I love you so much dad and your words as well as your co-workers have blessed me a million times over. Thank you.Oh my sister has Down Syndrome and just turned 17; you'll understand that as you read this.
Hannah,
I hope this will encourage you.You are a princess in my eyes, just like your e-mail address says. You are My first born.
Your name in Hebrew means grace or prayer. The same as the Hannah of the bible, recorded in 1Samuel chapter one.
Her name means grace or prayer; and in the margin of my bible it reads ... Hannah " the ideal mother. " In bible times
names where important they were held in high regard. Ones name spoke of, and/or portrayed character, value,worth.
I want you to know. That when it came to choosing names for all you kids. Your mother an I would give the names we
picked, to God in our prayers. I then would ask the Lord which name HE wanted for each of you. And I would ask
Him, to cause your mom and I to be in agreement with each other on the name. I'm so proud of you, I love you and Jacob and little Isabelle. I also love the little baby in your womb.
While I was at work on a Monday at break-time, I was talking with a female letter carrier her name is Alfredia. We call her Freeda. Her desk is right next to mine. Her and her husband are both born again. They have visited our church a couple of times. I was sharing with her the situation of your little one. I asked her if they would be in prayer for you and baby. While I was explaining this to her tears began to run down her face. She said to me it was no accident that we named you Hannah, she immediately thought of the Hannah in the bible. She also reminded me of Hannah's' prayer, in I Sam.10:10-11. You can read it on your own... 1Sam.1:7-20. In the bible story Hannah was in the tabernacle and was answering Eli the high priest in verses 15-18. But most importantly is Eli's answer back to her in v-17... " Go in peace; and the God of Israel grant you your petitions"... This verse is what she was thinking of, as I was telling her. How you've been praying to God and seeking the Lord in all this. As Freeda heard of your prayers, and your faith toward God, that's when the tears started falling down her face. She wants you to know that God will answer your prayers. She asked me to share this with you. Just like the Hannah of the bible, her son did mighty things for God, the Lord has a plan for the baby in your womb. Expect God to use you and your child in great and mighty ways.
David in his brokenness and in humility, humbled by God through Nathan the prophet. David wrote in Psalm 51:17 "A broken and a contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. And v11& 12 , restore unto me the joy of my salvation.
Do you remember when your sister Heather was born? You and Josiah and Rachel were so excited and couldn't wait to see your brand new baby sister. You didn't understand why , when I told you kids you couldn't see your little sister right away. In the same way I didn't understand why, when the doctors and nurses tried to explain Heathers heart conditions to your mother and I. All I knew was, my little girl was born with a broken heart, and we didn't know at the time how long or how short or how severe her heart really was. I had to be strong for your mother as I was holding her hand. Seeing the tears running down her face, as they told your mother and I of all the possibilities of Heathers condition. I had to be strong for your kids. When I put you all to bed that night, I didn't know how to tell you, your sister had a a broken heart. I'll never forget how I had a burning bush experience with God that night.
After putting you kids to bed, I went into the front room and closed the door. The Lord spoke to me that night. Not with an audible voice, but to my heart and my mind. I remembered a scripture in Isaiah chapt. 6 where Isaiah saw a vision of the Lord, in the year that King Uzziah died. I think I know how Isaiah might have felt. When he said "Woe is me! For I am undone; " I was Humpty Dumpty, my heart was broken in a million pieces, and God had to put me back together again. As I came undone, broken, and pleading with God for Heather to live and have a long life. It didn't matter if her heart was broken or not. As I wept before God, it was as if he picked me up into his lap and He held me as I fell apart. He spoke to my heart and assured me that Heather would live. That she would survive the heart surgeries. Heather was our miracle baby, and God had a plan for her. To this day I have never felt closer to God then that night, when He let me sit with Him and I felt the love of His arms holding me. I felt I just needed to share this with you. I hope that somehow this will encourage you.
Hannah,there's a song that you know by 10th Ave. North. It's called " By your side ". I would like for you to listen to it again. But, right before you listen to it. Clear your mind of everything. Then try to picture Jesus in your mind. Imagine His arms reaching out to you, and let it be as if His voice is singing to you. I love you Hannah so very much. We are praying for our little grand baby in your womb along with a great many of other dear saints. God bless you Hannah.
Dad
My dad and his first grandbaby :)Our Isabelle.
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