A few weeks ago I was contacted by J. L. Van Leuven and asked if I’d be interested in reviewing her new (and first) novel called “Delivered”. The novel is set in New Testament times and is a fictional account of the midwife who assisted Mary during the birth of Jesus Christ. On her blog […]
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This year in Relief Society we are studying the life and teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith, the 10th prophet of the church. As I read through the short biography of him given in the front of the manual I was very touched by a story about him and his second wife, Ethel Reynolds Smith. Joseph
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“And the angel said unto me again: Look and behold the condescension of God!” 1 Nephi 11:26 My oldest son was born not long before Christmas. His birth was beautiful and has forever changed my feelings about Christmas. As I stared into his sweet, pure face that first Christmas day my heart was overflowing with gratitude
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My first baby was hard to push out. After an extended length of pushing he was born and we saw that he’d had his elbow up by his head (try reaching your arm to your opposite ear and you’ll have the right position, except he was so flexible his elbow was in line with his
Michelle sent this story to us and said she felt very prompted to share her story about breastfeeding her four children. I very much appreciated her experiences and her honesty. I hope that her story will reach the people who need to hear it. My one addition to her story is to say, “Don’t feel
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Has anyone else been a bit ga-ga over the new royal baby? I am a bit embarrassed to say that I have been gobbling up every tidbit I’ve been able to read about William and Kate’s new baby boy. I’m not usually one to fall for celebrity stories or drama but there is just somethings
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I want something strange for my birthday. Basically a box with two big Q-tips This is the DNA Test for the National Geographic Genographic project. For $200 they will send you two mouth swabs, which you swish around in your mouth, and then mail back to them. With the swab they are able to use
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I love this birth story by Emily. I think that too often we shy away from talking about the pain of childbirth (we are afraid to scare people) but I love how Emily talks about the pain she experienced and how that pain was a powerful, life-changing event for her that brought her closer to
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When I was younger I had a dolphin fetish. For several years, between the ages of 10 to 14, my highest life’s ambition was to become a marine biologist and train the dolphins at Sea World. Then around 14-years-old I realized that my life plan would require me moving to some place without snow or
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I am so excited to share this beautiful post by April Moody, the mother of a remarkable little boy named Caleb. I first heard Caleb’s story through his grandmother’s blog and was deeply touched by his life. It is hard for me to explain how the life of a boy, whom I never met, touched
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