After I had T1 and T2, both Rob and I FELT that there was another baby WAITING to come to our family. We knew it even when T2 was very small. There was never a doubt we would have another one. T3 waited pretty patiently. I felt him hovering about and knew he was there, […]
I Don’t Feel a Baby “Waiting” Read More »
When I start feeling sorry for myself or overwhelmed by all the day-to-day problems and concerns in my life as a wife and mother, it often helps me to think about my great-grandmother, Cassie.
There’s a chaos to six children under 12, and yet a peace and joy to it as well. We find our parenting and lifestyle have changed to better suit our growing family, and we’re enjoying the journey. Our family is our top priority and most treasured blessing.
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Elizabeth’s story has tenderly reminded me that it is during our darkest hours and our most difficult moments that we can feel certain we are in the presence of angels. Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience, Elizabeth. Elizabeth and her husband have been married for nine years. They live in a small town in Utah where they spend their free time swimming, playing board games, and battling with swords.
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I have been intently studying pregnancy, childbirth, and many subjects relating to them for over eight years. In my studies, I have learned so many things about my own body and the male body that have strengthened my testimony of God’s grand design. God has given us so many powerful tools right within our own cells to assist us and guide us. I feel so strongly that I need to teach my own children how their bodies were designed to work and how to use the tools God has imbedded within us. Let me explain just one of those tools…
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Today’s guest post comes from Sarah Clark. Sarah is a mother of four, a natural childbirth educator, and she blogs at Mama Birth. I discovered Sarah’s blog a couple of years ago. We were pregnant with our fourth babies and due around the same time, so it was fun to share that journey virtually together. Then one day I figured out that she was also a Mormon. I think it was this post that finally gave it away. What a fun surprise! One of the things I love about Sarah is her fabulous sense of humor. She reminds me all the time that I need to remember to laugh on a daily basis. Thanks for that, Sarah.
Guest post: Eat, Pray, Push Out 8 Pound Baby, Love Read More »
Or in other words, as a mother you are going to clean up a lot of messes. They will be of every variety and combination imaginable. From flour, sugar, milk, and entire boxes of cereal, to the more offensive variety of vomit, urine, you name it. You may even question your sanity while you are
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It is to me the crowning joy of a woman’s life to be a mother -Ellis Reynolds Shipp If you have read Heather’s post, “Midwifery as a Calling”, then you have heard of Dr. Ellis Shipp. I wanted to share a little more about her. It is evident she felt called to the work before
Birth of an Early LDS OBGYN Read More »
I love it when it is my week to post on this blog. I especially enjoy picking out an archived post to share. This week I found and shared one on Ponderment. Language is so powerful and I know that but sometimes forget to intentionally USE it. This jumped out from me on the ponderment
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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. . . .
