May your name be a testament of a wonderful man that you were named after, Victor Englert. Your daddy and I chose to honor him by naming you after him and hope this blesses you as you grow to understand its significance. He was precious to your daddy and I as well as your whole family. Victor was your mommy's paternal grandfather. He flew 30 missions as a waist gunner in a B-24 Liberator in World War II, and lived to tell the story.
He was a craftsman who worked diligently with his hands his whole life. He was a jeweler for a while, built many houses, and muzzle-loading rifles to name just a few things. He was a very special man in our family! One day as he was knowingly nearing his death, your family went to visit him. There was a moment he spent just with me and he told me some of his wishes for us and our family. I was pregnant with your brother, David, and knew that we were having a boy. I told him though that if we ever had another baby girl that we were going to name her after him. He gave me a questioning look and then asked, "Victoria?" I said, "Well, not exactly, but close! We will name her Victory!" He smiled a very proud, satisfied grin, much like the one in this picture and then he repeated your name.
Your siblings opened a box that told them that you are a girl.
They were so very excited to have a new sister!
I called your great grandmother, Dorothy, that day to talk to her about missing your great grandfather and also to tell her that we found out we are expecting a girl and that made her so happy! She had guessed that you were a girl, by the way! I also called her immediately after you were born to tell her your name and she was so proud! You can't see yourself really in this VIDEO that your sweet daddy took because the doctor and nurses had just placed you under my shirt to keep you warm and cozy while I talked about you.
Victory Grace, we pray that your name would be a testimony that will help us all remember that you are the baby girl who helped turn our tears of sorrow into the tears of victory that tell the story of His grace and faithfulness to us. Not everyone is able to have a healthy pregnancy and baby born after miscarriage or still birth loss. Your daddy and I are painfully aware of that fact. There is one thing we know for sure though. God always fulfills His promises and gives a glimpse of the beauty of His hope for us. One way I know this is because I know that rainbows exist. They come after the storms in nature and after the storms of this life. Sometimes they are very hard to spot right away and then once you see them you can't take your eyes off of their beauty. Other times they are very obvious. You are an obvious rainbow for us, sweet Victory. God gave us the grace to hold you in our arms for as long as He will allow. We are so undeserving but so very thankful.
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| Thank you to your sweet Auntie Amber and Uncle Justin for the very meaningful outfit! |
Victory, may your life also be a testimony of the grace that He gave us on the cross and the victory He gave us through His resurrection. This is what matters most. Your parents can't explain with all the words in the world how significant and important Jesus is, but HE is the Word and He offers the grace we hope you will call on and claim as your very own. HIS victory is YOUR victory too!!
With much love from your daddy and your mommy,
Beautiful! Such a lovely tradition - name blessing. Little Victory is truly blessed with a wonderful family!
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