
ReplyDeleteIt was wonderful to be able to lift up so many to the Father yesterday.
Jennifer
I don't have a Memorial Box. I look but haven't found anything.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you are getting together with all of your children! I bet it's a blast!
You must be having so much fun!! So thankful for yesterday and the prayers that were prayed. I have been so encouraged by so many readers that have left comments on my blog. You my friend Linny, are making this world a little smaller. LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
ReplyDeleteoooo--too many commenters! That's seriously going to cut my chance of winning! ):
ReplyDeleteMelissa
Read through the prayer requests and prayed through them this morning. What a blessing and privilege to bring our bloggy friends before THE Throne!
ReplyDeleteHave a great time with ALL the family!
have fun making memories, look forward o seeing the pictures x
ReplyDeleteWOW I can leave comments again!!!! Instead of facebook or emails, don't know how that happened. Well that has made my day as it morning here in the UK! (going to see if works again!) here goes......
ReplyDeleteLinny, So happy you are getting together with your entire family! Times like that are precious! We had a reunion with extended family this past summer in San Francisco-it was so much fun!
ReplyDeleteJust a small praise report-I had asked for prayer for my back (herniated disc) and the pain has improved tremendously these past few days! Class started for nursing last night-I have an awesome professor and was able to sit for the four hours with little to no pain! Now I am just believing that God will move on behalf of my husband's job permanency and health benefits! Yippee Jesus!!! :)
I love reading about the love your family shows one another and everyone else you encounter. I really like the idea of a memorial box but have never done one. Right now I can only manage to write things in my journal. I hope you have a great few days of celebrating and enjoying your family!
ReplyDeleteLisa
I'm ready to start my family's memorial box...just need the box :-). Hope your holiday season is just wonderful! Happy Thanksgiving! Merry Christmas! and Happy Birthday, Tyler. Have a GREAT weekend.
ReplyDeleteAwww, count me in! Thanks so much. I love your sweet, simple {grin} blog!!
ReplyDeleteAw, we just started setting aside things to put into a Memorial Box...just need to get one! What an answer to prayer winning this one would be. Then we would have to get a tin memorial box to put inside the "real" one to show God's faithfulness in bringing us this one!
ReplyDeleteI'd love to be a fly on the wall to see your family's three day celebration! Hope you have a wonderful time together. Thanks for counting me in the drawing.
ReplyDeleteI love this! I keep contemplating doing a memorial box and haven't..maybe this will get me started! Thank you for praying for my family too!
ReplyDeleteI pray your time together is wonderful and blessed!
Carrie
Oh Linny, you have brought me such encouragement!!! so many similar things going on in our lives, Hashimotos in my teenage daughter with several other autoimmune issues, cancer scare for me, son deploying soon...you have brought me such hope and God has used you to remind me to keep my head turned up and my eyes on Him..Every time I just read Tyler's name in your blog I start to cry, just know from one mom to another whose son is in the Military in Security and Special Forces, I AM PRAYING FOR YOU and TYLER!!!! Sure wish I could have come you are in San Fran and my boy is stationed at Travis AFB which is just about 50 miles northwest of you...give a shout out for me to my boy, he just might hear you!
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your special time together,
Sandy in Iowa
Oh Linny, you have brought me such encouragement!!! so many similar things going on in our lives, Hashimotos in my teenage daughter with several other autoimmune issues, cancer scare for me, son deploying soon...you have brought me such hope and God has used you to remind me to keep my head turned up and my eyes on Him..Every time I just read Tyler's name in your blog I start to cry, just know from one mom to another whose son is in the Military in Security and Special Forces, I AM PRAYING FOR YOU and TYLER!!!! Sure wish I could have come you are in San Fran and my boy is stationed at Travis AFB which is just about 50 miles northwest of you...give a shout out for me to my boy, he just might hear you!
ReplyDeleteBlessings on your special time together,
Sandy in Iowa
Happy, happy celebrating with your family!! You are loved!
