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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A year ago, I thought I knew the will of the Lord for my family: more babies down the road. But now I’m not so sure. I just don’t know what to do about those two spirits I once believed were waiting for us to welcome them. And I couldn’t help feeling a pang of guilt, knowing that my womb may never again give life, when I heard Elder Oaks’ General Conference talk.
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This picture was taken on Halloween 2006. We had this fun plan as a family to each be one of the “Incredibles.” I was really excited about this because we had the perfect number of children to pull this off. My husband was, of course, “Mr. Incredible,” I was “Elastigirl,” my first daughter was
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Thank you to this blog reader for sharing Luke’s birth story with us. I appreciate that her birth experience strengthened her marriage. I love supportive husbands like hers who really embrace the experience. And what a great reminder that relaxation for childbirth can be helpful after the baby comes too. –Robyn When I was expecting
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I was not going to turn Brittany down when she volunteered to write a post on this topic for us. Brittany also wrote a few essays in the book and has a great blog called Birth Unplugged. Thank you Brittany for putting together these great resources. –Robyn The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven Guest
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Maybe it’s because I’m feeling quite “God-broken” lately, but I thought this was the perfect post for today. Felice wrote this on the old blog back in October of 2009. On how motherhood softens us and smooths out our rough edges…
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Loving the Olympics I am enjoying the inspiration of the Olympics. In fact I am in charge of teaching Relief Society this Sunday and I am going to talk about You are a Champion! Talking about Olympic champions and how we can be like them. Without it seeming unattainable. I am really hoping that it
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I am thrilled to share this guest post by author Joanna Oblander. Joanna has written the book “A Glimpse of Heaven”, which is a memoir about her near death experience with God, her vision of the pre-mortal world, her struggle with depression, and an amazing journey to find her adoptive son. I reviewed Joanna’s book
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“For they cannot bear meat now, but milk they must receive; wherefore, they must not know these things, lest they perish. Learn of me, and listen to my words; walk in the meekness of my Spirit, and you shall have peace in me.” (D&C 19:22-23)” My nursling is going through a growth spurt and it
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