Guest post from Liz Johnson… When people ask me how many children I have, I don’t really know how to answer. The proper response is “four,” because that’s how many I tuck in at night – three beautiful boys and a darling baby girl. But in my heart, I want to answer “five.” And then I guiltily admit that I feel like I should want to answer “seven.” . . .
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This is part 2 of Jenifer’s interview. Someone said to her after a miscarriage – “Just don’t worry about it. It was a nothing baby.” She could not accept that. It wasn’t until years later that she had an experience that helped her have the courage to face that and heal from it… all because
I rejected it when she said, “It was a nothing baby” Read More »
In interviewing women for The Gift of Giving Life podcast, so many shared their miscarriage stories. I realized we really needed a series to support women through this part of struggling while trying to be Giving Life. So for October, in honor of Pregnancy Loss month – we are having a whole series of podcasts
Miscarriage Podcast Series – We’d love to share your story too! – Episode 23 Read More »
It was so fun to interview Jenifer, Heather’s co-author of God Comes to Women. In this first part of the interview she reflects on how God knew her timetable for having babies. How when she first was married she didn’t even want to have babies, but after 5 years she shifted. Then a surprise revelation
I’m taking a Biology class right now and to help myself learn concepts I try to apply them to something I can easily relate to. And since I love birth, well you know, I compare biology or psychology (or whatever) to birth. In studying the pH scale, I learned about “buffers” or a pair of substances,
Something I used to frequently say regarding childbirth was that I was born in the last days because Heavenly Father knew I couldn’t handle a natural childbirth and knew I needed epidurals. It was something I would always joke about, but also really believed. I might be mentally strong, spiritually strong, but physically strong? No way. That was not for me. I wasn’t a hardy pioneer woman that pushed handcarts and gave birth along the Mormon trail. Heavenly Father knew me and knew my mental and physical limitations. Or so I thought.
How was Planning an Unmedicated Birth for My Own Spiritual Growth? – Episode 20 Read More »
Shifting the way we create Most of the authors have moved out of the baby creation stage. In this interview with Lani, she shares how she is shifting from creating life from having babies, to becoming a plant mom. How the security of her garden helped her survive 2020 and bring her peace during a
Part 2 of our interview with Melissa “Each of my births changed me in a different way.” Sheridan Melissa shared how her third birth gave her confidence and joy. How her 4th birth stripped her down and humbled her. It also gave her more power than she had ever experienced. She also shares what advice
Each of my births transformed me in a powerful way – Episode 18 Read More »
In an interview with Melissa for this podcast episode. she shared the spiritual journey of her 3rd and 4th births. “As I sat in the celestial room, I heard revelation for how my next birth would be. It would just be me and my husband and NOT a midwife! I was shocked,
Wait, I am supposed birth how? This revelation tested my faith. – Episode 17 Read More »
Back to School Time! My kids have been back in school for a few weeks, and well, so have I. Actually, I started taking some online classes this summer at my local university. I was nervous to go back to school, twenty years after graduating with my degree from the University of Utah. What I
How is the History of Pioneer Midwives Important to Us? – Episode 16 Read More »
