All births are a spiritual experience.
Sometimes we just need to have the eyes to see, and ears to hear, to be aware of it.
And yes, cesarean births can be just a spiritual as vaginal births.
Kirsten shares her sweet thoughts with us.
I love that she prayed and asked for a specific desire and was blessed with a beautiful experience.
I have felt like Heavenly Father himself was there, next to me, putting His hand on my shoulder. A physical warm spot on my shoulder from a hand being there. I have specifically heard His encouraging, kind, and loving words as I was laying on the operating table knowing exactly what He was telling me as if I heard someone just talking to me. As hard as it is sometimes being pregnant, my absolute favorite moments in my entire life have been those moments where I gave birth with God right beside me. I have never felt closer to Him, heaven or the veil so thin as in those sacred moments.
Before the recent birth of my 4th baby, I thought a lot about Christ’s mother, Mary, and her sacred role. I have prayed to feel some connection with her, hoping to receive inspiration on how to be a better mother through her and her example. Her bond with her Savior and son fascinates me. I have always wished I could meet and talk with her about what it was like having the Savior as her son. So, before my C-section I prayed for this. I prayed for her presence. During my surgery, I felt her spirit there. I felt her courage and peace as well as my Heavenly Father’s. It was a beautiful thing I will never forget.
I understand she was a chosen woman but like me, is a mother who just tried to do her best with the help of the Spirit. I try even more now to do the same.
We love to share all kinds of birth stories on our site, to encourage women to create sacred spaces within their births. If you have a story to share, please let us know! We would love to add it to our blog.
Beautiful and so comforting.