Ten years ago, in preparation for the natural birth of our first child, my husband and I took a childbirth class with a doula. She taught us many helpful things, but one of the most impactful was this: do not fear the pain. Fear is the enemy of pain. Fear makes pain worse. She explained … Read more
Join me over at MBCPathway – an article I wrote is front page today! This is a priceless (pun intended) story about how God miraculously saved the life of twin boys born at 27 weeks over 20 years ago and how He is using those boys and their parents to impact lives today. Priceless: … Read more
We were 20 weeks pregnant with our fourth baby. This was the momentous ultrasound, the moment we’d been waiting for, when we’d find out if our son would get his wish for a baby brother or if we would welcome a third beautiful baby girl into this world. With nervous anticipation, we sat in the … Read more
(If you don’t like birth stories, you can skip down to the heading below) March 19, 2011: 5:15am: I wake up in pain, breath-stopping pain. This isn’t like all the trial runs. This is the real deal. 9:00am: We check into the triage room at the hospital. “Five centimeters,” they say. “FIVE?” I ask. “Only … Read more