Karen died last week after more than a year of battling lung cancer. About six months ago it appeared that she was in remission, but in June the doctors confirmed that the cancer was present in her lungs and adrenal gland. A few weeks ago she started having problems with shortness of breath again and she was readmitted to the hospital. Her lung collapsed and she rapidly deteriorated. As her condition worsened Kathy and Bob felt that Liz, Matthew and Alexander should come up to spend time with her. They flew up early on Friday the 26th of September. She died on September 29th. On the following day I flew to Michigan and joined Liz and many other family members as we prepared to have a celebration of Karen's life. On Thursday evening we had a party at Kathy and Bob's that was heavily attended by many of Karen's friends. I know that it was very hard for Liz to lose Karen. She was her mother. Karen was a wonderful woman. It never makes sense when you lose someone you love and no one should ever try to make sense of it. Certainly God was aware of this outcome, but God is the God of the living. He never desires the death of anyone. Jesus took away the second death at the cross. He provided the resurrection for those that die in Him. When He comes again He will take away the first death and the grave will be swallowed up in God's great victory.
My daughter has been born: Isabella Kiera Baldwin. She is so beautiful and healthy. She was born on November 4, 2011. The labor was not that long but my wife, Liz, was in a lot of pain. We owe a great deal of gratitude to the midwife for intervening and helping to manually progress the labor. Isabella was a big baby weighing 8 lbs. 11.5 oz. and was 22". I am so excited to have a daughter and I can't wait to raise her. She is so cute. Her brothers Matt and Lex are also excited to have a sister. With all the superheroes and sports we can now have princesses and fairytales. My family is growing and I have God to thank.
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