ReplyDeleteI don't have a memorial box yet and would love one. Have a wonderful, peaceful, memoriable, fun time of celebrating with your family. God bless, Jennifer
ReplyDeleteOh I'd LOVE a memorial box! My prayer request was that our updated paperwork would be given the "ok" by our translator so we know our dossier is complete and ready for submittal. I haven't heard anything about that yet (assuming no news is good news) but we received a check from a family member yesterday that was totally unexpected. God is speaking to us. Thank you for your prayers!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a Memorial box and begin this with my family! I love reading the posts on MBM and seeing how the Lord moves on behalf of His people!
ReplyDeleteAnd, Linny, I can appreciate the emotions of having your family all together. We are on the east coast, have one son in college on the west coast, and 5 kids we are working to bring home in Latvia! I cannot wait for the day we are ALL together!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! Have a beautiful time of celebrating!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove~
I am going to talk about Memorial Boxes to the teens I am starting a bible study with Sunday! I bet starting one when you are a teenager would be awesome! Don't you think?
ReplyDeleteBlessings -
Debbie
Hi Linny! I love reading your posts! They are the highlight of my day! I also loved praying for needs that were being lifted up all over the world!! How cool! And praise God for already answering some of those prayers!!!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog and am so inspired by you. Your blog has brought my closer to our amazing God!!
ReplyDeleteShanna
Yay! I still don't have a memorial box, either, but I have been amazingly encouraged just to write our memories out on my blog. My husband is enjoying it, too, as he says he doesn't remember things half as well as I do. That must be the Lord!
ReplyDeleteThe last time we were in SF we were able to walk down to the big farmer's market and it was such a delight. My husband said he would move to SF just for the FM! We would buy a pint of raspberries and scarf them down (we only had two daughters with us), then a wedge of artisanal cheese, then a vegetarian dish, then some fresh juice...it was so refreshing! Don't know if your clan would have time for that but thought I'd throw it out there!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Merry Christmas!!
Happy Birthday!!
Jill
You are one sweet lady who helps build my faith daily. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I would love a memorial box.
ReplyDeleteSo happy for all the celebrating that will be going on... :)
ReplyDeleteMay want to warn the city there "NO there is not an earthquake - We are just celebrating".....
Love your post.... :)
oooh, I need a memorial box. I have a shelf I think might work if I don't win, but how fun to win one form the person who gave the wonderful idea.
ReplyDeleteHey Linny....can't wait to hear and see all of your celebrations with your family!
ReplyDeleteWell...as another ministry wife and adoptive momma...I would LOVE the Memorial Box from you! :) What a blessed way to share it with family and church all that the Lord does to remind us of HIM! :)
Would love to have a memorial box. Enjoy your trip and the Holidays!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to start a memorial box very soon. I have already been collecting things to put in it.
ReplyDeleteThanks xoxo
Nic
How I wish I could be in San Fran with all of you!! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun!
(this is the first of my 200 posts...j/k!!!)
Love you
I know you are bursting with joy at the thought of having all of your kids in one place! Can't wait to see the new family picture!
ReplyDeleteWhat a blessing having all you family together !! Enjoy !!
ReplyDeleteYou are always thinking! Woohoo here's to hoping this week of "celebrating" is simply amazing! Loves to you all
ReplyDeleteLike all the others, I would also love a memorial box. I have definitely learned that there are times in my life when I need to cling to the memories of God's faithfulness. I SHOULD have a memorial box by now! Love your blog! Love your heart! Love hearing of your big, beautiful family! Have a wonderful time celebrating with everyone!
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a memorial box! I have been keep a list of items I would put in one but just haven't done anything about it yet!
ReplyDeleteHave a blessed trip!
Gayly
Linny,
ReplyDeleteHave a great time with your family. You are such a blessing to so many. Your words have given me much needed encouragement along our journeys to our children. I would love an entry for your memorial box as the Lord has done some many awesome things for my family. Don't ever stop blogging. I continue to pray for you and your family.
