So, hello anyone? Is there anyone who even reads this blog? I started this blog so that my doula and childbirth services would have an online presence. However, it's taking a bit longer to finish this certification than I thought.
I have completed the first "textbook" and it's assignment. I have helped with two births and written up the reports. I have just about completed my first book for a book report. But, I have to finish Physiology... YUCK!... and the doula "text"... saving that for last as it looks to be the most enjoyable.
I have another birth coming up in November for which I am very excited. God continues to teach me and I pray He uses me in the lives I touch. Sometimes it is so hard to sit back and say and do nothing, but sometimes that's all that's needed.... simply a presence in the room so the birthing couple can feel secure that "help" is always present.
In my more recent births I continue to learn about how important it is for us as believers to recall that just because a woman is giving birth does not mean the husband is not still the head. Over and over I see how this role in a marriage and more specifically in a birth can be such a blessing, not to mention it's biblical.
God continues to show me new truths in each birth... not new to all mankind, but new to me. I was so steeped in modern birth ideals that I forgot to build it all on Biblical truths. This last birth I was so encouraged to have a few minutes where I was not needed. Instead I found myself reading scripture and feeding my hungry spirit. Then, later when things were a bit tough all that "food" was there to nourish and sustain. Prayer became an obvious answer and I found mself NEEDING to pray, not just wondering if I would be intruding. God is good, all the time. He is to be trusted because He is always truthful, always present, all knowing and all powerful. What a blessing!
Happy Birthing,
Kim
Hey, if you all are interested in more about male headship in a birth room just let me know and I'll be happy to write more about it.
