On a beautiful Friday morning in the quiet little country town of Pine Island, Minn. (population 3,263) a family welcomed their new infant son. When life is so brand new and so tiny you become very aware just how fragile and dependent that life is. Witnessing a new life coming into the world fills you with emotions. Excitement, joy, love, and fear just to name a few. As a new father, there is nothing you wouldn’t do to protect and care for your infant child. Life is full of possibilities and new beginning. Life is good.
Forty-eight hours later, you are getting ready to go to your house to grab some clothes for mom and baby’s new car seat, so you can bring your new family home safe and sound.