Pete Conrad - “Neil, I was sorry to hear about your daughter.”Neil Armstrong - “I’m sorry, is there a question?”Pete Conrad - “What I… What I mean is… Do you think it’ll have an effect?”Neil Armstrong - “I think it would be unreasonable to assume that it wouldn’t have some effect.” Pete Conrad, interviewing Armstrong [...]
Just as we left the house, the rain started. An untimely yellow light, a massive rear end collision that pushed us through an entire intersection, an ambulance ride to the emergency room, and over six hours spent being monitored in a labor and delivery room later, our Christmas Eve last night was unexpected and undesired [...]
We recently had the joy of announcing that Justin and I are expecting our second child. The news of this baby comes with so much excitement, joy, and hope; but at the same time, it is accompanied by both fear and guilt. When I first learned that I was pregnant, after a wave of joy [...]
The tears once again poured from my eyes and my heart ached. This was something I wish no parent would have to do, yet here we were. However, as we let go of the last piece of Audrey’s physical existence on this earth, somehow it felt right. We were officially giving her up to God. [...]
5Blessed are those whose strength is in you, in whose heart are the highways to Zion. 6 As they go through the Valley of Baca they make it a place of springs; the early rain also covers it with pools. Psalm 84:5-6 A little over a month ago I came across this verse. As I [...]
Today Audrey would have been 4-months-old. I was privileged to meet and hold my 6-month-old baby niece and my 8-month-old baby cousin for the first time this week. Both baby girls are barely more than a couple pounds bigger than Audrey was at birth. It makes me wonder what Audrey would have been like today. [...]
To understand the full measure of God’s sovereign plan and the amazing blessing that Audrey was, we need to start at the beginning. In May of 2017 I found out I was pregnant. When I told Justin we celebrated and rejoiced together, full of joy and excitement. Before we knew if we were having a [...]