September 15, '08

Well, I can't believe that summer is history. It went way too fast for my liking. I love having my kids home with me and not in school. Also, I hate getting up to an alarm at 5:30 in the morning. I'd much rather be wakened by the phone to go to a birth. My daughter, (in picture with me) is my assistant and we have one mom who is a few days over, having her 1st baby after being told 8 yrs ago that she would never conceive. I love it! God's ways are not our ways, and we can totally trust Him to do the best for us. If I've learned anything about birth, it is how not to expect the expected. Be open to all things, and trust in the Creator, not in the creation. His design is awesome. Not just birth and women's bodies, but everything. He has thought of the tiniest details of the world. He truly is a wonder. I've been a midwife for 35 yrs. and I'm still totally hooked on it. The process, the families, the emotions, all of it. Each and every one is unique, just like the people involved. There is so much more to learn and experience. As I get older I appreciate it more I think. It's kind of weird being 61 and feeling like you did your whole life. Mentally that is. It takes me more time to recover from the workout of a birthing now. I used to feel better than the new mom the next day, now she's in way better shape than me!!!

Well, time to go.. Making apple butter today. Blessings.......