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Our Charis Family
Rachael Steppe
Rachael and her fiancé, Kevin Schultz
Hi, Charis Friends,
My name is Rachael Steppe, I am 18
years old, and I have enrolled in the Charis Doula
Childbirth Educator program. I come from a family of 8, my
two parents Vern and Pam, and my 5 siblings.
My brother Jake is 21, I'm 19, my sister Sarah 17, Lydia 13, Isabella 4 and
Katarina 3. This year, my brother is getting married
to one of my best friends, Maria. Their wedding is in
June and we couldn’t be happier. We are also planning
my wedding to my Best Friend Kevin for January.
For the longest time, it was just the four of us older
kids. We had just moved into our newly built house
on 75 acres when my parents sat all of us down for
a talk. My mom was told she had thyroid cancer.
It
wasn’t one of the worst ones you could have, but it
was still cancer. A few weeks later, almost
Christmas, mom’s surgery was being planned. We kids were worried for our mom,
she was getting sick, throwing up at any smell, and
she actually could smell like a dog. They sat us down
again to give us an early
Christmas gift, we open it up and it’s an ornament
of a baby carriage. We all kind of looked at each
other like, “What?” But then my brother and I put the
pieces together. My mom was Pregnant!!!! And that
was why she was so sick. Nine months later, at 7:30
a.m., we welcome our new little sister Isabella into
the world. To me, at that moment, that was the
most amazing thing in the world. As much as I wanted to
be in the delivery room, I wasn’t allowed that time. About 16
months later, my parents take us to their favorite
restaurant and announce that my mom was pregnant
again!!!! This time I was there for my mom’s every
appointment and was helping her through everything
I could during the pregnancy. One night around 2 a.m.,
my mom woke me up and said “It’s time I remember
this!!” I woke everyone up and we headed to
the hospital. When we arrived at the hospital, my parents told me I
could be in the delivery room. I was so excited
that I
was able to experience such a miracle that day. At
4:20 a.m., we welcomed my little sister Katarina into
the world. That’s when I realized that I wanted
to be a part of that; I wanted to help others
experience that miracle of life.
Today my mom is doing great! She underwent her surgery last
October. This year, there has been a lot of busy-ness and planning,
with my Brother and I both getting married. I am so excited to also be
doing the Charis CE/Doula program and I can’t wait
to see what God has in store for me!!
Lydia now 13, Jacob now 21, Dad
(Vern), Mom (Pam),
Isabella now 4, Me( Rachael) now 18, Sarah now 17,
and Katarina now 3
We were all a little younger in this picture but
it's the most current one we have!
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'Behold, I will
bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of
the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child and The one who labors with child, together,
A
great throng shall return there...And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD.'
Jeremiah 31:8, 14
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