Call for Birth Stories

Recently I found this woman's blog and am so excited about what she is doing. She is writing a book for LDS women and other women of faith that shares positive and/or spiritual pregnancy and birth stories. Her hope is to help women of faith to make conscious and spiritually based choices about pregnancy, birth, and beyond. She is looking for women to share their birth stories or about their journey through conception, pregnancy, birth and postpartum. She doesn't care how you birthed-- naturally, epidural, at home, unassisted, or c-section-- if you have a spiritual insight about your birthing experience she'd be interested. Here are some of the topics she is still looking for stories about.

I think that this is such an incredible idea for a book and am really excited to see her finished product. Birth is innately and powerfully spiritual. Yet, it seems like the spiritual aspects of birth often gets skipped over for most pregnant women. I'm really excited to read stories from other LDS women who found spiritual strength and power from the birthing experience. She is also in the beginning stages of producing a movie along the same lines as the book. Am I excited? You better believe it!

I've really wanted to write a post about my spiritual journey while being pregnant and giving birth but it is so hard to find all the right words. I have so much in my heart and my mind that I am having a hard time putting it down in print. But I think I am going to try. It will probably take a few posts and you might have to wait awhile for it, but I'll do it. Oh, now I'm committed..eek.

In the meantime if you feel prompted to share your story PLEASE write it down and send it in for this book. God teaches each woman different lessons through childbirth and it strengthens all women to hear them.