I have a friend who recently had surgery. They inserted screws and because of a certain situation they had to insert them in a way that the metal needs to bend to her bones in order to heal correctly. It sounds so crazy and improbable. We talked about thanking the metal every day for molding […]
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The authors of The Gift of Giving Life have had quite a few babies since starting to work on the book together. At least 3, but I think maybe more…. Guess who is having the next baby? Announcement coming soon!
A New Baby is On the Way! Read More »
I was doing my thing, preparing to do energy work via phone for a friend and also trying to get ready for a birth for a doula client. I knew I was going to need to leave for at some point that day. ( I figured sooner rather than later and I was right.) Rob
Power of Words, Awareness and Intention. Think before you Text! Read More »
Thursday I was hit with some unexpected stress about the new order of books we have had printed. I was trying to deal with that and knew Friday, which was already busy would have to have dealt with book issues squeezed into it. Imagine my dismay when Friday morning Lani told me our site had
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Here is the next post in my series: How I Joined the Mormon Church You can read the previous posts here: Is there a God? Early Morning Seminary Missionaries and The Book of Mormon Waiting 3 Years I Finally Get Baptized The Hard Year My last post talked about my “hard year.” My first year
The Summer of Healing: How Anthony Robbins and Two Dear Friends Saved the Day! Read More »
I had the pleasure of attending my friend Tracine’s birth a few weeks ago. Here she is talking about The Gift of Giving Life when she was in the midst of trying for baby #4. Tracine had a home birth this time and her Mom was there as H’s (future big sister) support person. There
Birth as a Family Event: It’s Magical Up There! Read More »
I was excited for the chance to go to Utah for our annual family skiing trip. I wanted to make sure I made it to the Sacred Gifts exhibit at BYU Art Museum. I ended up getting sick at the beginning of the trip. Luckily my Mom was there to take care of me and
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I loved reading the article in The Church News about the Helping Babies Breathe humanitarian work the church is doing. LDS Charities is a recognized innovator of the “train the trainer” approach to neonatal resuscitation training. In Indonesia, a portion of that training called Helping Babies Breathe is being introduced for the first time. While
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I wrote this 10 years ago, as I reflected on Devon’s 10th birthday. I added the ICAN link at the end of Devon’s birth story, because recovering from a Cesarean is interesting. There is the purely physical aspect of recovering from major abdominal surgery. Then the emotional aspect really colors the whole experience. Aspects that
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I wrote down these thoughts when Devon turned 10. Back then, he was still a child. He was growing up so fast, but he was definitely still a child in the way he acted. He is 16 now. Boy, has he grown up. He has his typical teenager moments for sure, but he has turned
I became a Mother when… Read More »
