I’m not even sure how obviously pregnant I was with my 3rd baby when the dream finally escaped my lips for the first time. “I’d love to have a water-birth.” I had had two wonderful hospital births. I was pregnant with our 3rd, and likely our final, new addition. Having a water-birth was a dream […]
Technology has been stealing my time… it was disappearing before my very fingertips. Does that happen to you, too? I read Digital Minimalism. It lit a fire under this mama’s rocker and inspired me to do something about it. A 30-day (actually 33 because that was my age) pause on all optional technology. A technology
It was a sunny day in early spring. Cold enough to still be wearing my winter coat, but bright enough to appreciate the light streaming across the tiny, well-decorated office. We smiled and chatted. I hugged my tea. I’m a glass-half-full, rose-tinted glasses type person most days, and this was one of them. Life was
Expecting? Know someone who is? I hope this delivers enough encouragement and strength to share. We found out we were pregnant with our 1st child on our 1st anniversary. I had my suspicions, but I was waiting to take a test until our anniversary because – how fun is that? That morning, I could hardly
I’m obsessed with childbirth stories. Every new life amazes me. The power and strength God put in a woman amazes me. The beauty, the anticipation, the perseverance, the pain, the joy, the magic of life. In our culture we sort of have this “fear” of childbirth… but I get giddy-excited about the potential joy of it. Yes,
Don’t hate me. Birth was easier than I expected. I had heard a lot of things. A lot of scary, dramatic stories. I was hoping for the best but preparing for the toughest. This is a positive birth story. Although there were a couple serious surprises, my labour and delivery of our first son were