By Levi Mathew Savage She calls no hour of night or day her own Through heat or cold she goes her round alone Here, to bring some mortal into being There, to ease some soul that must be fleeing. She listens earnestly to tales of grief Forgets herself that she may give relief To bodies […]
It has now been almost a year since I stared at that surprisingly positive pregnancy test.
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I want to thank my friend Natalie for this beautiful post. We became friends because of our mutual love for birth but beyond that Natalie really is a beautiful person inside and out. –Robyn I am currently “overdue” with my FIFTH boy. Yes, my fifth. There are no girls among them. That’s a lot
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My friend, Kylie, was kind enough to let me share her birth story here on the blog. I came to know her through ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network). Interestingly enough, I came to a place last year when I was contemplating closing our little ICAN chapter. Not much had been happening with it and
Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a student midwife? I asked my friend, Angela Geurts, to answers some questions about life as a midwife in training. – Robyn Tell us a little about how you were guided to become a midwife. Sometimes each of us may feel that we have a calling
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An Interview With Valerie Hall, LM, CPM So what is it like to be a midwife? Valerie Hall LM, CPM, graciously agreed amidst her busy schedule to answer a few questions for me about her work as a midwife. I have known Valerie since she began her journey by becoming a childbirth educator. She was
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We love our readers. We wrote this book for all of you! We also love getting feedback from you about the book. It is so great to read reviews of our book on Amazon. To say thanks, we are going to highlight a review a week. I read this entire book in the two months
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I have had this passage on my mind for quite a while now, And we did travel and wade through much affliction in the wilderness; and our women did bear children in the wilderness. 2 And so great were the blessings of the Lord upon us, that while we did live upon raw meat in
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How often I try to fix my problems alone. How often I forget that angels stand waiting and eager to assist me, if I would only use my agency to allow them.
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In a priesthood blessing, God answered my question: “You will be able to be happy without medication.” He didn’t tell me how long it would take, but I was satisfied with just knowing that someday I’d get there. And so I went on, taking my medication, feeling grateful for my rescue from the darkness.
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