This is the blog for Gavin and Carrie Jones and family. We live in Papua New Guinea and are working to see lives transformed by the living Word of God through Bible translation. Gavin is a helicopter pilot. Carrie, who has her degree in Public Health, works in the lab at our busy rural clinic. Our son, Isaac, was born in 2004 and our quintuplets, Will, David, Marcie, Seth, and Grace, were born in 2012.

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. The you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all you heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. -Proverbs 3:3-6

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Anybody ready for some news?



I figure everyone is waiting with bated breath, so . . . here we go.


Introducing!

The Jones Quintuplets
Born August 9, 2012

Will Edward: 2lb, 10 oz. 10:01 AM

David Stephen: 2 lb, 6 oz. 10:02 AM



Marcie Jane: 2 lb, 0 oz. 10:03 AM



Seth Jared: 2 lb. 1 oz. 10:04 AM



Grace Elise: 1 lb 12 oz. 10:05 AM


All the babies are healthy and doing well, despite how they look (referring to the lines and tubes-- they're all beautifully formed!)  We praise God for His mercy and love in bringing these 5 new lives into ours!  The whole delivery went flawlessly from beginning to end.  Carrie has already been up and into the NICU two times to see the babies!  Everyone is saying that it's incredible how quickly she's recovering and couldn't believe how soon she was in to see them.  Isaac is enthralled with his new siblings!  Thanks to all for your prayers and all the glory to God!  

Unfortunately, we aren't connected to our email account here, just the internet, so that's a bit limiting and frustrating.  Bear with us on that, please.

101 comments:

  1. such beautiful little lives. praying for you all!

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    1. Congratulations - Hope someone has kissed them on the neck by now. Explain to the nurses the importance. Very important to kiss them on the neck - that is where the skin is the thinnest and the love goes in the fastest. Think about it - a toddler pulls up his shoulders when you try to kiss them on the neck. And then they become teenagers and what do they want to do - 'neck'. It is all tied in together.

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    2. Just read your story on CNN and looked up your info. May God continue to bless you and may you trust Him minute by minute that He has good for you all of your days. We will pray for you as well as your ministry in PNG. We have five boys but they came one at a time!

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    3. May god bless you all

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    4. God Bless you and your precious babies, may they thrive.

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    5. graulere så mye hper at alle har det bra

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    6. May the grace of God be with all of your blessings including yourself...Be strong they'll pull through by the time you know it theyl'll be potting training...

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    7. Cheer up, friend. I play for you. I believe that aleady God helping you and your baby. 힘내세요. 기도 드리겠습니다. from your some Korean friend.

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  2. Congratulations! They are beautiful!!!

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  3. Praising God with you & continuing to pray that they grow and thrive. -Elizabeth Breed Smith

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  4. Congratulations to you both. Our prayers are with you and with the children. May His hand rest on them and support and sustain them for His good purposes.

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  5. Wonderful, they are beautiful!!!
    Laura Laster

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  6. Congratulations! The adventure has just increased. Blessings, and prayers will continue. Virginia James

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  7. Wow! Congratulations!!! They are all so precious! So thankful for their safe delivery. Praying for those babies to grow and remain healthy! You are sooooo blessed!

    ~Wanda Cummings

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  8. Praise God!! Congratulations on 5 beautiful babies. I can't wait to help you out on taking care of these precious children. Congratulations to Isaac also at being a big brother. You are in our prayers.
    Debbie Miller

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  9. We have been praying for you Carrie, Gavin and Isaac! Thanks for the news and the photos! Know of our continued prayers. We don't 'know' you, but know the ONE who is caring for you and will continue to do so. I was reminded of Psalm 17:8 today. That God keeps us as the apple of His eye; and hides us in the shadow of His wings. Thankful for your precious little ones and how He knows them and is caring for them!
    John and Sue Burch

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  11. Congratulations on 5 beautiful miracles! We are praying for each baby to grow strong and to stay healthy! Love from the McEvoys!

