New Baby

Today we received another new baby. We are not clear on all of the details of her story, but from what we were able to gather is that her father abandoned her after the police began to investigate for neglect. No one seems to know anything about the mother. We think she is about 3-4 months old. The father gave no information about her, so we didn't know her name. Lincoln checked the baby in and Madison and Kyler were with him in the office. When we don't know a child's name, we get to pick a name for her. Madison has wanted to name a baby for quite a while, and today she got the chance. She chose the name "Grace". She has suggested several names for our new baby, but has never mentioned the name Grace, so she picked the name especially for this sweet baby girl. I'm not sure if Madison even knows what Grace means. We don't know where she has heard it. We will have to use this as an opportunity to teach her and Kyler about God's grace. This is a perfect illustration of His love and grace. It's an honor to be able to name a baby. I think that our family will have a special relationship with Grace. Anna got to name the last little boy that came in. She named him Joshua, declaring that he will be a mighty man of God. She definitely has a special relationship with Joshua. Joshua is a teeny tiny fragile little thing.