Mothering a Midwife

3:49 a.m., Saturday morning, October 27th The jangling of my telephone jolted me awake. “Mom—I just hit another deer.” … I’m incredibly proud of my daughter, Hannah Simmons, one of southwest Michigan’s handful of wonderful homebirth midwives. … Hannah tagged along to a number of births through her girlhood—invited by expectant mothers in hopes her[…]

Back Home—Veronica, the Windi, and a Pair of Vaselined Babies

The theme of my posts these days seems to be “done is better than perfect!” So, here’s another little snippet of my life for you taste. It’s not perfect, but it’s done, and I do hope you enjoy reading about it as much as I did living it! Here we go! We threw a party[…]

WooHoo! 100 Reviews! And Ouch

So, yes! WooHoo!!! A Midwife in Amish Country has 100 reviews on Amazon!!!!!!! I have to admit, though, they aren’t ALL positive reviews! Ironically, number 100 wasn’t positive! Extra ironically, number 100 was written by Peggy Vincent, the author of Baby Catcher, a midwifery memoir I’m in love with! Ah, well. Peggy was actually gracious[…]

Birthing Your Placenta

Well! What a gem! I believe this is my favorite Sara Wickham book yet! Birthing Your Placenta is a most gorgeous little book devoted exclusively to the oft-forgotten, yet no less essential conclusion to the miraculous act of bringing forth life! In Birthing Your Placenta, Sara Wickham and Nadine Edwards explore every facet of the[…]

Q&A Book Give Away at Amish America!

Good morning, Friends! Amish America sent over a list of twenty questions from their readers last week! Follow the link below to read my answers and enjoy an opportunity to win a signed copy of my book! A Midwife In Amish Country: Author Kim Osterholzer Answers Your Questions (Plus Book Giveaway) Kim Woodard Osterholzer, Colorado[…]

I Hardly Know Where to Start!

Hello again, Friends! Well! I want to get back after blogging, but I seriously hardly know where to start… Three months ago I stepped off into summer and summer grabbed me up and swirled me away! Family! Friends! Births! Book signings! Introductions! Reunions! Talks! Vacation! More family! I want to tell you all about it,[…]