Wednesday, August 22, 2007
By the Numbers, Wesley Tov Edition
1-One baby boy welcomed to the world last night-Wesley Tov Bascom
2-Number of pushes it took for Stephanie to deliver him
3-Number of kids we have-we're outnumbered folks.
9-Pounds, 14 ounces-his weight
11:20PM-Time of birth
22-Inches long
Charles Wesley is a name burned into my subconscious, as I grew up singing his songs of praise. His contributions to the Kingdom are without measure:
"He left his Father's throne above
So free, so infinite his grace!
Emptied himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam's helpless race.
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!"
Tov is a rich yet simple word in the Hebrew language. All three of our kids names appear together in Proverbs 3:3-4:
"Do not let kindness (Hesed, Corrie's middle name) and truth (Emet, Jack's middle name) leave you; Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good (Tov, Wesley's middle name) repute in the sight of God and man."
We are very thankful for his safe arrival!
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Welcome, dear little Wesley Tov. How we love you already. How grateful we are that God has seen fit to let you dwell with us. Joel, we miss you very much, and we miss Steph and the children. It was so good to hear Corrie and Jackie talk to me today. I will be praying for a good night of rest for you and Steph tonight as you prepare to start this new phase of parenthood---you now are beyond our experience with three! We know you will do great, and that you will enjoy every moment (well, almost every moment!) All our love, Grandma Greer
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: 10:47 PM 
Hmmm ... I don't know what mazel tov means, yet it seems the appropriate thing to say. Well, will you lookie there: Wikipedia reports, "The phrase is often used on the occasion of celebrations such as Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, weddings, or births." Mazel tov, indeed!
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