After the birth of my fifth baby I struggled to enjoy the process. I dreaded waking up in the morning to my children and looked forward to bedtime only to dread waking up again the next morning to start over. I didn’t feel like I was meeting anyone’s needs successfully, including my own. I didn’t […]
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I am in the midst of the fourth trimester. I wish I had understood this concept earlier with my first baby. It is the idea that there is another three months of gestating after we give birth. I really think the fourth trimester gets overlooked because we focus so much on getting to
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Heather posted these beautiful thoughts last Easter on her Women in the Scriptures blog and I just wanted to share them again here. They are perfect for this day. May you enjoy a blessed Resurrection Day, He is Risen! –Robyn This Easter thoughts about “the womb” and “the tomb” have
We received this post from Carol Vezzani who contributed to our book the beautiful essay “My Angel in Gethsemane” in our Atonement chapter. Carol also blogs at http://anunsuccessfulblog.blogspot.com. I enjoyed this post because I love the idea of Mary being proactive and empowered about her birth. Enjoy! –Robyn Empowering Mary: A Paradigm Shift on
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With Christmas approaching I have been pondering the concept of “humble birth.” We speak of Christ’s birth as being under humble circumstances. In fact one popular hymn begins, “Jesus once of humble birth” (Jesus, Once of Humble Birth, Hymns, 196). One of the primary’s songs describes his birth this way: This is the stable, shelter so
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There are many beautiful works of art depicting Mary riding a donkey as Joseph led them to Bethlehem. I never questioned whether or not Mary rode a donkey on her journey with Joseph. However, as I was researching the symbolism of Mary riding a donkey to Bethlehem and Christ riding a donkey as he entered
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I love the Easter season and chose to share this post again because it is about the Savior and the Atonement. I remember crying as I read it the first time. I cried when I read it again. For Easter we celebrate all week long at our home by walking through the last week of
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*I wrote this more than a few years ago and forgot about it until now. It seemed appropriate to share it for Easter. The morning had been hurried as I struggled to get four children ready for 9:00 am church. My husband was at an early priesthood meeting. I had been hit with a wave
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I have been pondering Joseph Smith history lately. Our ward choir had been practicing and practicing a beautiful arrangement of “Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning” that we performed a few weeks ago. I love this song, not just for the harmonies but for the inspired words. I can’t just listen to it, I have
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“Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?” Alma 5:14 Life as a doula. Every birth changes me in some way. I always learn. Often the lessons are unexpected. A little over three years ago, I attended at birth that I recognize as one of those unexpected yet key experiences that shape a doula.
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