Category: Motherhood
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Unexpected Footling Breech Home Birth
This is my longest birth story to tell, despite being my fastest birth experience. The journey to meeting our sweet girl has been one filled with uncertainty. It has also served as a constant reminder to rely on the One who is omniscient. My background as a doula and birth photographer coupled with my deep…
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My Motherhood Story + Restore Your Home Challenge
Motherhood is a marathon, which gives us the grace of space to learn and make small adjustments overtime. This is my motherhood story.
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Holiday Gift Guide for the Family in 2021
When it comes to showing your loved ones you care, the Christmas season provides a sweet opportunity to do that and do it well. This family holiday gift guide has a little something for everyone…
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Road and Tent Camping Trip with Children
We took a long road and tent camping trip with children, providing varieties of terrain and memories to last a lifetime.
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The Family Centered Home Birth of our Third Baby
All photos of this Family Centered Home Birth courtesy of Stephanie Shirley Photography.Be sure to head to the end of this story to find the beautiful birth film she also created in addition to these images! That Morning The mid-December day started quiet and slow. My 6 year old joined me in bed first thing…
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Miscarriage and Pregnancy Loss: Healing
September of 2015 The weather was a typical California “fall” that September. We were tiny living in our fifth wheel as a family of three with our firstborn and our dog, Gracie. It wasn’t too hot that month, we were still longingly awaiting the cooler weather. Our long pants were still neatly tucked away in…
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Within the Throes of Motherhood
Motherhood. It’s enough to break you and put you back together in the very same breath, isn’t it? It’s the thing that I always circle back to being the biggest priority in my life, next to my relationship with God and my husband. Every time I’ve become too overwhelmed in my life, I’ve had to…
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The Home Birth Story of My Second Baby
It’s true what they say about the middle child, they really do get the short end of the stick most of the time. Roughly one year after my third son was born, here I am writing the story of how my second son came into the world. This is the home birth story of our…
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The Hospital Birth Story of My First Baby
Photo Credit: Nicole Jackson Photography- http://nicolejacksonphotography.com/ And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgement: In this world…