Jackie Mom to 7 almost 8
I want a memorial box so bad and I have been looking for one--but it would be so special if I got one that you had chosen since you are the one who gave me the idea in the first place.
ReplyDeleteI am praying for you that this would be an extra special time with your family. Lots of celebrating and joy. Blessings to you all!
LOVE following you and your family's life journey... What a blessing and encouragement it is! =)
ReplyDeleteoh oh me! I want to enter! ;) Love you all!
ReplyDeleteAlrighty, then! I'm gonna keep on trying until I WIN one! :)
ReplyDeleteHugs...Nancy in CT
Oh! Me! ME! I love giveaways :)
ReplyDeleteI have been wanting to start a family Memorial Box, but I need a box! Here's hoping I'm the winner :)
ReplyDeleteLINNY! Our most amazing, gracious, wonderful, superb, fantastic, mountain-moving God has done it...AGAIN! On Tuesday I put in a prayer request for my friend Meg, who was diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer. She was given a 10% chance to live only five years. There has only ever been eleven people diagnosed with this form of cancer, and none have lived over three years. After our fasting and everyone's wonderful praying, our God has answered. Wednesday morning, the doctors came in and told Meg that they MISDIAGNOSED her. They don't know how or why, but her cancer has changed since the original biopsy. (They say the machines must have made a mistake...but we ALL know it was God working in his wonderfully mysterious ways). Meg has now been given a 75% chance of a full recovery! Thank you so much to everyone who prayed and fasted with us on Tuesday. Words cannot describe how much each and every one of you mean to me. We were brought together by Linny, and we'll be kept together by God.
ReplyDeleteSending my love to all of you!
Amanda
xoxo
What an awesome giveaway!! I don't have a memorial box yet either. Super excited about this!!:)
ReplyDeleteYay, a contest for a memorial box. Have a great time in California. Can't wait to see the whole family together.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless
Linny, wanted to let you know that Sophia's surgery went great! This Mama did great too! Praying that you have a wonderful trip in SF!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving!
Merry Christmas!
Happy 25th to Tyler!
Love,
Alycia
Oh! Loved what Heather said about posting even though she doesn't have a Memorial Box... why didn't i think of that?!
ReplyDeleteI think i'll start! Thank you!
SO thankful you'll all be TOGETHER SOON!!!
ReplyDeleteParty like it's 1999!
And one more, just for fun!
ReplyDeleteYOU ROCK!
I don't enter every time you do this but I am this time!! We really need a memorial box here at our new house!! Sheri
ReplyDeleteCount me in! Thank you Linny for your encouraging and insightful blog posts. You are appreciated!
ReplyDeleteChristine N.
Yeah...a memorial box! Wahoo! Have fun in SF, Linny...what a wonderful blessing to have EVERYONE (except precious Finn) there at once! Rejoice and enjoy!
ReplyDeletePraying for a great time...praying for K...praying for all those needs!
Nancy in CT
Linny,
ReplyDeleteMay you all be filled with glory and blessings from God as you celebrate HIS bounty of blessings, the birth of HIS son, the Christ Child and the gift from the FATHER in the form of your precious son!!!
HappyMerryBirthday to you all!!!
Jennifer
May your whole family feel the wonderful, precious love of God surrounding all of you as you share these special days ALL in one place! You need a picture of all of you to put in your memorial box 'cause it's nothing short of a miracle to get everyone together! =)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your family weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove the memorial box idea! such a tangible way to remembr God's faithfulness!!
ReplyDeleteI love celebrating! That's like my dream holiday celebrating weekend! How fun! I wish you all a blessed time together with lots of memory making and picture taking!
ReplyDeleteSoak it in!
Mo
Wish I could be there celebrating with you guys! Have fun!
ReplyDeleteHugs filled with love and blessings!
