I chose to repost this story from our archives because if you didn’t notice I have breastfeeding on the brain. It is a lovely story of faith involving establishing a breastfeeding relationship. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. -Robyn I will say no more than to just publish this beautiful story […]
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Is Breastfeeding Modest? First of all, I am not a lactation consultant or anything like that. I have breastfed five babies and teach childbirth classes in which I cover breastfeeding basics. But I’m not claiming any special knowledge on the topic. Breastfeeding does carry a special importance to me. It was a hot topic last
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Fortitude \ˈfȯr-tə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\– strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. Upon learning of Patty Bartlett Sessions, I had to own the book containing her diaries. She was an avid journal writer. She worked and served among many of the well known members of church history.
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Lani’s post, “Away in a Manger” got me thinking. I love these questions and well researched thoughts. Like Lani, I can see myself blurting out a comment about Mary being on her back. I just would not be able to help myself. Hebrew women commonly gave birth upright using bricks or stones as a birthing
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This post is not from the TGOGL archives but it is from Lani’s Birth Faith blog archives. The articles she links to are fantastic sources of information. I enjoyed pondering the events of the Savior’s birth as I read her thoughts and hope you will enjoy it too. -Robyn We had a fun little
This birth story is from Mandy and not only is it a VBAC after two cesareans but she also had a inverted T incision. I came to know her through ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network). Mandy is just one of those people that is easy to like. This birth story may be long but it
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One of my favorite chapters in our new book is the meditation chapter. Why? Because I think I have misunderstood its power and how to do it effectively. I have enjoyed learning from Felice’s knowledge on this subject so I thought I would share this fantastic post about using meditation to achieve mental balance. Enjoy!
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To be a righteous woman during the winding up scenes on this earth, before the second coming of our Savior, is an especially noble calling. . . She has been placed here to enrich, to protect, and to guard the home—which is society’s basic and most noble institution. —Spencer W. Kimball As often happens after I
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“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any [wo]man doeth, the same shall [s]he receive of the Lord, whether [s]he be bond or free.” – Ephesians 6:8 All I can say is, I had no idea! Let me explain what I mean by that. I attended a women’s health fair at our local university last spring at which
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As Halloween approaches, instead of haunted houses and spooky forests, my thoughts are turned to the Holy Ghost. I like to teach my children a little family home evening lesson centered around the Comforter as this time of year approaches. With that in mind I thought I would share some of my thoughts about the
