If success was measured in smiles and hugs alone, that would be enough ♥ It turns out there are many ways to measure success! The Barnes & Noble store manager told me on Sunday I’d be welcome back anytime as they’ve been consistently surprised at how often the book is asked for and how well the[…]
Okay, folks! How does a comfy chair, a hot cuppa, a good book, and a few friends on a wintry Sunday afternoon sound? Nice? We think so! We’ll be spending another day at our Briargate Barnes & Noble doing just that and would love it if you came out to join us ♥ Sunday, March 17th,[…]
Hello, Friends! So here I am, thrilled to my toes to share news about the Carolina Birth Junkies 2019 Summer Island Retreat, August 22-25! The first two days will hold the eagerly sought after Breech Birth Workshop conducted by Dr. Rixa Freeze of Stand and Deliver and Dr. David Hayes, an honest-to-goodness homebirth OB/GYN! The[…]
There are a whole lot of us, folks, and we’re listed here alphabetically by first name ♥ CARMEN LACKETT, CPM, RM Mother to Mother Midwifery: 719-499-6231 mothertomothermidwifery.net DANA MCLAREN, CPM 719-466-3205 DEMETRA SERIKI, CPM, RM A Mother’s Choice Midwifery: 719.425.2631 Demetra runs Colorado Spring’s Open Access Clinic! amcmbirth.com EMILY THOMPSON, CPM, RM Organic Homebirth: 719.291.6704[…]
I’m not going to lie. I’m nervous and hesitant to share this post. What an incredibly volatile topic! And yet, how can I hold back? I’m not in favor of abortion. Day in and day out I facilitate the converse of abortion as I work with women and the little lives germinating, unfurling within their[…]
Eighteen… A number, but, oh! Sooo much more than just a number. In 2018 I was thrilled and honored to bear witness as eighteen brand-new souls spun from their mothers’ wombs to alter forever all life on earth! All minus one of those was a homebirth. But the one that wasn’t a homebirth wasn’t a[…]
This is what’s going on. After spending a number of hours attempting to transform three pages of interesting notes into something that does those notes justice, I decided to lay them aside to steep a bit longer. So, instead of sharing anything of much depth this week, I thought I’d see if I could put[…]
Christmas this year was truly so wonderful! Our two oldest children, Hannah and Paul, came all the way from Michigan to Colorado with their families to celebrate with us! As I described in my post, “Watching For, Waiting For, Welcoming the Light,” the unique way we came to observe Advent when the children were little[…]
Thump! Thump! “Mmm?” Bony fingers tugged at the corner of a thread-bare coverlet. Thump-thump-thump! Creases in an already deeply creased face deepened and a finely lined throat released the barest of whimpers as a whisper-slight form struggled to turn over on a sadly sagging mattress. THUMP! “Simone!” Thinning eyelashes flickered. Am I dreaming? Again? “Old woman!”[…]