Eliana Has Arrived!

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The Name

"Many sources derive it from Hebrew, 
literally translated as 'My God has answered me.'
 It is composed of three Hebrew elements:  

EL, meaning GOD; 
ANA, meaning ANSWERED; 
and the Yud, located after EL, indicating first person possession.

Biblical Source:
And he erected there an altar, 
and called it El- [God] 
elohe-Israel [El, the God of the Patriarch Israel] 
(Genesis 33:20). 
And Efron answered [ana] Abraham, 
saying unto him...
(Gen. 23:14)."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliana

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The Story

During the week of Church in A Day (last week of April), another miracle occurred in our family. Eliana was born to my older daughter (Kara) and son-in-law (Mike). Without going too deeply into the history, just let me write that the pregnancy was a wonderful surprise. Even though it was high-risk, required a specialist in high-risk pregnancies and ended with "Ellie's" premature birth, everyone has done well by God's grace. Kara does not care to be in pictures. So, I am mostly sharing photos other than those in which she is present. (Hope I did a good job, Kara!)


 

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