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Speak LIFE expresses to listeners the signs and wonders of life! Inspiring us in less than 100 words, Speak LIFE captures the essence of the imagination as baby tells the story of a unique marvelous design unfolding week by week.
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Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
Wednesday Apr 13, 2022
We are nine. Nine weeks old. Will you stop playing the drums so loud? How can I play the drums? My elbows aren’t even formed yet! Well—it isn’t me! Shh. There, hear that? Um—yeah. If it isn’t you then who is it? Both of us, silly. What do you mean? Oh, wait. You mean that drumming is our heartbeats? Yep. Wow. Nice rhythm, huh? Uh-huh. Hey, how big are we this week? As big as almonds. Are you calling me a nut? Well, if I am then we’re both nuts. I guess that’s okay then.
-a.m.opdahl
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
Sunday Apr 03, 2022
I am three. Three years old. I am an expert at laundry. I can rearrange a basket of folded, clean clothes in less than thirty seconds. I love to look for bunnies in the yard with Dad when he gets home from work. After a thunderstorm, Momma takes me outside so I can jump in ALL the mud puddles. I like to hum all day long. Anytime I hear music: I dance. I have so many things to occupy me but what I could really use is a playmate! Yoo-hoo! Mom! Dad! I want to be a big sister!
-a.m.opdahl
Monday Mar 28, 2022
Monday Mar 28, 2022
We are eight. Eight weeks old. Why do you always do that? What? Start talking before me? Fine, you say it then. But now they already know how old we are. Wait. Who’s “they?” I don’t know. You’re the one who started it. Well, I felt like someone was listening… and they needed to know. Yeah. I know what you mean. Can I tell them? Tell them what? How big we are? Okay. Yay! We are as big as something small, oval and dark… can you guess what? Spit it out, will you? Ha! That’s funny. Did you just tell your first joke? Will you tell them already? Oh, alright. Watermelon seeds!
-a.m.opdahl
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
Sunday Mar 20, 2022
We are seven. Seven weeks old. Do you feel 10,000 times bigger than when we were conceived? I don’t know, do you? Something feels different. Maybe because your hands and legs are starting to grow. What? I know things too. Oh really? Like that our optic cups and nasal pits are forming? Or that our brains are dividing into five separate vesicles. Into what? Wait, have you been reading a dictionary? Of course not, I don’t have eyes yet, silly. Okay, okay—just get to the point and tell them how big we are. We’re as big as cucumber seeds. Was that so hard?
-a.m.opdahl
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
I am six. Six weeks old. You might not have noticed me yet— Hey, what about me? Ahhh!! Who is that? Me. Is that you, Mom? No, silly. It’s me. I’m right next to you. You scared me! That’s what siblings are for. Do you think Mom knows? Knows what? That there are two of us? I don’t know. You didn’t. How big are we this week, anyway? Um, as big as grains of rice. So probably not. Boy, is she going to be surprised. What else is happening this week? Well, our hearts have regular rhythms and next week we’ll be 10,000 times bigger than when we were conceived. Shhh! Why? I need more naps.
-a.m.opdahl
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Join Baby O from, "I am six. Six weeks old," to her B-day and beyond. Don't forget to check out the next series of Speak LIFE: Baby O - 2.0 at speaklife139.com
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
One day something amazing happened. It started with Dinah asking when “Baby O” would be born. She knew “B-day” was close. When I replied, “Soon,” tears welled in her eyes. Although she was excited, she did not want to say good-bye to “Baby O” or Speak LIFE. In that moment, I realized Speak LIFE had taken on a life of its own—in my daughter’s heart. I am humbled to be the Momma who lived Dinah’s journey and grateful I was able to write about it! Next week “Baby O” begins a new journey: one as a big sister. Come along with us!
-a.m.opdahl
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
Sunday Feb 27, 2022
I felt the presence of “Baby O” change who I was from the inside out as the magnificent story of her life began unfolding in my womb. This Speak LIFE series is based on that experience and the experiences of others. What a joy for me to discover the Holy Spirit’s plan as I wrote: that my child would bring the story of the unborn to life with her voice. It has been our honor to give our voices to the voiceless. Thank you for taking this journey with us. Will you share “Baby O” with others? Together, we can roar like the lion of Judah as we Speak LIFE!
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
MCCL member, Dick Roue is in the studio sharing about a recent newspaper column he wrote regarding Safe Haven Laws. He highlights area Pregnancy Centers in our area and the free, non-judgemental services available to all who seek their help.
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
Tuesday Feb 22, 2022
The human body is a wonder; multiple body systems intertwining to create functional masterpieces whose life purposes are as varied as the stars in the sky. Can we survive without our hearts? Our livers? Our lungs? No. Their functions are vital to sustain our lives. Yet, there is an organ not vital to the survival of the one but vital to the survival of us all: the womb. A woman can survive without her womb but a child cannot. We cannot. The womb was never intended for individual autonomy. It was designed to Speak LIFE.
-a.m.opdahl