Fun! I already have a Memorial Box so pass it on to someone else if you draw my name. Just wanted to say thanks again for being the wonderful encourager that you are. I wroet a Memorial Box post (just cause God was leading me to).
ReplyDeleteBe Blessed!!!
Shannon
http://throwingourarmsopenwide.blogspot.com/2010/09/memorial-box-wednesday-best-surprise-of.html
Oh thats exciting. i just love this idea!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a Praise to report! I asked for prayers for our financial situation and although this isn't a complete solution I count my blessings as they come and My husband has had overtime 3 days this week!! PRAISE GOD for the extra income!
ReplyDeleteMemorial box...WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE! I need to start that I know Im missing out on a ton of memories...pick me pick me!!!!
Thank you for being such an inspiration to our lives.
Faye
I have a Praise to report! I asked for prayers for our financial situation and although this isn't a complete solution I count my blessings as they come and My husband has had overtime 3 days this week!! PRAISE GOD for the extra income!
ReplyDeleteMemorial box...WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ONE! I need to start that I know Im missing out on a ton of memories...pick me pick me!!!!
Thank you for being such an inspiration to our lives.
Faye
I would love to win a memorial box, I've been looking for one for some time now. I already have some things that I plan to put in it from miracles past!
ReplyDeleteBlessings for your family visit!
Katherine
I've looked here and there for a Memorial Box too, but everything I've found ahs been out of my price range. Here's my entry. =)
ReplyDeleteThank you Linny for all of the encouragement, and opportunity for us to take ourselves out of our "box."
ReplyDeleteI want one :)
ReplyDeleteLinny - I think your blog is a wonderful outreach! I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award - it's silly but it's a way to encourage other people to check out your blog which is worth it! You can look at my blog for details if you're interested. :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your family, Linny! And put me in that drawing, please!
ReplyDeleteBarbra
bdking70@gmail.com
Are you callin' me SHY?!?!? ;)
ReplyDeleteYes, I thought of commenting, but was too "shy" I guess. Thanks for calling me out!
ReplyDeletePraying your family has a wonderful Thanksgiving and Christmas together! You all are a Blessing to so many!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen
I woudl absolutely LOVE to win a Memorial Box! I haven't found a good one, so this would be amazing! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteLinny, Let's pray and fast as a group again soon. It was awesome to pray through out the day with our brothers and sisters. It was a day with such purpose - to see God move and be glorified. You just didn't warn us that we would need a box of tissue to read all the praises! Our God reigns! Oh, and this is my second entry by the way :-)
ReplyDeleteChristine N.
I am so encouraged by the answer for Meg that I just had to finally ask to be entered into the Memorial Box giveaway. I always thought - I'm too busy, but I think I NEED this visual reminder to not only remember, but to ask and pray in the first place. Thanks Linny. :)
ReplyDeleteHello
ReplyDeletepick me
ReplyDeletepick me
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♥ you guys!
I would love a Memorial Box for our family! What a great way to stay focused on God's many blessings!
ReplyDeleteIm ready to start my memorial box!
ReplyDeleteLinny, Thank you for being you :)
Jenny
I love the idea of a memorial box!! Count me in:) I already have things to add!!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a blessing and I still can't get over Meg's story. AHmazing!!! wow...tears still falling!
ReplyDeleteYou said we could leave more than 1 comment, so I AM having fun with this;)
ReplyDeleteoh so MUCH fun....haha...:) :)
ReplyDeleteokay, this will be my last...hehe...
ReplyDeletejust one more...okay, now I am just laughing at myself! I needed to laugh out loud...Thank you!
ReplyDelete**Never underestimate our JESUS!! You telling me there's no hope....Well, I am telling you're wrong!!!** Praise God that He cares so much for us. HE will be strong and because of Him, I will too!
Ok, I will leave 1 comment but it isn't going to do me any good...I NEVER win these things! Anyway, I would LOVE to win so PICK ME!!!
