Celebrating Christ’s Birth
I love the Christmas season so I wanted to share some of my favorite Christmas traditions in hopes that you will share some in the comments section below. Decorating, Music, and the Best Christmas...
View ArticleChristmas Carols
I grew up in a home without religion. My parents are amazing and raised me well, but faith wasn’t a part of our life. Except for Christmas Carols. Every Christmas we would play Christmas Carols and...
View Article7 Spiritual Languages – How do you Communicate with God?
(I originally wrote this post in 2010 on my Enjoy Birth Blog. I have added some new thoughts, marked with *** I also changed it to 7 Spiritual Languages, combining scripture study with Learning and...
View ArticleThe Power of Music
Music is one of my main spiritual languages. It has been since before I joined the church. I think I was born that way. It touches my soul like little else can. It is one of the first things I loved...
View ArticleFearless: 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...
View ArticleBirthing Hymns
A couple of months ago, I was listening to the song “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” and I thought: this would be a great song for childbirth. Especially this line… Come, come, ye saints, no toil or labor...
View ArticleChoir Christmas Miracle Birth Story
For me singing in choir spiritually feeds me. It is something that I need to do and luckily I enjoy it too. I will say sometimes singing can feel overwhelming at Christmas time. My 3 boys and I are...
View ArticleSacred Space for Birth, Part 2
Cherise is an Arizona Mother, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Placenta Crafter, and Creator of the marvelous “Big Baby Project” (a website full of empowering vaginal births of babies 9 lbs and over). This...
View ArticleBecoming Zion: Book Recommendations
So I’ve been a bit obsessed of late with Zion. Can you feel the momentum like I can? Things are happening. We are being prepared for big things. Perhaps it’s wishful thinking on my part, but I feel in...
View ArticleShe Understands me
“It is to me the crowning joy of a woman’s life to be a mother.” -Ellis Reynolds Shipp Did you know that Dr. Ellis Shipp, one of Utah’s first female doctors (who trained many women to become nurses...
View ArticleBirth Stories from the Sound of Music
So I am always looking for a good book to read and stumbled upon The Story of the Trapp Family Singers: The Story Which Inspired the Sound of Music on my mother-in-law’s bookshelf. I was hoping to...
View ArticleSinging Lullabies with my Son on His Mission
I had a unique lullaby for each of my sons. My oldest, I made up a little song for him. My youngest was “You are my sunshine”My middle, Carson, I sang him a Hymn from the French Hymnbook called...
View ArticleCelebrating Christ’s Birth
I love the Christmas season so I wanted to share some of my favorite Christmas traditions in hopes that you will share some in the comments section below. Decorating, Music, and the Best Christmas...
View ArticleChristmas Carols
I grew up in a home without religion. My parents are amazing and raised me well, but faith wasn’t a part of our life. Except for Christmas Carols. Every Christmas we would play Christmas Carols and...
View ArticleOh How Lovely Was the Morning
I have been pondering Joseph Smith history lately. Our ward choir had been practicing and practicing a beautiful arrangement of “Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning” that we performed a few weeks ago. I...
View ArticleChristmas Carols Spread the Message of Jesus Through the World
I grew up in a home without religion. My parents are amazing and raised me well, but faith wasn’t a part of our life. Except for Christmas Carols. Every Christmas we would play Christmas Carols and...
View ArticleChoir Christmas Miracle Birth Story
For me singing in choir spiritually feeds me. It is something that I need to do and luckily I enjoy it too. I will say sometimes singing can feel overwhelming at Christmas time. My 3 boys and I are...
View ArticleHidden Inside the Book, which Inspired The Sound of Music, are 3 Beautiful...
So I am always looking for a good book to read and stumbled upon The Story of the Trapp Family Singers: The Story Which Inspired the Sound of Music on my mother-in-law’s bookshelf. I was hoping to find...
View ArticleCelebrating Christ’s Birth
I love the Christmas season so I wanted to share some of my favorite Christmas traditions in hopes that you will share some in the comments section below. Decorating, Music, and the Best Christmas...
View ArticleIt was so Special and Normal (Sacred Space for Birth, Part 2)
This is Part 2 of Cherise's birth story. I love how the words of one of my favorite songs gave Cherise strength when she felt like giving up.
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