Earlier this spring, our family got some surprise news: my sister Birgitta, the youngest of us seven kids, is expecting her first baby this October. She’s just finishing her sophomore year at the University of Iowa and was definitely not planning to be pregnant right now. The clinic at her school told her she could easily “terminate the pregnancy”, but… Read more →
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Easter Morning
Autumn got to experience her first Easter Sunday this past weekend. She started crying as soon as Pastor Mike started preaching (nothing personal, I’m sure!), so Adam and I took turns pacing around with her in the lobby during the sermon. But we did get in on all the great Easter morning worship music. We sat in the very back… Read more →
Home Sweet Home: Autumn’s Birth Story
My third pregnancy felt long, especially the last few weeks of it. But once God decided it was Autumn’s day, she raced into the world in three quick hours. I spent the first hour and a half wondering if I was really in labor. By 9am when I called Adam, who was at work 20 minutes away, and our midwives… Read more →