Edit to add at 4pm:
At 2pm - Baby boy named Raphael arrived ... too crazy to explain in detail now -- but we watched God show up in a tangible and visible way and HE provided protection to little Raphael, who had his cord wrapped around his neck tightly two times.
Thank-you Lord for your guidance during a confusing 12 hours of labor - thank you for the discernment you gifted Cookie and Beth with .... so much of the stalled out labor and inefficient pushing made little sense ... until it did.
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Raphael means - HEALING GOD - if you have not read Mama E's story, you can click on the link below.
Original early morning post:
THIS fabulous woman called at 2:15am to say she
was in labor.
We're at the maternity center and getting closer to go time.
Please be praying for her.