The Zoom Zoom Story
How it Happened
Zoom Zoom Out the Womb! was born out of a silly exchange between our daughter and her anxious parents—us! Dad Gary was reassuring our overdue daughter of our prayers and support in a family text thread. He said how we would celebrate when this baby left her “woom”. I chuckled at the misspelling and texted “woom”? Our sassy daughter shot back with Zoom Zoom Out the Woom… a children’s book by Grandpa Gary. We all laughed but thought, hey...we should do it! We will write a children’s book about her baby finally leaving the womb after such a long wait. We tossed around a few rhyming phrases, but had no storyline or further direction on how this idea would develop.
Finally, one morning the news came that our precious grandson had been born during the night following prolonged and difficult labor. We briefly chatted with our son-in-law before the new little family slept off their all-nighter at the birthing center. I began my journal entry with the joyful news, but ideas began to come to me so quickly that I needed to grab some paper and just try to capture the words that were downloading in my brain. I felt like I was taking dictation...but from whom?
It turns out the Creator of Life was highly invested in our little story getting born. After all, the womb is His workroom! He not only gave us the sweet story but orchestrated every step along the way to bring it to life.
Thank you again for your interest in Zoom Zoom Out the Womb!. We hope the message is a blessing and encouragement to you and helps both young and old to cultivate a deeper celebration of life. May these truths that God is the author of life and that life begins with conception be cherished from the very beginning to the very end.
and if you are curious…
We also thought it would be interesting to share an insight or two regarding the etymology of the word “womb”. Did you know that the Hebrew word for womb (rechem) shares the very same root with the Hebrew word for mercy and compassion (racham)? The word also conveys the actions of showing compassion, protecting the defenseless, and loving deeply.
The Hebrew word racham (mercy) and its shared root with rechem (womb) signifies a deep, motherly kind of care and concern or parental love. Racham is used in the Bible to describe God’s compassion. How amazing that God describes Himself as one who nourishes and protects the vulnerable, and is full of compassion and mercy toward His children.
God’s very character shapes our understanding of the word rechem or womb as a place of mercy, compassion and protection. Actually, the womb is the very workroom of our Creator God.
Here is another fascinating fact that helped inspire the Zoom Zoom story. Did you know that at the very moment of conception—when the sperm penetrates the ovum (egg) in the mother’s fallopian tubes, a bright flash of light occurs? That’s right! The “spark of life” is a real phenomenon. Check out the link below to view an actual video capture of the moment of conception.