Celebrating Life on Mother’s Day
I am so glad your mother gave you the gift of life. I am so glad you exist. And every day that you choose to keep going is a gift to humanity and yourself.
View ArticleHymns and Birth – Finding a powerful connection brings hope and peace –...
I got thinking about some of the hymns and realized that so many of them could be seen through the lens of childbirth and take on new meaning.
View Article4 Tips to Help a Friend who has Miscarried
Guest post from Liz Johnson... When people ask me how many children I have, I don’t really know how to answer. The proper response is “four,” because that’s how many I tuck in at night – three...
View ArticleRed and Powerful – Helping our Daughters Transition Through their First...
When I started to bleed the summer before I turned thirteen, my whole heart and soul cried, "No!" I was horrified. I felt like my body was dragging me forward into a future I wasn't ready to embrace....
View ArticleStunning, Spiritual Poems about a Girls First Period
For the past couple of weeks I've been thinking a lot about preparing my oldest daughter for menstruation and puberty. She will be turning ten next month, so I know these milestones are quickly...
View ArticleThe Weight of My Decision, Caused Me to Doubt )Sacred Space for Birth, Part 1)
Cherise is an Arizona Mother, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Crafter, and Creator of the marvelous "Big Baby Project" (a website full of empowering vaginal births of babies 9 lbs and over). I...
View ArticleIt was so Special and Normal (Sacred Space for Birth, Part 2)
This is Part 2 of Cherise's birth story. I love how the words of one of my favorite songs gave Cherise strength when she felt like giving up.
View ArticleOur Deliverance
"Yea, and it came to pass that the Lord did visit us with assurances that he would deliver us; yea, insomuch that he did speak peace to our souls, and did grant unto us great faith, and did cause us...
View ArticleWatch with Me
Last Sunday we talked about Gethsemane and the Apostles struggling to "watch" with Christ in His agony. I think our instructor's was the best explanation I have ever heard for the apostles seemingly...
View ArticleFrankincense and Myrrh: Father and Mother
How frankincense and myrrh can help us reconnect with our earthly parents and our Heavenly Father and Mother.
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