Whether we realize it or not, we all have a “backpack” we carry around filled with everything we’ve been told about birth. And for most of us, it’s filled with pretty negative stuff. Our friend’s traumatic birth story (which she loves to re-tell for dramatic effect) The story our 7th grade teacher told us ofRead More →
The enemy is so sneaky in they way he lies to us and gets us to start doubting the goodness of God’s heart and intentions towards us (especially in the area of birth). He did it with Eve…”Did God really say you would die? He just doesn’t want you to become like him. He’s actuallyRead More →
I was waiting in line at the airport today when a man’s smile caught my attention. He was a tall man probably in his 60’s and while the rest of us waited with blank stares on our faces, he stood there smiling in line with one of the most genuine smiles I’ve ever seen. WhyRead More →
Despite my hopes and prayers, I really struggled to connect with God during my first birth. In the midst of the changes to my “birth plan,” my disappointment, and the intensity of labor, I couldn’t seem to figure out where He was. Largely because I had put him in a box of how I wantedRead More →
I’ll admit it – after the birth of my first son, I felt like a bit of a failure. Like my birth was 2nd class somehow. My dream of a birth center, all-natural, pain-free birth with Jesus crashed. And instead, I got a pitocin-induced, painful, and narcotic-filled hospital birth. And somehow that type of birthRead More →