My Miracle born April 17, 2002 (written April 15, 2013)

I am not a person to brag, but I am proud of my kids; all 9 of those precious lives God entrusted me with. I have tried my best to instruct them correctly and be there for them. I was aided by the most precious lady who ever walked, my beloved Paula. We tried to instill in them the Godly heritage and let them know they were special in God's eyes as well as our own. Wednesday, my baby girl will turn 11 years old. She was our miracle baby. Paula was told after Isaiah, she would probably never be able to have another baby. Doctors don't know everything because my God is able to do far above whatever we ask, think or imagine. We prayed for over 2 years for a child. We had a lot of false positives, but it always turned out no baby. Finally I just gave up; Paula wouldn't. She wanted another baby and kept her faith. I remember the day she told me she was expecting, with so many previous let downs I wouldn't believe it. She had to go out that day, and it had been hours since I heard from her. I contemplated she was at the hospital, so I began calling every hospital in the area. I finally found her, she told me I was too smart, but she also told me I was going to be a daddy again. We were told we were having twins. We were so excited. Then it happened. Paula miscarried one of the twins. Fear set in, but so did faith. We held on to God and all our family and friends shadowed us in prayer. It was eight o'clock one night, and Paula received a phone call from her doctor's office. They told Paula they felt the child was not viable, to come in for a DNC to terminate the pregnancy. Paula was bold in her faith; she told them “you mean an abortion”....NO WAY!!!! She told them God allowed that child to be conceived and she would not give up and that if it miscarried then it would happen naturally. She finished her conversation, by telling them they would no longer be her doctors, and when the baby was born she would send them a birth announcement. That was my Paula. Then Paula was also determined it was going to be a little girl. She told me she asked God for a little girl and that's what God was giving us. We never even picked out a boy’s name. Needless to say, Kassie was born on April 17. It was unreal. Words cannot explain the way I felt that day. Kassie was 100% healthy. No complications at all during the c-section for Kassie to be born. After Kassie was born, the lead doctor asked us her name, we said Kassondra Grace. He looked at us, and said Kassondra was a prophetess. He said that's a great name for a preacher's kid. Another doctor who had known Paula a long time came to me privately. She told me I have never seen a miracle before today. I'll never forget what she said to me that day. “Mr. Farrell, I don't know what has happened with Paula, but I would have never believed this would happen. I have been working with her through her last two c-sections. I never thought she would have this baby; that either she or the baby would be in trauma. I don't know if it's your God or if it is you.” I stopped her and said “IT'S GOD!” Her next response I couldn't believe…“I guess I'll have to try your God.” We had a friend who worked as a nurse at the hospital, and she told me and Paula, that Kassie’s birth was the talk of the hospital. Everyone knew Paula and all the complications she had with previous births and the loss of her son Dakota. It caused many to search out the God of this miracle. Our church called Kassie the miracle baby. People came to see the miracle baby. Since Paula's passing I know life has become hard for her. I have had to hold her and wipe all her tears away. The day will come when we all will be reunited in heaven. Until that day we press on. Kassie is still my miracle, and I love her deeply. Every time I look at her I see a part of her mother. I pray she has the happiest birthday every this year. I just wanted to share with you some of the miracle testimony surrounding her birth. What a great God we serve.