An Important Update Regarding Our Family and this SubStack

Dear Friends,

As many of you know, last October we welcomed our sweet Gabriel Augustine into the world, and shortly thereafter, he entered the Beatific Vision after being baptized, confirmed, and loved beyond measure by his family.

We visit our little saint often, and we are still waiting for the tombstone to be installed.

Well, not long after, we conceived, and my wife is with child. Praise God!

She is due in a couple of months, and the baby is doing just fine, which is such a blessing.

However, recently, my wife has been hospitalized due to a full placenta previa and because of the risks associated therewith. So far, she has had 7 C-sections, so they are taking extra precautions.

Chinese buffet with the family is always fun. You may notice that Charles has his hair up lol. If we leave his luscious locks untamed, he will get sweet and sour sauce in his hair!

We are hoping that she won’t have to stay there the whole time until the baby comes, but she won’t be able to come home to our house because we live too far from the hospital. So, she will have to stay with family in the city, and I will be home with our six living children on my own.

No matter how much space we have, all the kids seem to end up in the same place! Here, some are following a drawing video tutorial, while Clover plays the piano.

Of course, the only thing that matters in this situation is that my beautiful wife and baby (it is a girl, by the way!) are cared for and healthy. Mom has been through A LOT, and she needs rest, and no one deserves it more than she does!

Nonetheless, this may help to explain why I haven’t been consistent over the last couple of weeks with videos and articles, and why some of you have not received replies to questions and emails.

Reading Brambly Hedge to the little ones before bed. Arguably my favourite set of children’s stories

I promise I am doing my best, and I am working out a plan to be able to balance work, visits with Mom and the kids (she is an hour away), homeschooling, etc.

I ask that you be patient with me, because we are just getting through this first hurdle, and things should stabilize soon enough, and, hopefully, we will settle into our new routine and can get back on track.

I love taking them to a local creek so they can hunt for tadpoles and go for a swim. Usually they don’t have too many leeches on them when they come out!

Of course, I ask primarily for your prayers for Mom and our baby girl. And, to reiterate, they are both okay, and Mom being taken care of is the best thing for them.

As always, thank you for your continued support, and I will see you soon.

Apparently, Clementine thinks wearing a headlamp is an integral part of eating berries. Classic