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Thank You Body. Thank You Baby. I Love You Baby.

I’ve been experiencing some health issues over the past couple of weeks. Throughout the process, I have been riding quite an emotional roller coaster. Sometimes I’ll go from feeling happy, hopeful, and...

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The Destiny of Your Child

This is another post by Felice from the archives, originally written in October of 2009. I love the message of this post, though it also makes me wonder what damage was done during my last pregnancy...

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Archive – Ponderment – Speaking to Attract the Birth You Want

This is an archived post from Felice back in August of 2010. After and series of random health issues this summer, I had to step back and survey what was up. I looked up all of my ailments inLouis...

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Changing our Words and Thoughts

I love it when it is my week to post on this blog.  I especially enjoy picking out an archived post to share.  This week I found and shared one on Ponderment. Language is so powerful and I know that...

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Guest post: Eat, Pray, Push Out 8 Pound Baby, Love

Today’s guest post comes from Sarah Clark. Sarah is a mother of four, a natural childbirth educator, and she blogs at Mama Birth. I discovered Sarah’s blog a couple of years ago. We were pregnant with...

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Believe, Obey, Endure: A Guest Post by Donna Ryan

 I have not met Donna in person but I can tell that she is someone I would invite to my baby shower.  I love this Southern gal who doesn’t shy away from telling it like it is. -Robyn As the author of...

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Meditation: A Gospel Perspective by Felice

One of my favorite chapters in our book is the one on meditation.  This post from our archives contains many of the same thoughts from the meditation essay and explains the power that daily mediation...

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Evil is NO MATCH for the FAMILY

  This picture was taken on Halloween 2006. We had this fun plan as a family to each be one of the “Incredibles.” I was really excited about this because we had the perfect number of children to pull...

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Fearless: Mothering Zion

Fearless: Mothering Zion By Lani Axman We know he is coming To gather his sheep And lead them to Zion in love, For why in the valley Of death should they weep Or in the lone wilderness rove? (Redeemer...

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The Just Be Glad Game and my Postpartum Struggle

After the birth of my fifth baby I struggled to enjoy the process.  I dreaded waking up in the morning to my children and looked forward to bedtime only to dread waking up again the next morning to...

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My Bald Eagle – A Rebirth Story From Wendy Cleveland

Some of you know that I am now teaching meditation to Mormons as my primary job now (second only to Motherhood). The Meditation chapter of The Gift of Giving Life, and my free e-book, Kundalini Yoga...

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Power of Words, Awareness and Intention. Think before you Text!

I was doing my thing, preparing to do energy work via phone for a friend and also trying to get ready for a birth for a doula client.  I knew I was going to need to leave for at some point that day.  (...

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Seeking Earnestly the Best Gifts

  You say it’s in this heart of mine Everything I need to shine It’s love alone that makes this light And gives us wings and takes us through the night -Dan Zanes, “Firefly” For the past couple of...

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Don’t Quit, Keep Playing

. The Sunday School and Relief Society lessons at church today were so inspiring, and I felt impressed to spill some of my thoughts about those lessons onto paper (or screen) here. First, for whatever...

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My Divine Teacher

“And a little child shall lead them” Isaiah 11:6   My posts are just going to be have to be a lot less wordy. I struggle to find the time to write but I really do benefit from processing my thoughts...

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Are you in the Wilderness?

I have had this passage on my mind for quite a while now, And we did travel and wade through much affliction in the wilderness; and our women did bear children in the wilderness. 2 And so great were...

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The Sacrament and Little Children

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him in the midst of them, And said, Verily I say...

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A Gift for an Angel

December is special to me for many reasons.  Not only do I get to celebrate Christ’s birth, I get to celebrate my firstborn son’s birthday.  Kyle only spent two birthdays on earth with us before he...

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Grumpy: The “Real” First Stage of Labor

    My very pregnant friend texted me, “I am soooo grumpy today. Please tell me that is a sign. Haha.” And I texted back, “Oh yes, in fact, I think it was officially added to the map of labor. It is...

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How a Prisoner of War Story Helped Me Prepare for Birth

American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Japanese are shown at the start of the Death March after the surrender of Bataan on April 9 near Mariveles in the Philippines in 1942 during World...

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