“Knowing that whatsoever good thing any [wo]man doeth, the same shall [s]he receive of the Lord, whether [s]he be bond or free.” – Ephesians 6:8 All I can say is, I had no idea! Let me explain what I mean by that. I attended a women’s health fair at our local university last spring at which […]
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I am so glad that we had a request for a twin birth story from one of our blog readers and that my friend, Heidi, was willing to share her experience. Shortly after she moved to our ward we discovered that we both loved childbirth. I consider it a privilege that I was allowed to
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Today’s Virtual Book Tour stop is by Jennifer at Modern Pioneer Mom. Here’s an excerpt:
Honestly, I was saddened as I’ve looked back on photos of me in the hospital holding my babies, because there were very few of me genuinely smiling. In a couple of them, I was actually frowning. It made me sad to look at them, because I loved my babies SO much & was so very excited to have them in my arms, but the photos didn’t show it, because I was miserable from everything that happened. (Click over to read the full post!)
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One of our first readers last year was a sweet single sister, who LOVED our book. We all were inspired by her faith and rejoiced with her when she was married in December! So it is with great pleasure to announce our first Virtual Book Tour Stop is from Shaylee Ann at Mother-At-Heart. I love
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In researching midwives and birth in the history of the church I found this beautiful tribute to our pioneer sisters in the March 1997 issue of the Ensign by Susan Easton Black. I love to read of our pioneer sister’s courage because it strengthens my determination to live with faith as they did. I thought
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If you find yourself weighed-down by dark clouds of despair, take heart. The sun will come out again. It will. And you may even be grateful for the clouds that made the sunshine all the more welcomed and cherished. Hang on, my friend.
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Today I’m happy to share the birth of Claire Eleanor, the fourth child of Liz. This birth came after an anxiety-filled pregnancy, and a previous stillbirth. This was her first birth without an epidural. I hope you enjoy it (and Liz’s priceless sense of humor) as much as I did.
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A little over three years ago I felt inspired to write something for the Ensign. I was very nervous about it but excited too when I sent it in. I was told it may never print but that they wanted to use it. They just didn’t know when so when one of the editors contacted
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It has been almost 4 months and we have sold almost 700 books. It looks like thanks to the hard work of Felice and Heather our book will be in LDS bookstores soon. We wanted to offer a bonus to those who buy The Gift of Giving Life directly from our e-store by clicking here. What
An excerpt of our final Virtual Book Tour post from Segullah and a request for photos and testimonials for our Book Launch Party slideshow.
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