THE BIRTH by Laura Schmitt At 6:29am she was born. Of course she was helpless and frail to the path before her, but she was also determined and glowing with a newfound warmth. Her body surged with changes that shook the foundation of self image she may have known. […]
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On December 21, 2012, (the day we transitioned fully into the Aquarian age,) I was weighed down with the heaviest energy of my entire life. A few days before, I started doing some energy work that I didn’t realize would have such a huge effect on me. I blogged about this on Dec 20th,here. If
Today we have a book review from Heidi. Heidi is a doula, birth photographer, and childbirth educator in the DFW area of Texas. She is the mother to six little ones and has birthed in hospitals, a birth center, home, by vaginal, cesarean, and VBAC! She blogs about all sorts of birth related topics for
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We hope you have enjoyed learning more about our legacy as women of the LDS faith. I know I have enjoyed reading these posts, some old ones, some new ones. We hope that if you stumble upon a birth story or history of an LDS midwife, nurse or doctor that you will share it with
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I just wanted to share a few gems from Polly’s Birth Book: I loved that the dedication in her book said “To all who hold in reverence the gift of life.” Sound familiar? Does it remind you of the title of our book? The following are two poems that she had written and included in
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When I start feeling sorry for myself or overwhelmed by all the day-to-day problems and concerns in my life as a wife and mother, it often helps me to think about my great-grandmother, Cassie. Cassie was born in 1890 in a two-room log cabin in Mapleton, UT, “one mile west of one of the most beautiful mts. in the world,” as she described it. Cassie wrote, “Well you know that the years from 1907 to 1918 were the happiest and grandest years of this mortal life to me.” 1907 was the year she met and married her sweetheart, Edmund, and the autumn of 1918 was the start of several years I can’t even fathom enduring.
I love the Christmas season so I wanted to share some of my favorite Christmas traditions in hopes that you will share some in the comments section below. Decorating, Music, and the Best Christmas Pageant Ever We love decorating the house together while listening to Christmas songs and reading The Best Christmas Pageant Ever aloud. I usually
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When I start feeling sorry for myself or overwhelmed by all the day-to-day problems and concerns in my life as a wife and mother, it often helps me to think about my great-grandmother, Cassie.
Elizabeth’s story has tenderly reminded me that it is during our darkest hours and our most difficult moments that we can feel certain we are in the presence of angels. Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience, Elizabeth. Elizabeth and her husband have been married for nine years. They live in a small town in Utah where they spend their free time swimming, playing board games, and battling with swords.
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