Baby Francis!

Congratulations.

THERE was a child went forth every day;
And the first object he look’d upon, that object he became;
And that object became part of him for the day, or a certain part of the day, or for many
years, or
stretching cycles of years...

...His own parents,
He that had father’d him, and she that had conceiv’d him in her womb, and
birth’d him,
They gave this child more of themselves than that;
They gave him afterward every day—they became part of him...

Congratulations!!Welcome Francis and all the best to the four of you!

Congratulations!! Welcome Francis and every blessing to all four of you.

Yours in friendship
Gil

Congratulations to the happy parents and welcome to this world baby Francis.

Blessings on Baby Francis, big brother Theo ... and Mom and Dad, too!

Sincerely,
Barbara

I get to be the first to say WELCOME Francis and congratulations Julie, Martin, and Theo!

LIZ

Another beautiful healthy boy! What a blessing! Congratulations to Theo on being a big brother. And best wishes to Martin and Julie for the sleep miracle to continue.

Robin

Yay! Congratulations!

I thought maybe something was up--or coming!--when I realized how quiet QR has been... Congratulations!

Blessings,
Liz, The Good Raised Up

Congratulations to all of you! Francis is a beautiful as his big brother and that sweet little kiss is just a wonderful photo. We're all thinking of you and good luck as you journey home today! Love from all of us!

Congrats! Congrats! Congrats! Judah and I will do a celebratory dance (shhh: don't let the other Quakes know about our rebel activities): hurrah - a new friend to welcome into the family! Blessings to you all!

Congratulations! That's wonderful news!

Congradulations! Seems Mom, Dad and baby are doing just fine. Shall I send the application(s) for Guilford College now or wait a while? :-)

Oooooooooooh, adorable!

Welcome, Francis. And what a fine family you belong to! Congratulations and hurrah!

Hi and thanks to everyone for your well wishes and prayers. I feel better today than I have since before the surgery and that's good. On a vain note, I want to just say that I look so BLOATED in that one picture and truly I think I was! They pumped me so full of fluid it was unbelievable so I think I was actually more swollen after the surgery than before. Yikes! Hoping it subsides soon.
Julie (Martin wants me to identify myself as the "mom" referred to above)

Congratulations! What a big baby boy! Welcome to the world Francis. Best wishes to Mom & Dad & Theo--& Francis too, of course!

*sigh* looking at the photos brings back a flood of wonderful memories of our second son being born. It's fun to think that you're not looking back, you're right in the middle of it. Thanks for giving us these glimpses.

What tremendous news! Congratulations! Martin and Julie, so glad your family is healthy, happy and growing. All the best...

Congratulations Julie, Martin, and Theo! And welcome to baby Francis! How wonderful for all of you! I'm so glad you are having a great experience. Blessings to you all.

Hi Martin and Julie,

How wonderful! I'm happy to hear everyone is safe and well.

Best wishes to the whole family,

Rob

Congratulations on a major milestone.

Julie, I was actually thinking that yours was one of the nicest "parents with new baby in the hospital" pictures I've seen. Hair combed and everything. I was envious.

And what a lucky baby to have such a good big brother.

What a beautiful picture! What a beautiful family!

Blessings, bountiful, to all.

Congrats Martin, I hope all is well with your second baby. You make having a family sound more exciting than I picture it! Thanks for your posting and comments, I plan on answering that last post in the next day or so about Hauerwas. Take Care.

Finally a picture with eyes open. I hope he is as sweet as he looks. And Theo still looks like such a darling. Love to all of you!

Martin,
Sorry I wanted to respond earlier, but I have just stated a full-time job (my first ever!) and it has taken some getting used too. I really like Hauweras, especially since he is a Yoder disciple. Reading Yoder's work has revolutionized the way I understand politics, and it has certainly informed me on the way Quakers should to politics (as he was an Anabaptist which is close enough for me). I love people who speak critically of the church, but you are right, too much critique only drives people off, it doesn't bring them together. one of my professors Ryan Bolger recently wrote about this idea of people being dismissed for what they say, I agree and know what it feels like. I heard about Hauerwas at Fuller, where a number of profs and some of my best friends love the man's work. As far as EFI goes, I am on the edge there, It would be very easy for them to dismiss much of what I say and do, but for some reason they have continued to support us as "one of the last leftist radicials still around." that is really what one of the super-intendents called me, and I think he actually meant it as a compliment. So one the one hand I have no friends in EFI that I know that would be Hauerwas sympathizers (unfortunately the majority of them are conservative republicans - so far as I can tell), they have seemed to allow for those more "radical views" if that is really what they are. I'd prefer to say they are more faithful to Christianity but who knows... Anyways Blessings, hope your week is great.