A poem titled “April” by Sara Teasdale has been stuck in my heart for a while now. Evalin and Madelin recently performed a song that was arranged from her poem at a state choir event. Simple as it is, Todd and I (Tami) really loved the poem and so I’d like to share it with […]
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Little One | a father’s heart after miscarriage
Little One Loved. Wanted. We had a place for you in our home. Our hearts had already included you from the moment we discovered you were here. Love has a way of expanding in an instant. We thanked God for you. We prayed for you and blessed you. So why did the knitting together cease […]
Part 2 | You can’t will a baby to live
Part 2 of “You can’t will a baby to live” The doctor stepped out and I called Todd on the my cell phone. It was Monday, November 24th, 2003 when the call came. It was about 10 in the morning and I (Todd) answered the phone in my office at work. Tami’s voice was full of sadness […]
You can’t will a baby to live
In the fall of 2003 we learned that Tami was pregnant once again. At this point in our lives we were living in a pretty nice two story house on a friendly cul-de-sac in Carmel, Indiana. Things were going fairly well at the church and the bigger house was more than enough room for our […]
A Friend of God is Joyful in Hope
In 2 Chronicles 20:7 Abraham is remembered as a friend of God. I (Todd) was raised by a person who could be described as both a “Friend of God” and “Joyful in Hope.” My mother, Ruby Ann Hair was a women who believed, trusted, and obeyed God. She was a person who was set […]