When I was in college, I swore that I would never have
babies. I wanted to adopt. Because why go through the pain and torture
of childbirth when there are lots of babies that need good loving homes? Seriously, the culture, other women, and the
media had all put an unholy fear of childbirth in my mind and I just decided
that I didn't want to have any part of it.
Ten years later and my feelings about childbirth have been
completely turned around. I love
childbirth. My life has been completely
and radically transformed by my experiences with it. And I am so thankful.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and I find myself giving thanks for
women. For our bodies. For the strength that I see in every woman as I watch her labor and work and dig down deep to
birth the baby she was born to mother.
Thanks for the privilege of becoming co-creators with God as we grow and
birth and feed our babies with our bodies.
What a holy miracle! What an
indescribable blessing to take part in this sacred walk of life. We are more blessed than we know.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. May you find some quiet moments in your day to
still your heart and offer up thanks for this journey.
Blessings~
Kim
