This is a guest post by my friend Heather B., a mother of four beautiful, talented, and wonderful children. 🙂 I have wanted to be a Mother for as long as I can remember. My first word was “baby,” and I was constantly pretending to be a “Mother” as I grew up. The births of my […]
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“Nourished by the Good Word of God” Guest Post by Brittany Cromar For behold, after ye have been nourished by the good word of God all the day long, will ye bring forth evil fruit, that ye must be hewn down and cast into the fire? (Jacob 6:7) Recently, my husband was asked to teach
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Today’s birth story comes from Christina Pierce. “I am a mother of almost six children. Childbirth has been a large part of my life for the last twelve years, and in that time my views have changed greatly. My husband and I started our family when I was only 19 years old. We were
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When my second child was a toddler, and we ventured headlong into the “terrible twos,” I found myself devoid of any desire to have another baby. The adversary had been working on me. Each day felt like a battle to find joy and fulfillment in motherhood. Satan whispered negative thoughts to me, persuading me that I wasn’t fit to take on any more children, that we couldn’t possibly afford any more children, that the world would look down on me for having more, that two was definitely more than enough. . . .
Today’s post comes from the archive. I love this post because it discusses a topic so important to me. Allomaternal care saved my life when I was a child. If it hadn’t been for the loving care of many substitute mothers, my life would certainly have gone in a far more dark and troubling direction. Thanks for highlighting this important subject, Felice! -Lani
Today’s birth story comes from my maternal grandmother, Doris. It is wonderful to me that I have a record of her feelings about her first birth, the birth of my own mother. Doris was a nurse, an avid hiker, and a lover of animals and nature. Though I never knew her very well, I feel she passed many of her best traits down to me. Sending you love, Grandma Doris. -Lani
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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This birth story is from my friend Shauna. We met each other in a modern dance class at BYU years ago and recently we “found” each other again through our blogs. I asked Shauna to share her story because I think it is a wonderful reminder that God cares about his daughters and their experiences
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