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  12. Yea, God!!! Well done, everyone! We've been checking every hour all day long - thanks so so much for posting the good news and great pics! Know that the prayers continue. Roxanne for all the Gebauer Gang

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  13. So happy to see them all! We,ve been praying for you all day today. Congratulations! Love to all your family! Amy Long

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  14. Hi Gavin, Carrie and Isaac. We have been keeping you and your little ones in our prayers and are so, so thankful that so far He is sustaining all your lives. We pray for His continued blessing over you all. Love, Andrew and Natalie VanderHeide

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  15. Even though you don't know us we have been keeping up with your blog posts and praying for you all. We thank the Lord for the safe arrival of your babies. May He indeed continue to bless you all. (I'm Natalie VanderHeide's sister.)
    Denise de Vos and family

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  16. I sent an email to a group of family and friends. Know that others are praying for you, too! So glad to hear that Carrie is doing well. I'm sure she is relieved.

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  17. YOU have certainly gotten the GOLD!! I, also, kept watching the blog sight all afternoon. Couldn't leave it alone. I am so very excited for all of you.
    Judith

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  18. Oh, they are super wonderful!!! I'm so proud of everybody!!!

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  19. I don't know you guys but have been reading about you're pregnancy. I am so happy the babies are doing well. Congratulations on your precious blessings from God.
    Amy K.

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  20. So happy for all of you. Thanking God for a safe delivery of 5 amazing blessings. May God continue to grant you a quick recovery as well as health, strength, and growth for these beautiful babies.
    Kristin (and Thom too) Elkinton

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  21. Congratulations! I have been following your blog after being directed their by Judy Carlson Reed and my mom, Shirley Burtch, who knows Carrie from Colombia. Enjoy your blessings from God and praying that they quickly grow.

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  22. Rejoicing with you!! Kim & Tim Scott

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  23. So pleased for you all. Congratulations. What awesome blessings from our great and awesome God. Lots of love to all of you. Jenny and John, DAniel and Peter Willetts

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  24. So excited for you all!!!! We are continuing to pray for Carrie as she recovers and for each little life that was born today! They are beautiful!!!! Rollin and Jessica Rising

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  25. What absolutely wonderful blessings! They are beautiful! may God strengthen you ALL physically and with grace for the days ahead! Much love and prayers for your beautiful family. :)

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  26. Congratulations! So excited and thankful for God's provision and protection. Love y'all!

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  27. Congratulations Gavin and Carrie!!!! Praying for you all.

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  28. Congrats! We are praying for all of you! Love, the Fullers

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  29. Beautifully formed indeed! Tears of joy and lots of prayers and excitement from the Chase family.
    --Anna

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  30. So precious. Congrats, Jones family.
    Jen Snow

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  31. God is good, God is always good. We rejoice with you in the the birth of your many little ones. May they grow, be strong not only in body but also in spirit and may God grant you wisdom, strenth, patience and lots of love to share with these little ones. Blessings on you.
    Dawn Steffes (LML)

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  32. Oh my goodness....this post made me weep, with joy, with thankfulness to God for His faithfulness, with EMOTIONS---that I am sure you must be feeling, just up and down! Praying for you all so often, and looking forward to meeting you sometime soon! I cannot imagine this journey....my babies are usually 10.5 lbs each, which is about the TOTAL weight of your precious five....so hard to imagine such tiny, fragile babies! PRAYING for them, praying for Carrie, praying for all of you!!!

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  33. WOW! Blessings on you all. We will pray that the babies grow and that you ALL thrive as a family. Lilah XXOO

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  34. When I told Ben about the quints being born he said, "I hope Isaac will be ok!" :)
    Bless you BIG~ We are so delighted about this miracle!! What a life changing event!

    Wendy & Tim

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  35. CONGRATULATIONS! This entry moved me to tears - God is so good! Continuing to pray for his blessings on your whole family.

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  36. Praise God! The weaver of little miracles! I cannot believe how amazing they all look, even tiny little Gracie! Praying that they continue to develop and thrive during their time in the NICU! Love to all of the Jones 8!

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  37. COngrats! So very happy for you all. =)

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  38. So happy for all of you, to God be the glory!
    Jeani & JB Miles

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  39. Praise God for these beautiful lives! May He continue to give you strength and grace as you raise them and Isaac!

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  40. Congrats!! They are just so precious.

    Celeste (AMOM)

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  41. Just discovered your blog through my niece, Kara Milligan. How wonderful for you! To God be all the praise and glory!! Will be praying for their rapid growth and increasing strength and Mom Carrie's. God is ALWAYS so GOOD! --Lucretia Camacho

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  42. Praise the Lord! They look amazing! So glad to hear they are all here safe and healthy.

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  43. I don't know you but one of my Facebook friends posted your blog link and I had to check it out. My little girl was born very early around Christmas this year but she is just over 10 pounds now and doing great. I know all of your little munchkins will be healthy and out of the hospital before you know it. I will be praying for their continued growth!

