One of the unique and helpful things about the upcoming book, Three Decades of Fertility, is that all ten authors EACH answer 11 survey questions that were collected in the fall of 2012. These questions were compiled from over a hundred responses of women just like you. Readers who wanted to know how ten older […]
The following is an excerpt from chapter two, “Tracing God’s Hand” by Jeannette Paulson in the upcoming book, Three Decades of Fertility: Ten Ordinary Women Surrender to the Creator and Embrace Life. For as long as I can remember, I have loved dot-to-dot pictures. What initially looks like a bunch of random dots and numbers […]
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood A couple of days ago we talked about five ways to help you endure bed rest. You can do any or all of those things whether you have other kids around or not, but obviously some of those activities are best accomplished when the kids are napping or otherwise […]
By Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood Pregnant and on Bed Rest If you are currently on bed rest or have been on bed rest in the past, you know first hand how incredibly difficult it can be. You know how the hours drag by. You know the emotional roller coaster of having oodles of time […]
I’ll be 47 in November. My last baby was born a little over a year ago when I was 45. I nursed him until about two months ago, so my cycle was absent all last year due to nursing. But now it is absent for a new, unfamiliar (to me) reason. The Change. So I’ve […]
The following is an excerpt from chapter ten, “Through Children’s Children,” by Yvonne Harink in Three Decades of Fertility. “God will be faithful through the generations to children’s children who with dedication uphold his covenant and obey his laws.” (From Psalm 103, Book of Praise) I look at my family tree; my mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, […]
Potty Training: A Necessary Evil I’ve been potty training for 16 years now (well, not me—but, you know—my kids) and have succeeded, during that time, in potty training four girls and three boys so far. I won’t tell you how much poop and pee I’ve cleaned up from walls, floors, beds, and potty chair rims. […]
Join me over at Keeper of the Home today where I write about three necessary attitude adjustments to make during pregnancy.
By Contributing Writer, Tyanne Baby-Led Weaning Introduction Nourishing our children is a task I can safely say mothers do not take lightly. I have memories of my own mother looking at me in horror as I left for school without eating breakfast—as if I had ripped out her heart and stomped on it. To this day I hear worry […]
Written by Natalie, Editress of Visionary Womanhood The following journal entries were written in November-December 2006 during a brief pregnancy that I ultimately lost. This was my third of five losses—and my ninth pregnancy. November 15, 2006 I found out yesterday that I am pregnant! I don’t know why—but I feel the favor of God […]
