Hi, mommas! Having now had 6 amazingly challenging, rewarding, and Holy Spirit filled births (4 of those 100% natural), I wanted to share what I’ve used over the last years to achieve my birthing desires. Birth to me is so much more than just about the physical aspect of preparing. Sure, I gather our home birth […]
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Lylah’s Birth Story: Birthing Day Arrives
In an effort to not make one humongous, ginormous post with everything related to Lylah’s birth I’ve divided it up into three posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 (you are here!) Saturday February 11th I woke up super early, even before the kids, with a really strange energy pulsing through me. I think I […]
Lylah’s Birth Story: The Background
Lylah’s birth story is so much more involved than just the nitty gritty details of contractions and when things happened on her birthing day. No, there was so much soul work done that God began doing before I even saw those 2 lines on a test last May and His work carried through my entire […]
We Caved. Baby #5 is a….
First off let me say this: I had found peace with not finding out. I had. I was excited for “that moment” after birth, I think because I was so certain that I already knew if the baby was a boy or girl. But my kids were super excited going into our ultrasound at 26 […]
Praying Specifically: Asking God for Dreams
Prayer. I may not have a dedicated quiet prayer time but I do seem to pray all throughout my day, little conversations between me and God all day long. I love that we have this direct calling line to God and we have the Holy Spirit in us, to guide us and even intercede for us. […]
FREE Printable: Biblical Birth Affirmation Cards
I’m sitting here at 21 weeks now with our 5th child and I’ve been in birth preparation mode from even the early weeks– By around 8 weeks I even had my birth team all lined up. Midwife, Photographer, Doula — check! I love birth– truly love it. I love the challenge. The mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional aspects that […]
Learning to Walk in Faith
Oh, faith. Seems like such an easy concept to simply believe in something unseen. Kids believe in Santa Clause and elves so easily, but as adults our own doubts get in the way. The same is with God, childlike faith can be easy for children but the world skews our view as we grow. I […]
Is There a Baby In There?
Is there a baby in there? That’s what my 3 year old asked me a week or so ago, pointing to my tummy. I laughed and said, “Nope, I don’t think so unless God has other plans!” Turns out He did. Last Saturday I was washing the bacon grease off the breakfast pan when I […]
Fit2B Cyber Monday Sale Codes!
It’s cyber Monday! Time to buy Fit2B – TummySafe Fitness at a discount price for your New Year’s goals 🙂 Tummy safe fitness to heal diastasis recti after pregnancy, safe workouts during pregnancy, and even ones to do with your kids! You can read my experience with how it helped my 5th pregnancy here. Info and promo codes can […]
Sadie’s Birth Video
I was honored to have the amazing Katy Cook photograph Sadie’s birth. Through this blog and Facebook we were connected over adoption and it was a pleasure to finally meet her in person. Since Mark couldn’t be at the birth, this birth video and the pictures she captured will be treasured even more by us! […]