The Name on the Tablet
When Maria and Carlos Gutierrez adopted their daughter from foster care in Houston in 2019, everyone assumed they'd rename her. That's what families did —...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 1:57-66, 80.
When Maria and Carlos Gutierrez adopted their daughter from foster care in Houston in 2019, everyone assumed they'd rename her. That's what families did — you gave the child your family name, maybe honored an abuela or a patron saint. Carlos's mother had already embroidered "Sofia" on a baby blanket. But Maria and Carlos had prayed for months, and they felt God pressing something specific on their hearts.…
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