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"Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass."

Psalm 37:5

THE REST OF THE STORY

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June 13, 2008

We wanted to share the rest of the story of how the Lord was so gracious in the birth of Braden Brian.
Almost three weeks ago now, on the evening of May 19th, Sherri’s labor started around 8:30PM. With Elise it took an entire day so we were thinking we’d be going to the hospital in the morning. However, a little after 11:00PM, it was very evident that Braden was coming much faster than Elise. I called 911 since we knew we couldn’t make it to the hospital on our own. The paramedics came and put Sherri in the ambulance while I grabbed the bags that Sherri had packed weeks before and jumped in the ambulance with her. The paramedics were speaking only French during this whole time. Praise the Lord he allowed me to remain calm and communicate easily with them. By the time we got to the hospital, they could see the baby’s head! They rushed Sherri up to OB on the 5th floor and directly into the room where a doctor and nurses were waiting for us. Braden was born at 12:17AM May 20th, 12 minutes after arriving!

Wow did God ever take care of us, from the big things to the small. We were praying for a healthy baby and God answered our prayers. A natural delivery was important for Sherri, especially after being induced with Elise and God answered that prayer too. We prayed that the Lord would help us pay for the hospital bill. Since we arrived five minutes after midnight and left the following day, we only got billed for one day! I had left our car at our apartment and needed a ride home to get it. It just so happened that the paramedics forgot a piece of equipment in our apartment so, several hours after the birth, they gave me a ride back home (in the ambulance) to pick it up. Needless to say we are rejoicing because of His goodness.