August 26- almost two weeks early. It is absolutely beyond my dreams to think that of all the days of the year, that God would arrange for our baby to be delivered on my mom's birthday, and that our baby would be a girl who could have her name... Marian Lynn. We are amazed and joyously grateful.
Not only does she have her grandma's birthday, she positively has her grandma's hands. When my mom went to be with the Lord, I often pictured, and still often miss her hands, her gestures, her elegant fingers. I don't have any pictures of how beautiful her hands were- only in my head and in my heart can I remember her hands. But now we have a living picture of my mom's elegant hands right on my very own daughter. Simply beautiful.
As for Isaiah, he is definitely warming up to his new role as big brother. He gets very concerned when he hears his little sister crying and has taken the initiative several times now to give her a kiss. Marian is one amazingly loved little girl.
The goodness of God is amazing. It makes me cry for Joy. I love that God changes mouring into dancing.
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God is so good! What an awesome gift on your mom's birthday! We are so excited for you & can't wait to hear how the FOUR of you are doing :)
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PS: Simon said he wants to "see" baby Marian & Isaiah and go visit you all... I guess he's planning a trip for us! :) Who knows- maybe we'll "drop in" sometime for coffee!! :)
We're loving your blog - I've added it to the rest of the family sites. How we rejoice with you in all the blessings of your daughter's birth. We're thankful that everything went smoothly in an unfamiliar country.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful experience. I'm in Missouri reading this with Margo. Blythe had told us that Marian Lynn had been born on Lynn's birthday. What a blessing. Enjoy your little family and we certainly do enjoy the pictures and news. What a wonderful thing e-mail from around the world is, thanks so much and keep us up on all your events. Love to a very special cousin and her family. Donna and Margo
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