Good morning, Friends! I’m excited to tell you that my friend, Katie Reid, has honored me with an invitation to share about a time I felt God speak to me for an episode of her Listen Close, Listen Well: Lean in, My Daughters series of blog posts. I’ve been blessed many times through my life to[…]
Good morning, Friends! I thought it would be fun to, every now and then, give my clients a chance to tell their own stories! I’ve decided to do just that today, and to begin with one of my oldest clients, Kristen Ratkos. Kris, as you’ll soon learn, is also my very oldest friend. We met[…]
So, here’s the story of Rose and Ned’s first homebirth. Rose and Ned are the mother and dad of Absalom, the baby I wrote about last week. Eleven years ago, Rose gave birth to her first son, Davin, through the wee hours of early March. I met Rose five months before in her sister-in-law’s back[…]
This morning I thought I’d share about the first time I discovered something seriously wrong with a baby. I was serving one of my favorite clients – Yes, I know, there are those who say all of my clients are my favorite clients – and I guess they are! But I can’t help that. After[…]
It’s amazing to me how often I’m asked if I wish I were Amish. I was even asked once if I am Amish. That one made me smile! No, though I love and respect the Amish folk I serve, and they and their ways, for a multitude of reasons are very dear to my heart,[…]
This article is from my book, Nourish & Thrive: Happy, Healthy Childbearing. As this collection of materials is merely a reflection of my views as a midwife, it should not be construed as diagnostic or prescriptive. I wrote this article for my clients with a heart to provide both imagery for the creation of a birthing vision and[…]
This article is from my book, Nourish & Thrive: Happy, Healthy Childbearing. A sentiment expressed in the 2004 documentary, “What Babies Want” moved me to tears. It’s the idea that even babies need our love and our respect, that babies aren’t only conscious participants in their births, they’re more acutely conscious through and around the time of[…]
Continued from Monday… Read Part One I slept till Kerman awakened me just prior to dawn, Sunday morning, November 15th. He told me Armanda’s waters had broken when she “stood up” – Amish talk for waking up in the morning – and had been “walking” – or leaking – ever since. I hung up and[…]
I really did enjoy the chance given me to work among the Amish communities I used to serve while I was in Michigan last autumn, though the first half of my time there was brutal for the hours I kept. I think I also was in a bit of shock through that first part. Neither[…]
In honor of launching this new, consolidated website and blog, I thought I’d share again the very first blog I ever posted. From September, 2015 My plunge into the world of blogging will begin with a post a client of mine put on facebook this morning. “There was a time when Facebook wouldn’t let you[…]