Carol is the descendant of Finnish copper miners and resilient Finnish women that immigrated to Northern Michigan. She has spent many summers vacationing in the Keweenaw Peninsula and has explored the rich history of the area. Hiking through wilderness that is bordered by Lake Superior, she enjoys berry-picking. She finds refreshment walking along the beach of Lake Superior listening to the waves roll in.

Carol enjoys gardening, preparing meals, and making pies and jam. She has been married to Dan for 32 years and they have three children. The arrival of grandchildren has motivated her to renew knitting projects.

Carol graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in nursing. She has worked in labor/delivery units in Michigan and Illinois. For many years she taught Lamaze classes. She is grateful for the experience of attending homebirths with a physician practice.

Carol’s experiences as a nurse have given her the opportunity to witness God’s marvelous design for childbirth.  A woman’s intricate hormonal system, her response to pain, and the physics of infant rotation and descent, are part of the process.  In the best situations, health care supports birth as it unfolds.  She feels fortunate to have had the experience of assisting birth in the home setting.