“There it is! Oh, God, thank you.
I found the stone farmhouse easily enough. It was the only one along that isolated stretch of gravel.
But it was the isolated stretch of gravel I had troubling finding in the gloom of the rain-splattered night. My nerves and stomach were coiled into a knot so tight I found it hard to think clearly, and then, just as I reached the intersection of what I thought ought to be Hacker and M-66, a semi-truck roared past me, rocking my minivan like a rowboat on rough waters and sending a spray of mud across my windshield, obliterating my view of the minuscule green sign marking the corner.
The paper scrap with scribbled directions I’d crushed against the steering wheel fluttered to the floor as I skimmed through the intersection, and my already-quickened pulse surged in my chest and thundered into my head.
Ah! Gosh! I know that’s it. I gotta go back! But what if it isn’t? Oh, Lord! Oh, Lord God! What am I doing out here?”
The opening lines of A Midwife in Amish Country!
A book which is now already five years old! Where in the world did the time go? First, those nine years I wrote about; next, the sixteen years that followed; and finally, the five years since what I wrote was actually published!
So much life!
It’s been a thrill to hear from and even meet many of you who’ve enjoyed the book! Thank you for taking the time to read it and to reach out! It can be a humbling, scary thing to share your life with the world, but also so rewarding!
I wrote hoping to shine a light on the loveliness of homebirth—may the truth continue to be revealed ♥
I wrote hoping to encourage and inspire those wrestling to become midwives—press on, Dear Ones! This world desperately needs more midwives—especially as the truth continues to be revealed ♥♥
And I wrote hoping to honor that brave handful of women who birthed afresh the calling of homebirth midwifery in our nation ♥♥♥
Now I hope to get the next book written before too many more years pass us by!
The book is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but if you’d like to purchase a copy signed by yours truly, just send an email for the details to birthathomemidwiferyservices@gmail.com!
Endorsed by
Stasi Eldredge, NYT best-selling author of Captivating
Dr. Sara Wickham, author, midwifery lecturer and consultant, www.sarawickham.com
Jolina Petersheim, bestselling author of The Midwife
Leslie Gould, #1 best-selling and Christy-award winning author of over twenty books, including The Amish Midwife
Rahima Baldwin Dancy, author of Special Delivery, childbirth activist, and midwife (retired)
Marie Monville, author of One Light Still Shines
Cindy Lambert, coauthor of One Light Still Shines
Elizabeth Davis, CPM, Co-Director of National Midwifery Institute, Inc., elizabethdavis.com, author of Heart & Hands: A Midwife’s Guide to Pregnancy and Birth and the international bestseller, Orgasmic Birth: Your Guide to a Safe, Satisfying, and Pleasurable Birth Experience
Serena B. Miller, award-winning author of More Than Happy: The Wisdom of Amish Parenting, serenabmiller.com
Eleanor Bertin, Lifelines and Pall of Silence
Sara Daigle, author of Women of Purpose and Dare to Love Your Husband Well
Beth Learn, founder of Fit2b.com
Kim Woodard Osterholzer, Colorado Springs Homebirth Midwife and Author. And Grandma ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Books by Kim:
Homebirth: Safe & Sacred on Amazon
Homebirth: Commonly Asked Questions
A Midwife in Amish Country: Celebrating God’s Gift of Life
Nourish + Thrive: Happy, Healthy Childbearing
One Little Life at a Time: Recommendations + Record Keeping for Aspiring Homebirth Midwives
