The Christian singer, songwriter, and actress, Francesca Battistelli, is now also a mother of six.

"We’ve taken our time getting to know our sweet girl, but it’s finally time to introduce you to Annabeth Katherine Goodwin, named after both of our amazing mamas, born Saturday, 2/19 in the afternoon," says Battistelli on Facebook Wednesday afternoon.

Battistelli's husband, Matt Goodwin, and she have five children. The family lives in Tennessee where the singer recently decided to homeschool their three school-aged children. 

While Battistelli didn't quite give birth the way she wanted, mom and baby are doing well. 

"We ended up with a hospital birth, and I have lots of thoughts about that, but the Lord orchestrated our circumstances, and I was still able to birth her peacefully and without intervention. Thank you, Lord!"

On top of releasing Christian music, Battistelli added actress to her list of titles when last year she played a role in the latest God's Not Dead film. 


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