When Knowing Isn’t Enough
“You’re having this baby tomorrow,” my obstetrician said matter of factly. My blood pressure was too high. She went over troubling symptoms to watch for and outlined possible outcomes. Everything…
Currents May 2022
This month’s tenet states, “We are empowered by our feminine nature and biology, and we honor our procreative power.” I have been thinking about the strength of women and their…
Meant to Be
Whether or not we choose or are able to bear children, each of us is born with the potential to create human life, and this is of monumental importance. We…
Mothering Adult Children: Birth Pains to Growth Pains
In the early morning hours of September 9, 1996, fierce contractions gripped my abdomen again and again, drawing my whole body, mind, and soul into the experience of becoming a…
My Motherhood Molding
(Trigger Warning: Premature Birth Experience) “We’ll need to transfer you to another hospital. We aren’t equipped for a preemie this small.” Those were the words that drove home the reality…
On Wonder
When my children were small I would tell them, “we are going on a scavenger hunt,” because they were busy and curious, and endlessly in need of being entertained, and…
Finding Strength to Live
It’s been a few months since I’ve written to the women of Big Ocean; oh how blessed it is to be back home with this loving sisterhood. In December, I…
Climates, a Mother’s World
My friend’s farm in New Zealand is just tucking in for the winter, while my northern-hemisphere garden is just waking up to spring (most days). The ever-changing turn of natural…
Choosing to Be a Mother
Choosing to be a mother is something that can happen with hope and joy, trepidation and resolve, introspection or surprise. Sometimes it’s a mixture of all of those feelings and…
Mothering
One of my passions is doing genealogy research. I can spend hours going through stacks of old books in libraries or trying to decipher centuries-old and faded handwriting in online…