ReplyDeleteOh and since I'm already leaving you a comment just wanted to tell you how much I LOVE reading your blog! My husband is a pastor and we live with our 2 boys in Wahoo, NE. Our older son was adopted from South Korea and our younger son was born in March!
Oh, did I mention, PICK ME!!!
:)
Jen
Ok...so I am posting again...I really need a Memorial box!!
ReplyDeleteIs there anyway that we can print the prayer request so that they can be taken with places? I would love to have them in my hand so that whenever I have "waiting time" I can be praying for the specific needs. Just wondering??
Yipee Jesus!!!!
ReplyDeleteLast night as I was spending time with the Lord he confirmed when to move ahead in the adoption of our next child - Spring!!
I thought he had given me that time frame before in a couple of ways previously, but he confirmed it again and again last night. Thank you for the prayers! Feeling such a sense of peace and desire to cherish the moments with the family that I have right now. Spring is coming! Fall is already here!
Have fun with your family. i can not wait to see the pictures!
ReplyDeleteI miss you. That is my comment.
ReplyDeleteAnd give ALL (giggle) of your kiddos hugs for me.
ReplyDeleteok, since you're asking us to, I'm going to leave a second comment for a memorial box. I already have the spot on my wall picked out for where it's going to go!
ReplyDeleteHi Linny
ReplyDeleteYou have inspired me to start a memorial box. My first item I will place in the box is each of my twins' baby bracelets from the NICU. The bracelets are tiny and they are a reminder to my that my babies were perfectly protected by God. So, thanks for reminding me to remember Him in everything I do. And, you are right, after waiting many years to become a mom...it is amazing! Even on the hardest days, I am determined to live with grace and joy. Thanks!
How's this for a Memorial Box remembrance...our aodption of our daughter, Kaylin, was left to be found on June 13, 2005 and our plane left EXACTLY in God's timing on June 13, 2006 to bring our baby girl home! Lord..only YOU can do that!! :)
ReplyDeleteI don't really understand what a memorial box is exactly, but I will enter anyway - because I figure if you say it's important, then it probably is. ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm off to find a post that explains it.
Oh. I just read the memorial box post. I see now.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea! - Yes, I would definitely like to win one! Thank you for the opportunity to enter! :D
I don't have a Memorial Box yet, but I would love for my family to have one! :) It sounds like such a great reminder to have around the house! I might as well try for it. :)
ReplyDeleteI would love love love to win a Memorial Box!! :) What a beautiful story about Meg too, He's so faithful.
ReplyDeleteLinny, Hey it is Ellen IN Illinois. I am so happy for all the prayers God is answering in his mountain moving way that man can certainly not ever explain or imagine how it happens. Can I share one more specific prayer. It also was a life lesson for me in the process. My daugher has a dear, dear friend who grew up with an alcoholic Mom and was raised by her grandparents. She was always seeking approval and I met her, her junior year of high school. She and my daughter a year older quickly became life long friends almost sisters. Many many overnights followed and lots of heart to heart talks with my daughter and her friend. She asked my daughter one year ago this month, how she could have this God that my daughter knew. I felt that my sarah and this girl had this relationship for a reason and here it was. Sarah shared her faith with "M". About a month later she asked me if I could answer some of her faith questions. I was currently doing Bible Study Fellowship and that particular afternoon God spoke and nudged me to stay after for one of the seminars offered 2 times yearly. I did and it was titles "Sharing the Gospel". I learned how to share the gospel in steps that showed why it made sense and what the other outcome could be.Ironically the same week "M" called and said could we meet, I have some faith questions I would like to ask. "M" said she was so happy we had the time and she felt confident she had God in her life and was excited. My daughter was a year older in college and in her 2nd year of college and had an awesome mentor female who met with 14 to 16 girls weekly to share praise God, and pray together. My Sarah wanted 'M" to have this but she was an hour away. Again God prompted me to be available to M if she wanted a mentor. God moved "M" to ask me and I was thrilled. We met weekly this past summer for 3 months, one on one and also started a bible study.