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  44. They are so beautiful!!!!! Praise God for a safe arrival!

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  45. Carrie and Gavin,
    I am in tears rejoicing with you! Praising God for his blessings upon you. I will be praying for each of you in these days ahead!

    Hugs to you all!

    Tracy Wright

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  46. Sarah Baer has told us at our Circle Meeting at First ARP Lancaster,SC about you and the quints. We prayed for you and the babies at our meeting Aug 6th and you had the babies on the 9th. I am praying so hard for your five babies and Issac because I am a grandmotheer of 6 healthy little ones ages 8 and under. I am enjoying reading your blog!!!

    Corinne Brackett

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  47. You are so blessed! Your family is lovely... May God continue to strengthen and heal each of the babies and their mom, that they may all serve the Lord and bring much glory to His Name. Kate

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  48. We're SO happy the quints were born safe & sound. Our prayers are with you all - all 8 of you! To God be the glory!

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  49. CONGRATS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOUR BABIES ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND I SEND YOU STRENGTH TO GET THROUGH THESE DAYS... AS A NEW MOM MYSELF I KNOW THE EMOTIONAL MESS WE CAN BE AT TIMES- ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR BABIES ARE STILL IN THE HOSPITAL AND NOT HOME WITH YOU.

    XOXO-
    AMANDA

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  50. The What's Up Cindy B? Radio show congratulates the Jones' family for their blessings from God!

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  51. Congratulations - we were just reading about you on Fox news' website and they have a link to your blogspot. We will be praying for your family and we rejoice with you for these five blessings! Prov. 3:5-6 The Guenot family

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  52. Congratulations from the Berkgrens! 8 years of waiting and now we can praise God for blessing you. You always told me you were holding hopes for when Isaac turned 8.

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  53. I just came to your blog after reading an article and I just wanted to tell you, I've been there. My son was born at 29 weeks 2 days and he was 2lbs 3ozs....I can totally understand some of the feelings I am sure you are going through. I love the faith you have! God is so good and these miracles are so so precious! :)

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  54. Beautiful gifts from God!! May He continue to bless you and your family!! Kym from MA

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  55. They are so precious! Congratulations!!

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  56. Thank you for keeping us updated!

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  57. Congratulations Gavin and Carrie! Your story really brings glory to God and I am so touched by it. The Lord is amazing and YES, May His will be done! Amen!

    My daughter is 5 years old and we have been praying for another child as well for the last few years. Unfortunately, I have been through 5 miscarriages and still praying that God will bless us in His time. I believe that His plan is the only plan for us.

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  58. Congrats!! I heard your story on K-Love this morning and just HAD to see your blog! What strong and beautiful babies you have! I had a preemie in February (born at 26 weeks, 1 lb 4oz) and she is doing so well & has rolls all over now! What the Lord has done for her, I pray He will also do for your precious little ones. May God grant you peace, comfort and energy (and healing for Carrie). I know this can be an emotional roller coaster but know you have people all over the country lifting you family up! Carrie,I will pray for you particularly.

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  59. Isabel Karamell NordheggenAugust 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    Congratulations! You're a lovely family! :-)

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  60. Congratulations; beautiful family and yes, a QUIVER full!

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  61. Praying for you and your family! Congratulations.

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  62. God's blessing on your beautiful family! Enjoy the ride!

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  63. I can not get the smile off my face. Enjoy each moment with your family, it goes by so fast. I thoughts and prayers are with you, from Kansas.

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  64. Praise God!! So happy for your family. These five miracles are incredibly blessed to have such amazing parents. Wishing you all the best from Davis, California :)

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  65. You Are soo lucky :-) May your family and all your children be blessed with a long helthy life and your mission reach out wherever you go.

    The children shall heritage the World and therefore the children are our futures hope. All the best!! Tore Nordsteien, Sandefjord NORWAY

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  66. Am amazed at all the places this blog is appearing: Fox news, K-LOVE radio, the Elijah List, to name a few.
    Woo-hoo! That just means more & increased prayers for the Jones family!
    God is never early or late; He's always right on time. Doubtless He was also showing mercy to Carrie, as she was "running out of room"!
    Abundant blessings to the whole family, with special prayers that the quints will continue to thrive.

