The Faith of a Child

On May 8, 2008 the girls and I were in the car and this is how the conversation from the backseat went:
Laurel: "Savannah, you know when I was a baby you weren't born yet. You were in Heaven with Jesus."

Savannah: "uh,uh"

Laurel: "Savannah, did you pick us out a sweet little baby brother while you were there?"

Savannah: "uh,uh"

Laurel: "You did? What's his name?"

Savannah: "I don't know."

Laurel: "I know, we can call him Seth."

I was in the front seat with tears streaming down my face and went home and wrote this all down so I could hold onto Laurel and Savannah's faith. We had been trying to have another baby for over two years and there were many days I had just given up hope. Laurel was always diligent to pray that we would have a baby brother. If she forgot, we would say another prayer immediately. There were days I was discouraged and I would say, "Laurel, do you think we will have another baby?" and she would reply, "yes mommy, you just have to keep praying." So we did.....




We found out last Monday that we are indeed having a little boy!!!!
And with her simple faith, Laurel said, "I told you we would have a boy!"