Beautiful Home Birth Video

Born at Home from Kat Small on Vimeo.

Embracing Motherhood

I love this video from Birth With Confidence. It expresses some of my personal feelings about motherhood, and I find it very encouraging on some of my harder days.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Quote

"What keeps our faith cheerful is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith rules through ordinary things: through cooking and small talk, through storytelling, making love, fishing, tending animals and sweet corn and flowers, through sports, music, and books, raising kids up; all the places where the gravy soaks in and grace shines through. Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people."

- Garrison Keillor

All Moms Deserve Medals

You don't get a medal for motherhood,

but maybe you should!

The sacrifices that we make starting in pregnancy,
through birth and then that first year are HUGE!

For some moms the sacrifices might start

* while they are trying to get pregnant.
* with morning sickness.
* with bedrest to help the baby stay in longer.
* with the birth.
* with struggling with breastfeeding.
* with sleepless nights.

Regardless of when the sacrifices start, one thing is for sure. All moms make sacrifices!

We don't make these sacrifices FOR a medal, but we certainly do DESERVE one.

A medal inspired by 2 real life moms. For only $4.95 each. This medal makes a cute fun gift for any mom.

Uplifting

This is not specifically related to pregnancy or birth, but it's beautiful and uplifting, and I would like to share it.