ReplyDeleteWell, you see the story doens't end here. "M" was in a horrific motorcycle accident on Aug. 13th and was on life support after brain surgery and no brain activity was seen. She had always wanted to be an organ donor and over 80 benefited from her kind generosity. I can smile some days because I know where M is. My thanks in that God spoke and told me to mentor her and I did. I wouldnt' trade those 3 months for anything.My Sarah is now feeling further and further from God b/c she misses M so badly. Please pray for my daugher to feel God's presence here and now in her life. Friends in Christ, Ellen
Well, here I am trying again! Cannot get my comment thingy to work...anyway, I am close to San Fran...hope you get some gorgeous weather this weekend! I'd love to win, and have been pondering what God would lead me to fill it up with. ;)
ReplyDeleteBecky
mom to 5, awaiting 2 more!
I have been looking long and hard for my memorial box. Found a really cute cubby organzier in Pottery Barn,
ReplyDeletebut that is not quite as much fun as finding the right one. How much bettter could it get than to win one from the woman who inspires me daily?
But God has it all worked out already doesn't he?
Oh Linny I would love a Memorial Box. And although I didn't remember it to just this second...I had a dream last night that I met you DW and the kids!! wow!
ReplyDeleteKathie
I really want a box. I have a bunch of stories stored up in my head....I need to write them out soon!!
ReplyDeleteA memorial box would be a wonderful gift especially coming from such a special woman of God. News from Amanda about her freind is amazing. God is so so good to us. And even if you don't receive a healing miracle, the miracle is that God cares and He is with us through it all.
ReplyDeletezJennifer
I love your memorial box stories and would love to have on of my own. Your posts always leave me with the sweetest feelings towards the Lord. :)
ReplyDeleteWe are using a basket to hold all of our memorials! Would love a cute box to display all of our faith steps! Hoping you have a terrific time with everyone together!
ReplyDeleteMy mom would love to have a memorial box! Can I please join you on your next antique store spree? I absolutely love them!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, oops! The name above is my dad's... My name is Ali!!! Didn't want ya'll to think im some dude with a fetish for antique stores!
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to start a Memorial Box. If I win, I guess that will be some kind of motivation! :)
ReplyDeleteWe are hoping to bring home a precious little girl from Ukraine by the end of the year. I would love to win the Memorial Box and teach our new daughter about God's faithfulness in the process!
ReplyDeletePraise God for Meg's miracle!
That gives me chills thinking about Meg! God is good...all the time!
ReplyDeleteOK, just so Sara's zillion comments don't feel lonely (and I want another chance too) (:
ReplyDeleteWell, it wasn't really a zillion....just 6!
ReplyDeleteYou said that it wasn't cheating to enter two comments so....I decided if I win the Memorial Box - I would give it to our youth group and they could all fill it up with their stories!
ReplyDeleteThanks and blessings!
Thanks for posting that awesome answer to prayer! Looking forward to reading more of those answers soon!
ReplyDeleteTo my fellow bloggy followers--please keep us all updated on your prayer requests. It's great to see an answer posted! (:
Yep, I thought about posting another comment yesterday for the memorial box, and didn't. :( BUT, since you asked so nicely for us to enter more than once, I will oblige. :-D
ReplyDeleteI'm not shy!!! I'll post another comment because God is awesome!!!!!!! What an amazing testimony of God's faithfulness to answer prayers!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYay God on the healing:)... yay Linny for getting the whole fmaily together. I am praying that you just have an awesome time celebrating with your precious family!
ReplyDeletesara
Hope y'all are having a blast in sunny California. The west coast beaches are the best...so are the views and the fresh seafood! Yum! On that note, let me mosey on to the kitchen to prepare dinner. :) Have fun!
ReplyDeleteJust found your site from my sweet sister... a memorial box sounds wonderful...
