As soon as I learned about a possible baby girl, I knew her name was Gianna. The name Gianna Marie was heavy on my heart, and I hoped J liked it as much as I did! One night I asked him if he had thought of any names. He hadn't, so I shared my name. He said it was beautiful and we admired it for a minute, then both of our phones rang and we got distracted. But I overheard him say to his brother, "Yes, we're hoping to adopt a baby girl and we're going to name her Gianna!" Wow. Guess he really DID like it as much as I did!!!
The next morning my sister-in-law called me. She explained that she was half asleep when J's brother updated her on our situation. "Is it true," she asked, "Are you adopting a baby and naming her Gianna?" When I said yes she went on, "Lauren! I was at a women's retreat last weekend, and they had a relic of Saint Gianna there. I held it and prayed for your family!!!" Just a couple of days later, our adventure began.
So it was divinely confirmed...we were praying for Gianna.
A few days later, her birth-mother texted me and asked if her middle name could be "Sunshine". This name, while not our style, had personal meaning to her birth-parents. We love the meaning and knew Gianna would be a light to the world, so we suggested "Luce" as the Italian word for light. They loved it!
I love hearing how kids got their names. Thanks for sharing. What a beautiful story....and what an absolutely adorable girl. She is absolutely beautiful.
I love it! Isaiah was going to be Gianna if he was a girl. Bella even called the baby Gigi before he was born. I love her middle name too. She is already a light to the world! What a precious baby!
Lauren, I began following your blog through my dear friend, Erika J.! I've loved sharing in your two sweet girls as we have two girls, also, - and I LOVE that both of your girls have meaningful names. Our littlest one was named after "light" too - just like your Gianna! :)
Such a beautiful. Ame and I LOVE the story behind the name! A miracle through St. Gianna! It's so neat that her birth parents gave you the middle name ... Something she will always carry with her ... We did that too!
Those big brown eyes are gorgeous!! And I just love seeing another tangible example of God's plan for your life as a Mama. Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. :-)
So special. I love that the birth parents had a voice in the process and that you were able to agree on something that was beautiful and meaningful to everyone. The Lord just worked everything out, didn't he?! Wish I could kiss that sweet, sweet face!!
That is such a beautiful story! I recently adopted a little girl and she is the light of my life. I found a lot of helpful information about raising an adopted child at http://onlineceucredit.com/edu/social-work-ceus-cpa. I hope this is helpful. I wish you and your family all the best.
“Magnify the Lord with me; let us exalt His name together.” summarizes the purpose and mission of our marriage and this blog. Through our marriage and family, we hope to magnify the Lord and bring glory to His name. We married in June of 2006 and thereafter began our journey of infertility and adoption. After three unsuccessful adoptions, we brought home our baby girl, Abigail Chiara, in September of 2010, followed by our precious girl, Gianna Luce, in November of 2011! This blog shares my heart, my life, and what I am learning.
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So perfect!!!
Crying! So beautiful! God provides everything, every little detail.
I love hearing how kids got their names. Thanks for sharing. What a beautiful story....and what an absolutely adorable girl. She is absolutely beautiful.
I love it! Isaiah was going to be Gianna if he was a girl. Bella even called the baby Gigi before he was born.
I love her middle name too. She is already a light to the world! What a precious baby!
Lauren, I began following your blog through my dear friend, Erika J.! I've loved sharing in your two sweet girls as we have two girls, also, - and I LOVE that both of your girls have meaningful names. Our littlest one was named after "light" too - just like your Gianna! :)
Beautiful! Tears of joy for you!
Such a beautiful. Ame and I LOVE the story behind the name! A miracle through St. Gianna!
It's so neat that her birth parents gave you the middle name ... Something she will always carry with her ... We did that too!
What a nice story..thanks for sharing. It was definitely a God inspired moment.
I love it, and I love her smile!
what a beautiful story and I love her two names so much more as a result!! She is uber precious.
Love this story! Amazing! And it's so good to hear name stories - we're in the process of trying to name this little guy.
Those big brown eyes are gorgeous!! And I just love seeing another tangible example of God's plan for your life as a Mama. Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day. :-)
So special. I love that the birth parents had a voice in the process and that you were able to agree on something that was beautiful and meaningful to everyone. The Lord just worked everything out, didn't he?! Wish I could kiss that sweet, sweet face!!
What a sweet story! Thanks for sharing. I love your bright, sunshiny smile, sweet Gianna!
Love,
Annie
A beautiful name to match and equally beautiful story!
That is such a beautiful story! I recently adopted a little girl and she is the light of my life. I found a lot of helpful information about raising an adopted child at http://onlineceucredit.com/edu/social-work-ceus-cpa. I hope this is helpful. I wish you and your family all the best.
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