Birth Category

the power of prayer

In: Bible Studies, Birth

The Knowltons came to visit last night.  They have been praying with us from the beginning.  John was at the hospital on the birth day, and Julie came in and prayed over the baby on the Sunday after the birth.  She told me that the baby would be healed, and that she had seen a [...]

notes from NICU

In: Birth, Uncategorized

Yasha just finished her first week of life. She is in the NICU. Curtis and I go to visit at least twice a day.
One afternoon, the door was flung open, and a woman in a wheelchair was brought in to see her baby. She looked tired, and she still had an IV attached. [...]

baby is named!

In: Birth

Curtis has chosen a name. The baby’s name is Yasha Vivian Gray.
As with Esteban, Curtis wanted to find a name that meant victory. Yasha is a Hebrew word that means to be saved, (in battle) to be victorious and prosperous. It also means to be delivered, and to be liberated.
Vivian was the name my [...]