The night Crissy was in labor I couldn't sleep. I was restless and woke every hour praying fervently. I had a sense of anxiety and concern that I couldn't explain. I dreamed several dreams about both Crissy and Meriah, but when I woke up I could only remember one of them.

In my dream I walked into my parent's house where Crissy had been laboring. She was on the couch and her new baby was not lying in her arms, but at the other end of the couch. I was concerned and couldn't understand why they were apart and she wasn't holding her new baby. Then the dream flashed forward and I re-entered the room. Crissy was now lying on the other side of the couch where the baby was. She had the baby in her arms and was nursing her. I felt such relief and joy to see them together, and then I awoke.

This dream was a comfort to me during the dark time when we didn't know if Meriah would live. Christopher also had a clear impression from God "this child will live" as we drove to the hospital the day she was born. Jade was given the words, "she will yet live" repeatedly on the Friday when the doctors seemed to have no hope. While it was certainly easy to doubt, these words gave us hope and a promise to hold on to.

It is so amazing to now see that promise fulfilled.