The birth of my children
A testimony of prayers answered and God's attention to detail
I was 20 years old when I fell pregnant with my first child. A daughter. At the time I was living a worldly life consumed by sin. She was conceived out of wedlock.
I had no relationship with God but I started praying, and not even believing. I asked Father for mercy and grace and to let this birth be quick and pain free. I also prayed that God would not send this baby on the 14 th of February (valentines baby for a single mom ouch), which was around my due date and so she was born on the 15 th of February 2010. Hardly any pain, about 4 intense contractions, 20 minutes max. She was born at a birth centre.
Cara-Mia
Cara meaning beloved and chosen
Matthew 25:34 Come oh beloved of my Father,
inherent the kingdom prepared for you from the
foundation of the world.
Mia meaning wished for and devout
Psalm 27:4 One thing I ask of the Lord,
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life, to behold the beauty
of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.
Then by age 23 I was married and expecting my second child. A son. After extensive research we decided to have a home birth with a midwife on call. I was still far from being saved but I knew I had to pray. And so again I prayed for a quick pain free birth. And on the morning of 29 November 2012, two hours before my mother had to attend her 60th birthday party, my son was born after 4 contractions, no pain, no tearing, into daddy's arms. And my mother who is my emotional and spiritual support was also there, not to forget Cara-Mia who got to experience God's goodness first hand.
Ciane Jacob
Ciane meaning persistent faith and ancient
Mark 11:22 Have faith in God
Jacob meaning supplanted and benevolent
1 John 2:17 And the world is passing away,
and the lust of it, but he who does the will
of God abides forever.
Then the enemy had to come shake and stir. After Ciane's birth I suffered from post natal depression. When he was 4 months old I also found out that I was expecting again. Things in my marriage was at a new all time low, and we were in the middle of a financial crises. And I decided not to pray. At all. To me all the glory for the previous two births. Now age 24 I was expecting another daughter. A few weeks before the birth we were informed that she was lying posterior, which only actually means a little different birth. So being in the state that I was I did not trust God's timing. I decided to take evening primrose oil at 38 weeks, which did bring on my contractions. But these contractions were nothing like the ones with the other two births. They were intense and painful and overwhelming. The midwife that assisted us at home, tried to turn the baby, but she would just turn right back. It was early morning, Heine was struggling with a crying Ciane. And I was beyond exhausted and weak. After 5 hours of labour the midwife broke my water, it took a few contractions after that and she was finally born, her face against her shoulder, facing my hip. It hust and it was so emotionally draining. And even with my mother and my husband and my children and the midwife there I felt so alone. When the sun came up on 19 December 2013 I had my baby girl in my hand.
Carmin Callisa
Carmin meaning joyful and voice like soft music
Psalm 149:1 Praise the Lord. Sing to Him a new song,
His praise in the assembly of the faithful.
Callisa meaning most beautiful and lovely
Song of Songs 2:14 O my dove, let me see your face, let
me hear your voice, for your voice is sweet, and your face lovely.
Age 25, Carmin is now 7 months old and we are expecting again … But this time we wont make the mistake of not praying. And not only will we pray but we are going to throw in some serious detail.
We planned an unassisted home birth. Had a healthy pregnancy. I prayed that my mom would be there. I prayed that Cara-Mia would be there. But it got a little tricky with the two toddlers age 1amd 2. So all I prayed was that they would be taken care of. The other tricky part was my husband. I didn't like him very much at that point of our marriage, the storm between us had not yet calmed, it would eventually. But I prayed that he would not be at the birth. But he had to be there for the other kids and to help. So in a way I was very specific but also had no idea how God would off this plan.
27 April 2015, Freedom day, a public holiday, meaning my husband is not at work. I was uncomfortable and I thought that sometime that evening baby might come. I spent the day in my room chatting with my mom, preparing my body. At 13:00 I announced that I was going to take a nap. This gave Heine the opportunity to take the two toddlers for a drive to go buy bread. At 13:15 I woke up from a contraction and by about 13:20 my son was born. Husband was there but he wasn't, my mother and Cara-Mia was right where they had to be, and the other two were taken care of.
Cohen Heine
Cohen meaning priest and messenger
Mark 16:15
Go into all the world and preach the gospel
to all creation.
Heine meaning ruler and just
1 Chronicles 18:14 So David reigned over all
Israel, and he administered justice and equity to all
his people
You can choose to see your story as a story, or you can choose to see God's goodness and make your story your testimony.
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