Evelyn Grace was born one month ago today, on January 28, 2013 at 4:57am, 86 minutes after I was registered at the hospital. She was 6 days overdue, which makes her the earliest of my three children. She weighed 8lbs 6oz at birth, her head was 14.5 inches around, and she was 21 inches long. […]
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January 21, 2013: Evelyn Grace
January 21st, 2013 
Jessica Our dearest daughter, Today as I write to you, we have been living and working in California for 16 months. After two dark and difficult years in Minnesota and Maryland, our new life in sunny California has been a time of great blessing and encouragement. California is our Eden, and our town is our Garden. […]
And Baby Makes 5!
August 10th, 2012 Jessica On May 17, 2012 Brad and I found out that we are expecting our third child! We are delighted at the prospect of being a family of 5. As many of you already know, we had a miscarriage this past December. So when I found out I was pregnant again, I had many mixed feelings […]
Dear Naomi: July 7, 2012
July 14th, 2012 Jessica Dear Naomi, I am really looking forward to spending today and tomorrow celebrating your 3rd birthday with you. Today we will enjoy some of your favorite activities. We will go swimming at the pool and then we will dry off and walk over to the park to climb on the play equipment. We will eat […]
Dear Naomi: March 27, 2012
March 27th, 2012 Jessica Dear Naomi, As I sat down to write to you, I checked to see when I had last written to you. I was shocked to see it was 8 months ago! I am sorry for waiting so long to write to you. But you already know what a forgetful Mommy I am. Where would I […]
March 2, 2012: Dear Oliver
March 2nd, 2012 Jessica Dear Oliver, In one week you will be fifteen months old. Has it really been that long already? It seems like just days ago you were learning to sit up, watching Naomi zoom around you, and wiggling your “spirit fingers.” Now it’s all I can do to keep you out of everything. You can climb […]
Miscarried Hopes
January 6th, 2012 Jessica “So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” Matthew 18:14 On December 9, Brad and I received the news that we were pregnant again with Baby #3. I walked around our house all afternoon in stunned silence. Brad jumped up and down […]
July 27, 2011: Dear Oliver
July 27th, 2011 Jessica Dear Oliver, It is so magical to watch you fall asleep in my arms. You have a harder time falling asleep and staying asleep, so you and I spend many hours together in the wee hours of the night and morning. This past week you traveled to California with us, and the jet lag has […]
Dear Naomi: July 18, 2011
July 19th, 2011 Jessica Dear Naomi, Yesterday we celebrated your 2nd birthday with a family party, including the birthdays of “Dad-dad” and “Aunt Kristy.” You had such a great time! Before the party, you spotted some wrapped gifts with bows sitting on the hutch. You took one down and held it in front of you, and said in a […]
