Where I wrestle with a lot of the thoughts, feelings, and scriptures related to childbirth. (Don’t worry. There’s nothing too graphic, although I do share my birth story at the end.)
“Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that He could not defeat him, He struck Jacob’s hip socket as they wrestled and dislocated his hip…’What is your name?’ the man asked. ‘Jacob,’ he replied. ‘Your name will no longer be Jacob,’ Read more…
“He said to the woman: I will intensify your labor pains; you will bear children in anguish.” – Genesis 3:16a If we’re going to talk about childbirth, we need to start at the beginning. We all know the story: the serpent persuades the woman to eat of the tree of Read more…
Women looooooove to dwell on their birth horror stories. And honestly, to someone who hasn’t gone through labor yet (both men and women), everything seems like a horror story. It sounds painful, dehumanizing, and just plain awful. I grew to despise this fear-mongering type of conversation before I was pregnant, Read more…
We’ve talked about how God didn’t curse women, but gave the natural consequence of pain because of fear entering the world with sin. We also talked about how God bonded us to Him through the horrors of the Cross, intentionally allowing the giving of life (both spiritual and physical) to Read more…
“Can you believe she’ll be here in 2 or 3 weeks?” I asked Andrew. “I know! I’m so excited!” There was a pause as I processed his words. “I didn’t realize that was an option,” I finally admitted. Excitement was not what I’d been feeling. At all. And instantly, I Read more…
Actually, my last blog – scheduled before hand and posted July 16 – was after my beautiful daughter was born. And God got all the glory! They decided to induce me on the Thursday evening before my due date (which was July 17), and my daughter came into the world Read more…