No words could describe how happy, Thomas and I, were with our third daughter. Naomi and Esther, were learning to be mommies, to their real- live dolly. They wanted to help with everything, and couldn’t wait for their turn, to sit on the couch and hold her. Pretty soon they had little Elisabeth lined up on their beds, with their dolls playing house. Like I had said in the last episode, I had somewhat of a hard time physically the first couple of weeks. But that didn’t damper my thrill of taking care of my sweet baby girl. When Thomas had called his mother with the news, she was anxious to plan her next trip to Munich. We were excited that grandma Nadja could come and visit us again.
Now we had three children, and a completely different kind of home for them to grow up in. So much had changed since our days, of singing
to baby Naomi around the open fire, in our tipi. And for little Esther, it was normal, that we had a bathroom with warm water and a bathtub. That was luxury, after living in a cold farmhouse, with no modern conveniences. The good thing was, we had learned to be content, in all circumstances.
Our desire in marriage and family life, was that it would reflect our love and commitment to Jesus. As missionaries, we hoped that our personal lives, would encourage others to also want to know the truth.