ReplyDeleteAnd my hubby's in the Navy, so I know how hard it is to say goodbye(at least from the spouses side)... my prayers will be with your family!
I am trying my luck :)
ReplyDeletei would love one... could use one :)
ReplyDeleteLinny -
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy a fantastic time with all of your family! I would love to start a memorial box - especially as we are nearing a log in date in China. We can hardly wait to find out who our little girl (with special needs) will be. God has already proven Himself faithful during this process!
Blessings to you!
Count me in!! Been looking for a box for a while without success.
ReplyDeleteMay God richly bless your family time together!
~Kelly
How fun a memorial box would be to win. I don't have one yet, but one day. All available money right now is going into our adoption. I would love to have a memorial box for the new babies room to remember how God brought him or her into our lives and how HE faithfully provided for our every need and how HE brought us the perfect child created just for our family.
ReplyDeleteI would love to be entered into this drawing. I live with 6 college girls and am kind of the house mom/friend/mentor. Next week I am going to have us all make our own Memorial boxes, but a real and sturdy one would be great.
ReplyDeleteI think you are fantastic for this giveaway what a wonderful blessing this would be.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what I would put in the memorial box if I were to win. I have so many God given blessings...
Have fun!!
SO I think I will post again!!! Something precious my 4 yr old did today! She has quiet time at 2pm everyday. Well she watches a show called CAILLOU...very whiney kid show..anyway while laying on the couch she starts kissing in mid air and with arms lifted up she starts yelling "THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU GOD, I LOVE YOU GOD smooch, smooch..." I said What are you Thanking God for? She says...Im Thanking God for putting on my FAVORITE CAILLOU show, its my best one and he put it on for me! And she said she was kissing and hugging God! HOW PRECIOUS! So IF I had a Memorial Box I would put a CAILLOU in it to remember how my little 4 year old REMINDED me to be THANKFUL for the LITTLEST things today!
ReplyDeleteFaye (again!!)
I would love to have a memorial box!!! I wouldn't just put something to remind me of something God did. I'm planning on actually writing the story and putting it in there too. So that others can read it in the future if I'm not around or if they don't remember it well!
ReplyDeleteLaura
Hi Linny, I'm so thrilled to hear about the cancer "misdiagnosis" - All glory to God who hears all our big and small requests.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have a Memorial Box from you!
Vicki
Linny,
ReplyDeleteI already posted that I want a memorial box and I still do but I have a prayer request-My dear friend was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and had surgery on Friday to remove it. He has since developed pneumonia and was unable to come off the ventilator. They put a trache tube in today. He remains very critical-Please pray for a complete turn around. He is only in his 50's, has a beautiful wife and 2 grown children. They all still need him. Thank you for all you do.
Jackie Mom to 7 almost 8
Linny,
ReplyDeleteI left one comment earlier about dealing with a deep depression and things havent changed much. But on Tuesday night before this post I had to set myself some goals after work so I would not just sit at my table in front of my computer. I had to write down to clean up the kitchen dishes, put in a load of laundry, straighten up the living room and the last thing was give 1 hour to God. I then went back and changed it to 30 minutes because honestly I havent been able to give him a solid 10 minutes at a time in a while and that hurts me. Anyway. I checked off my to do list and then I sat down with my scripture spiral notebook--somewhere I write down scriptures that speak to me and then I write why or what they said to me. I'm going to include what I ended up writing here. Its a little lengthy for a blog comment but I really feel like God came and sat with me on my couch and he was really saying these things to me :)
I've been sitting on my couch for about an hour now going through all the scriptures I have written down in my little book. As I sat here saying them out loud and in my mind, I started to change the words and put me in them. As I was listening to them when I said them, this is what I started to hear........