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  67. Little hands and little feet,
    Baby Joneses, you we greet.
    Fearfully & wonderfully made,
    Everything that we have prayed.
    All your members in His book,
    'Though to us, they tiny look.
    Plans for you, He surely has,
    Future bright, and hope that lasts.
    As you rest in the NICU,
    God Himself sings over you.

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  68. Awwwwww.... they are just so tiny and sweet, and even though they are just wittle things, they are just so CUTE!!!!!!! ;-)))) I personally was 8lbs 0oz, but i was the 2nd or 3rd largest baby (the largest was over 10 lbs) so they look so tiny to me. Hope they grow up strong and sweet, make sure to tell them that Jessica,one of their biggest fans, gives them each a hug and a GREAT BIG kiss!
    P.S.-Kittencorns ROCK!!!!!

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  69. Wow, what a beautiful gift/gifts from God. Jehovah Jireh our provider. Proverbs 3:5-6 He says Trust Me to me a lot and I have found as I do just that great things happen. My second Child Catherine, she likes to be called Cath was also born on 9th of August. She just turned 28. God is good. I believe that God has entrusted you with these five children together, plus your beautiful Isaac, because you are so worthy of that trust. A job well done. God Loves You so Much, God Bless.

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  70. Oh how precious and beautiful your little babies are. You all are in our prayers, and big brother will be a big help with them. I am a twin, and that is special, but 5 is very special. Oh give them a sweet little hug and kiss for me. I love babies, and wish I was a neighbor so I could help you, I am a grandma, have 3 children and 4 grandchildren, Your are in our prayers, God Bless, Joyce J.

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  71. Blessings to you and your new additions!! As a NICU Nurse, I know the journey you are embarking on. Just keep leaning on HIM for your strength. Trust in the Doctors and Nurses but question that which you don't understand. There will be highs and there will be lows. BUT, always keep your eyes on our Lord. Basque in this miracle of life and know that He has a plan for your family!! Much love and prayers, Kellie

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  72. What an amazing thing it is to be entrusted with the lives of 5... no, 6... children. God bless you!!

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  73. Just came across the story.. Im in tears already.. TEARS OF JOY! Congratulations on your Heaven Sent Angels. May our Good Lord continue to Bless you and the entire family..

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  74. Will Edward, David Stephen, Marcie Jane, Seth Jared and Grace Elise, I speak blessing, strength, health, lives, growth, protection, faith, knowledge, wisdom, honor and prosperity over all of you in Jesus mighty name, Amen.

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  75. Will Edward, David Stephen, Marcie Jane, Seth Jared and Grace Elise, I speak blessing, strength, health, lives, growth, protection, faith, knowledge, wisdom, honor and prosperity over all of you in Jesus mighty name, Amen.

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  76. Beautiful . All the best wishes from Norway.

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  77. Thank you for sharing your journey with me. I will pray for good health for each of them. Congratulations from Wisconsin.

    Pauline

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  78. Hi Gavin and Carrie and Isaac. Belated congratulations from us Kwimberis for the safe arrival of the bundle of blessings from God-Not just one but 5. Wow!! Isaac was once yourself but you are now blessed beyond what you, mummy and daddy could ask or imagine. That is how wonderful and glorious our God is. We give him all praise, glory and honor. Amen! We are excited and looking forward to your returning to PNG. We too have been praying and will continue to pray for full recovery of the babies. With much ,love and prayers. Kwimberis at Ukarumpa, PNG.

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  79. A real blessing..... As a mother of quints, my best advise to you is to rest and save all your energy, they will need a healthy mom when they get home. I got so stress on the second week that I developed Bell's Palsy, so please, please rest. I also have 3 boys/2 girls and a 10 y/o whom keep me completely busy. I truly believe that this only happens as per God's will.... and to take care of them will not be easy but the Lord will give you the strenght and the help you need.

    God Bless you,
    Mayorga-Real Family
    http://mayorgareal-quints.blogspot.com/

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  80. Praise jesus that you and all the quints are safe. I have been praying for you and your quints. They all look real good. I'am glad Isaac is enjoying brothers and sisthers. I bet your mom and katie love comeing up to see you and the quints. Get your rest but dont stop seeing them mom's and dads love is one thing is really good for them also god. Some days it might get really stressfully but don't ever give up on jesus. love you all heather oliver in ohio

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  81. This is just another one of God's amazing wonders! Excited on your behalf that all is well. Thank God for His Grace & Mercy each and every day!

    B-Blessed.

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