A little over three years ago I felt inspired to write something for the Ensign. I was very nervous about it but excited too when I sent it in. I was told it may never print but that they wanted to use it. They just didn’t know when so when one of the editors contacted […]
The Christmas Letter – Robyn Read More »
This picture was taken on Halloween 2006. We had this fun plan as a family to each be one of the “Incredibles.” I was really excited about this because we had the perfect number of children to pull this off. My husband was, of course, “Mr. Incredible,” I was “Elastigirl,” my first daughter was
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One of my favorite chapters in our book is the one on meditation. This post from our archives contains many of the same thoughts from the meditation essay and explains the power that daily mediation can bring into your life. I started a 40 day meditation challenge with Felice last spring. I kept doing it
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What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? 1 Corinthians 6:19 I have been pondering for some time now the symbolism of the temple and birth. In fact, I had been trying to write an essay for the book
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I was not going to turn Brittany down when she volunteered to write a post on this topic for us. Brittany also wrote a few essays in the book and has a great blog called Birth Unplugged. Thank you Brittany for putting together these great resources. –Robyn The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven Guest
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After reading a post on Bonnie’s blog I asked her to submit a complete version about how she and her husband named their last three children. I love the meaning that each name was given. Thank you Bonnie for sharing your heartfelt story. –Robyn How We Came to Name Them Joshua, Charles, and Talita by
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For today’s Virtual Book Tour post, stop by my other blog Birth Faith to learn more about our marvelous Robyn Allgood.
Virtual Book Tour: Interview with Robyn Allgood Read More »
Can a woman FAIL at childbirth? My answer is NO. What if they carefully prepared to have their birth be one way but circumstances dictated another direction? Was that a FAIL? Again, I say NO. I feel that childbirth is more about the offering and sacrifice made on the part of the mother. What path did
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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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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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