Lisa, stop what you're doing, just be still and know that I am God. I've got things under control for you. Lisa you looked for me, you cried to me and I will answer you, I am answering you. You will be free of your fears. Just trust me Lisa, I know you do not understand, but just believe that I will get you through this tangled mess. I know the plans I have for you Lisa. I will not hurt you ever, I will give you hope again, I will give you a future. You will not stay in this pit. Lisa you know all this yet you still do not trust me. There is nothing that will ever take my love away from you Lisa, you do not need to be afraid or discouraged. I am with you everywhere you go. I will never leave you though others have. Just trust me Lisa. This looks really bad to you I know, but I have a plan for you Lisa and I will work this all out to be something good even though you cannot see what that is. Believe that I do. I already know how it turns out. Lisa I see you every morning when you wake up and I am with you everywhere you go until you go to bed. I do not sleep Lisa so I am watching over you! I know what you are thinking, good and bad, and I still love you. Because Lisa, there is nothing on this earth that can ever take my love away from you. So do not be afraid Lisa no one can do anything to you. Be strong, I will give you courage to do what needs to be done. I will be with you. I will hold your hand. I will lift you up and put you in a safe place. I chose you Lisa to be my daughter long before you were born. I will never leave you, I will never change. All you need to do is just believe that I am here.
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I have been reading this many many times during the day and it is helping me!
Just thought I would try to win a Memorial box.... =)
ReplyDeleteI would love a memorial box. Tomorrow I meet with a surgeon to find out if I will be adding a pink ribbon to it for breast cancer. I know that God has the path before me. I just have to walk it. I am praying that they find out what they need to know and make a plan. I am a single mother to a daughter adopted from China so this weighs heavily upon my mind. Our God is greater.
ReplyDeleteEntering again! Overwhelmed by God's answer to the prayers for Meg!
ReplyDeleteOk - I can comment twice, so happy to hear of Meg's re-diagnosis. No box yet for me, but there are stories. Have a great time - will be praying for big bro.
ReplyDeleteOk so I read your latest post about Meg's answered prayer and my arms are all goosebumpy and my eyes teared up. I LOVE hearing stories like that! I love it! So I wanted to write and tell you how excited I was and then I decided to put it here and hope I can win a memorial box. That'd be so fun! :) Hope you're having a blast! Love you!
ReplyDeleteI just had to come by and say hello, I hope that you had a GREAT day in San Fran
ReplyDeleteokay. I am beyond excited about the story about the changed dx and the lady with cancer. God is so encouraging to us and we need to press on. WOW!!!!!
ReplyDeleteok, you don't have to ask me more than once :). here's my entry #2 for the mb! :)
ReplyDeleteerika
and entry #3
ReplyDeleteerika
and entry #4! i would LOVE to win but that's about as "greedy" as i get... 4 entries is my top! :) if i'm meant to win, i will, 1 entry or 100, right! :)
ReplyDeleteby the way, i have told your kitchen table story a few times to those with eyes as wide as mine were! what a wonderful story! i love it!
In over a year that I have followed your blog this is the first time you have had "All" of your kids together! Enjoy them!!!!!! Can't wait for pictures!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm always blessed when I read your blog. Thanks for sharing your faith and life and love with us. Always in His grip,
ReplyDeletejenny
Your faith amazes and inspires me. So glad you are going to be a MiMi too!I became MiMi five years ago with the birth of my granddaughter and now also have a grandson! Grandkids are God's special blessings to us mom's!
ReplyDeleteyou're amazing Linny.
ReplyDeleteA memorial box would sure look great in my new room
I'm leaving a comment!!!! Does this count? ;)
ReplyDeleteGod is awesome! I have tears in my eyes about Meg. God is in control! Prayers for Dan and continued prayers for you and K.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Tyler!
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving! Be Blessed!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI would so love to win a Memorial Box! Mine is kind of small and I know God is capable of so much more!
ReplyDeleteYou are such a blessing to so many!
ReplyDeleteok entry #2 - this morning the doctor says no apparent cancer just rerun all the tests in six months to be on the safe side - praise God!
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