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A wise man once said: “We do not do what is easy; we do what is right.”
~Anonymous
A wise doctor once commented to me: “Parents tend to respond to their children according to their own moods and emotions rather than according to principles and long-term goals. Being an adult means doing what is right regardless of how you feel. It takes maturity and self-control to be a parent. Pursue long-term goals and don’t settle for short-term solutions that will end up with long-term problems.”
~Dr. Steven Smith
For Christians
The Spiritual Dimension of Birth
I believe there's something profound happening in labor beyond the physical. God has designed this process not only to bring forth new life but also to prepare us for the sacrificial nature of parenting itself. In labor, we lay down our own comfort and ease to bring forth our child. This is agape love—Christ-like, sacrificial love. And this laying down of self is very much a part of mothering and parenting in general. It is a sanctifying process through which we learn so much
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How Labor Really Works
A common misconception involves what drives labor progress. Many people believe that if a laboring mother becomes exhausted, her labor will stall or fail to progress. This misunderstanding can create unnecessary anxiety and even lead to premature interventions. The truth is that labor does not progress by maternal energy or willpower. It is driven by an internal force of the uterus working in combination with fetal positioning. Labor is not a voluntary process that you can so
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The Sacred Mystery of Birth: An Invitation to Awe
There's so much to birth that we need to be in awe of. In our modern world, birth has become something treated lightly—just another physical phenomenon, a medical event to be managed and controlled. But what if we're missing something profound? What if birth is actually one of the most magnificent privileges we could ever experience? More Than a Physical Process When a woman carries a child, she's participating in something that transcends the merely physical. God is knitting
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Birth is a competently designed physiologic function of a competently designed woman's body
Birth is a competently designed physiologic function of a competently designed woman's body. It is not inherently dangerous. It is not...
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Surgeon Challenges Darwinian Evolution, Citing Complexity of Human Body
The human body’s intricate design poses significant challenges to the theory of Darwinian evolution.
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A Prayer for Women Near the Time for Childbirth
Before reading this prayer, I will share some information about Matthew Henry that will make it all the more weighty for you. He writes...
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Peace Be Still
Being in labor can be like being in a storm raging about you. You are experiencing powerful forces of nature that are not in your...
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Pregnancy is a time for joy, awe, and a sense of privilege.
“Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.” —Psalm 127:3 The fallen nature inherited from Eve and the me-centered society with its focus on self and subjectivity can lead to thinking this incredible process is all about “me.” This can lead to thinking that since we experience pain in labor, that it is predominantly about pain. But it’s really about more: rather than all about you, it’s about the baby. And it’s not about having pain, it’s about having a ba
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A Woman of Faith
As women of faith, let us approach everything we do in faith A wise man once said that there are two lifestyles: worldliness or godliness. That is, living by faith or living by sight. Living in fear of man or living in fear of God. When we live in fear of God, we live in his will by his power with an awareness of him. Making decisions based on self rather than the good of the child is the antithesis of motherhood. We are to love, that is lay down our life, then we experience
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Molded into Motherhood
Having a baby is about being fitted and molded into a mother. Like a snake shedding its skin, the old life is being peeled away to...
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Do The Next Thing
From an old English parsonage, down by the sea There came in the twilight a message to me; Its quaint Saxon legend, deeply engraven,...
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Elizabeth Elliot
Who is Elisabeth Elliot? Elisabeth Elliot (née Howard; born December 21, 1926) is a Christian author and speaker. Her first husband, Jim...
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Analogies for Motherhood
Analogies are pictures to help you understand a deeper concept. Motherhood is a profound change of life, goals, and character! These...
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Worldliness
There is an insidious sin that can easily creep into our souls while we are unaware – worldliness. It is destructive not only to our own...
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Awake at Night with a Fussy Baby?
When you are up in the middle of the night with a fussy baby, consider the cross of Jesus Christ. Consider what magnitude Jesus suffered...
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Home versus Career
When you are used to career life then become a mother, staying home takes some getting used to. The transition can be hard. Here are six...
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Give your children early to the Lord
I urge you to give your child early to the Lord, as Hannah did, and as Abraham did. 1 Samuel 1:21-28 When her husband Elkanah went up...
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Your live is over when you have kids.
Posted on January 10, 2014 by The Matt Walsh Blog I remember when we told people that my wife was pregnant with twins. There were plenty...
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A guide for parents when praying for their children.
By Matthew Henry Matthew Henry (1662-1714) was born near Whitchurch (Salop), England. He began preaching at the age of 23 and spent most...
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How not to Parent
We read about an example of how not to parent when reading about David in the Bible. When you read about David in his younger years, you...
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Letting Children Wander: Where is Leah?
We read in Genesis 34, verses 1-7 about Leah, Jacob’s daughter “Now Dinah, the daughter Leoh had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the...
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Straight Paths: Preparation for Parenthood
Let’s consider John the Baptist’s message from Matthew 3: “In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea and...
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Stewardship: The Two Pillars
Pillars are what hold something up, foundational and structural, like the two pillars of Solomon’s temple, Jakin and Boaz, in 1 Kings...
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Babies are like jelly
There is a simple picture that will help you understand how to deal with babies: Babies are like jelly, children are like jelly! This is...
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Childbirth Preparation
I hope you take a childbirth class. It is good to prepare for this most important life event! Your class will talk about stages of labor,...
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For women near the time of child birth
By Matthew Henry When we pray with or for those women that are near the time of travail or in travail. “Lord, thou hast passed this...
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Labor Verses
As Christians, there is comfort, guidance, strength, peace, hope and encouragement from reading and believing the Scriptures. Here is a...
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All Things Are To His Glory
As you look towards delivery, guard against godless thinking, like the world thinks. See yourself in God, in God’s plan. Dedicate...
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My prayer for you as you approach delivery
My greatest prayer for you as you approach delivery, is that you will meet the living God in your birth. That you will behold his mighty...
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Praying for your children
A guide for parents when praying for their children Matthew Henry (1662-1714) was born near Whitchurch (Salop), England. He began...
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Peace Be Still
Being in labor can be like being in a storm raging about you. You are experiencing powerful forces of nature that are not in your...
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Human Birth
A human birth is the only event in history when something eternal enters into time. This is because a human being has an eternal soul....
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