On Perfection and Love
Am I the only one that gets overwhelmed when seeing and reading the 8 million blog posts, facebook updates and links? I start asking myself, “What is it that we are really looking for?” It seems to me that most of these blurbs are about how to do this or that thing better, more efficiently, [...]
My Hero’s Journey: The Call
When I was 33 weeks pregnant or so, I had a prenatal appointment with my lovely midwife at our local birth center. I don’t remember anything about our visit except that I started crying while talking about the upcoming labor and birth. I was scared. And when she asked me exactly what I was afraid [...]
Labor Day 2011 – Share Your Birth Stories!
Happy Labor Day! I think women can do great harm or great good by sharing birth stories. I have met many a pregnant woman who has confided in me that family, friends and random strangers tell them these freaky awful horror birth stories which leave the mom-to-be shakin’ in her boots. I assume that people [...]
A Mother Rising Bible Story – A Wise Ruling
A Wise Ruling 1 Kings 3:16-28 (NIV) 16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child [...]
My First Birth – Revisited With New Eyes
Men share war stories and women share birth stories. Or that’s at least what I’ve heard. The birth story I typed up a week or two after Gabriel was born is my number one post on this blog. And it continues to get massive amounts of hits every day. Since everyone finds it so interesting, I [...]
The Story of My Birth
This year on my birthday my mother re-told my birth story. I thought I’d share a little bit of it for you. Above: My mom and I, Below: My Grandma and my 2 brothers The evening before I was due, my mother, father, two brothers, aunt and grandmother went to a childbirth class at the [...]
Grandma Pat’s Birth Memories
This past weekend I was at my mom’s house because my Grandma Pat (her first name is actually Kathryn, and I have no idea why we call her Pat) was in town and she had never met Gabriel, my 19 month old son. Grandma Pat lives in Rochester, NY – where I and all my [...]
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