I thought I’d flesh out the story that was published on Katie Reid’s blog last week called Fear and Doorknobs. Maybe you read it! I introduced it here on my blog with the title Peace and Grace and a little teaser piece. The theme of the blog post series is listening to the Voice of[…]
Good morning, Friends! I’m excited to tell you that my friend, Katie Reid, has honored me with an invitation to share about a time I felt God speak to me for an episode of her Listen Close, Listen Well: Lean in, My Daughters series of blog posts. I’ve been blessed many times through my life to[…]
Good morning, Friends! I thought it would be fun to, every now and then, give my clients a chance to tell their own stories! I’ve decided to do just that today, and to begin with one of my oldest clients, Kristen Ratkos. Kris, as you’ll soon learn, is also my very oldest friend. We met[…]
I was going to write a little more about Rose and Ned this week, but after finding myself in a conversation that left me troubled and thinking – and, actually, finding it the mirror of a previous conversation that left me troubled and thinking, I decided to write about something else instead. I’ve decided this[…]
So, here’s the story of Rose and Ned’s first homebirth. Rose and Ned are the mother and dad of Absalom, the baby I wrote about last week. Eleven years ago, Rose gave birth to her first son, Davin, through the wee hours of early March. I met Rose five months before in her sister-in-law’s back[…]
This morning I thought I’d share about the first time I discovered something seriously wrong with a baby. I was serving one of my favorite clients – Yes, I know, there are those who say all of my clients are my favorite clients – and I guess they are! But I can’t help that. After[…]