Today’s birth story comes for Kara. I met Kara few years ago. We were standing in line for lunch at the restaurant on the bottom floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial building and somehow I mentioned the book project I was working on. She shared her story with me and I asked her if she …
I am pleased to introduce author Shari Guess, whose children’s book “Once Upon a Baby: A Tale of Adoption” has been published. I’m so excited to share a little about my adoption journey with The Gift of Giving Life! We’ve all heard the phrase “It’s about Love” spoken regarding the spiritual principles of adoption and …
I met Krysti on the Hypnobabies Yahoo Group. She was planning a natural birth, but her baby was persistently breech. It was interesting watching her journey as she had to make tough choices in regards to her babies birth. I was excited to read her birth story and see how in the end she had …
I was touched by Jennifer’s birth story. Things obviously didn’t go how she had wanted but I think her story shows how, when women are allowed to make their own choices– guided by the spirit– every birth situation can be beautiful and healing. I am so glad she was willing to share. March 4. My …
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.” . . .
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 »
Brittany was kind enough to share her insightful talk given at her daughter’s recent baptismal service. We have blogged about the connection between baptism and birth before but I love how she connected each element together in her thoughts. I am looking forward to my son’s baptism in a few weeks so this talk was …
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 …
How a Prisoner of War Story Helped Me Prepare for Birth Read More »
I was excited to get this blog post in our inbox about the importance of reading to our children. I will never forget the first Relief Society Enrichment meeting that I attended after my first baby was born. It was a presentation on reading to your children. My baby was only about a month old …
Back to the Basics: Why You Should Read to Your Kids Read More »
“I’ll pray. Will you join me?” I offered. When I didn’t hear any objections, I proceeded to ask God to help the equipment work and for all of those involved in any way to feel the love that was here with us as the angel children were present. I asked that the electricity be restored so we could conduct the interview. Within a minute or so of praying, everything came back on.
