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Finally.
After a little more than three years
I have finished
Rescuing Ruby.
There are 16 chapters presently.
Even the Dedication page is done.
Now I just hope to read it through to Dw
and see what he thinks.
Funny how that thought makes me kind of queasy.
No one has read any part of it yet.
My prayer is that it can be published and we can
take it on our cross country road trip this summer.
We have an invitation to speak in a church in
Indianapolis. There are some other possibilities and
we are excited to explore those as well.
Who knows, we may be near you and perhaps we
will get to hug your neck and you
will get to meet our pile of treasures!
But for tonight,
Dw, Princess Ruby and I are heading out for dinner
to celebrate that I am finally{!} finished!
{Dinner is compliments of our sweet friends K & M
who sent me a birthday gift certificate
to my favorite place!}.
And ya’ know friends,
as far as I’m concerned,
this calls for a giant worldwide kind of celebration!
So do something fun
to celebrate –
cause it’s done!
{Hey, that even rhymes!}
Come see us in Virginia! Miss y'all! Hope to see you in Uganda soon!
Actually we are thinking that Amelia may be on the list Miss Bee!! xo
I'm so excited about the possibility of your headed back Amelia way!
I would say there is a greater than 50% chance we will be in that direction!
Congratulation! What an awesome reason for celebration! Please add me to the list of folks who'd like to read it! Just awesome!
Thank you Bonnie!
Wow!! Huge congratulations!! I look forward to having a copy in my hands and perhaps organizing a tour out her in CA. Really! Would love it!! Have fun celebrating, my friend. (Working on an email to you, BTW)
Miss Jen! While out to dinner last night, we were talking about this very thing! A cross country trip, then a trip up the California coast and a trip around Texas – for starters! Would love to hug your neck again and meet your added treasures!
Please give us the details on the speaking engagement here in Indianapolis! It would be such a pleasure to meet you in person!
We will be speaking on Sunday July 12th in Indianapolis at both services at the church where dear friends of our attend. We are tickled to pieces to have this wonderful privilege! So mark your calendar!!
So happy to be seeing you this summer!
Janet – we are overjoyed at the invitation and I'm sure you will not be surprised at this: It is an answer to prayers we have been during Bible study time with the kids! Invitations to speak so we could go across country!
Wonderful News Friend…..so proud of you!
I knew you would share my joy! xoxo
Celebrating with you! And I cannot wait to read it!
Yay!! Thank you for celebrating with me!!
Bravo !
I am a writer and reading out loud is the best test… 😉
At 4:30am Ruby and I awoke today. I am fighting the urge to wake Dw to begin to listen! ha! But since it is Valentine's Day, I will let him sleep – it will be my gift!
🙂 Well, that´s great because I always dread reading to my husband 😉 or to any one ! I am sure your words will help many people.
Hope you do get some time to read to Dw… 🙂
I am proofing it one last time before I read it to him. But Lord willing, in the next few days I will begin. I am so anxious to have him hear it – but nervous too!!
Oh well done! I hope you go International! Well, besides Uganda. =^)
Sandy in the UK
There are already people in UK, Poland and Holland who want to read it and there are people on every content who follow Ruby! Soooo I'm pretty sure it will go international! Which brings me to my knees – may God be glorified around the world through our precious treasure!
Well I'm preeeetty sure you will be in my area so I'll be in line to hug your neck! 😉
Haha! Yes, I'm pretty sure you will be – and what a dang fine area to be in!! xo
Congratulations!! I cant wait to read it! I have written a book as well but life has gotten to busy to try to publish it anymore. God is so good. His will be done. Blessings!!
Oh girlfriend!! If you have written a book, get it published!! I was researching tons yesterday about self-publishing {which is what I am going to do} and at a minimum publish it as an e-book!! Or on Amazon. DO IT!! We'll be cheering you on from Phoenix! DO IT!!
So happy for you!! Come see us in Maine this summer! The snow should be gone by then! 😉 <3
Your comment made me laugh dear friend. But seriously, do you really think it will be gone by then?? 😉
I hope and pray! Blizzard again last night and possibly more Wed and then next Sun. Oh my! It is beautiful in the summer, though! We are close to the coast and beaches. <3
Wow, that's awesome Linny!! Congratulations!! Or in Yiddish, mazel tov – which means BOTH congratulations and good luck. 🙂 OR yasher ko-ach – may your strength grow even greater!
Unfortunately Indianapolis is still about 1500 miles from us!
Penny!! Thank you for cheering for me! And by the way, I love when I see your Jewish blessings. They thrill my soul. The itinerary isn't done…I pray we are closer! xo
Yay!!!! What an accomplishment! So excited for you and to see how many lives are impacted for the orphan once your book hits the shelves!!! If you end up anywhere in Massachusetts ever our adoption ministry ladies and I would absolutely LOVE to have you share at our church and it would be such a privileged to meet you! Anyway, I am just thrilled for you Linny! Congratulations! Enjoy your dinner!
We actually have had now two {you and another} mention coming to Massachusetts!! We are looking at all possibilities – so who knows?? I would love to hug your neck.
Wonderful news that you have finished the amazing story of Ruby and God's love for her in providing a forever family. I hope the book makes it here to Australia as I long to read it
Ruby's book will *definitely* make it to Australia!!
Yes yes yes!!!!! I will be spreading the word and reading it as soon as it becomes available. So many times telling the miracles of Ruby stories and now I can say read it for yourself. So stinking excited……love you…celebrating with you! You have to come to Florida.
Thank you for celebrating with me sweet friend! We want to come to Florida – just probably not this trip.
Congratulations! This is exciting news!! Don't forget about North Dakota!! 🙂
Blessings,
Amy P.
North Dakota is on the list. Not sure if it's this trip of not…as a young girl I spent some time in ND and I loved it. The miles of sunflowers left a lasting impression….as did the farm I stayed on. I loved it. Of course, I always wanted to marry a farmer, so I would dream of that while there.
Doing the dance of joy for you!! Your sweet Ruby is already impacting lives. I can't even imagine how much encouragement and hope you give to people who are in a similar situation as you and DW. You are truly inspiring to so many of us!! I think you should put a pin on eastern Washington when making your travel plans!! 🙂 God Bless you!!!!!
We do believe WA will be on the itinerary…not sure when…but yes!
If Iowa is on the list, we'd love to have you come to our church! My husband is the pastor at a Lutheran church in Fontanelle, Iowa. We have been in the process of bringing home our special needs son from the Philippines for the past 3 1/2 years. We just recently learned that we'll be traveling in the next 3 or so months to meet him and bring him home!!!! 🙂 I have personally drawn such encouragement from you and have shared some of your stories in the work I do at the church. Congratulations on your book and God bless you!
If you are serious about us coming your way, email me at APlaceCalledSimplicity@yahoo.com There are definitely possibilities!! And yippee Jesus that you are so close {finally!} to bringing your son home!
Wow! That's awesome news, Linn!! Congratulations!! I cannot wait to read it. I'm rejoicing & celebrating with you for what God is going to use your amazing testimony. Love & hugs to all of you from me!!
Thank you my sweet birthday twin for sharing my joy!! We are so thrilled it's done. Now to just get it published!! xo