Conception

Raquel Elise was conceived on July 7, 2007 or (7/07/07). We (her parents Terry and Gary) were already blessed with two beautiful and wonderful children named Sophia (8) and Nathaniel (5).

When we found out Terry was pregnant we were shocked and surprised because we didnt think it was possible for Terry to become pregnant again due to some health issues. After getting over the initial shock we began crying out to God because we didnt understand why he would give us another child when we were both getting up there in years and being called into ministry. I (Gary) am 45 years old and my wife is nearing 40 so we are not exactly spring chickens.

Shortly after this period of initial shock we began to feel excited about having another baby in the house. We started focusing on all the joy a new baby brings into the home. Our other two children were very excited about having a new baby in fact our daughter even admitted praying for a new baby sister (that was a bit of a surprise to us).