2015....I really thought of just waiting until this year was over to start blogging again but what the heck! It is amazing that I can even find the time to sit here for a few moment to type this out! I have always wondered how bloggers have the time to sit for more than 5 minutes to type out something. I must need to manage my time better...or let someone else do my errands, housework and cooking....any takers??
 Needless to say it has been a crazy year....that seems like a good excuse to use right? January through May was fantastically (is that even a word?) busy with my clients. I was on track, doing more doula work in the first 5 months than all of 2014! Needless to say i was STOKED!!That was until June 4th when my meniscus decided to give out completely. UUGGHH!!! THE WORST PAIN EVER!!! I knew I would eventually need it fixed but was in denial for the past 2+ years. That  was working just fine for me. The month June took me through surgery and recovery (I had great plans of travel with my kids as soon as they got out of school)..well recovery seems to be ongoing as I type.  It just did not happen like I thought and I have only had 1 client (yesterday actually) since my surgery. It was a super fast and incredible birth. It made me truly miss being busy with soon to be mommies and daddies. In my recovery time I have glued my eyes to any cooking shows possible and have become obsessed with The Pioneer Woman's line of everything. My meals are mostly planned around what recipes I can pull out of her books.
I am still dealing with recovering (I am not as young as I thought). I think the remaining part of 2015 will be slower as I try to get back to 100% me.

Another year over

2014 did not start out great. With the loss of a dear friend I truly felt lost...except when at a birth. I remember it was a week after K passed and TBC (The Birth Center) called for me to come ( I am also a back-up birth assistant). It brought me so much joy to be able to be there at a birth of a beautiful baby. I was so grateful for that call that day and for all the ones after.
As the months followed I found myself busier this year than the last 2 combined. I was grateful that those mommies contacted me when they did.  I can honestly say it helped me not only to focus but to move ahead and carry on. It filled me with such a happiness and satisfaction.
This year I also became a part of my3doulas. This is a small group of ladies (4 actually) who teach hypno-birthing, are doulas, postpartum doulas, lactation consultants and more. All this to be found in these ladies. I was honored to be asked as these ladies are well known and respected in the birthing community. I have come to know them a little more and am blessed to be a part of this site.
The births I had the  honor to be a part of were incredible! The last one especially (which was 2 weeks ago). All I can say is AMAZING!! I am amazed at the strength of a woman as she prepares her mind and body to bring into this world her baby.  I left that stormy, windy, rainy night one happy doula.  That night not even the ugly storm bothered me!
I am looking forward to 2015 and the support opportunities I will be able to be a part of. I am blessed to be able to have the ability to wake up and do this job. I am grateful for my husband and children who support me in what I am passionate about. I am grateful to those last minute babysitters who came to my rescue when needed, I am grateful to all those families that have put their trust in me to be a support for them. Without any of them I couldn't be the doula I am today.
I look forward to even more supporting roles this coming year.
God Bless Every One and Happy New Year

Checking In

And so, here we are again, the last 3 months of the year. An incredible year it has been personally and professionally. I have been able to work a bit more at The Birth Center ( I love this spot! Nothing like it). Has some great births this year and welcomed my nephew into our family. I did not assist in this one but the excitement was all the same!!

I have taken a small break from my personal births right now as we enter the holiday season and I fulfill some other commitments. I am hoping to begin filling up my schedule in December and into 2014.

Today, I just signed on with My 3 Doulas and am so very excited to see where this takes me in 2014. I will continue to back up with The Birth Center as I take my personal clients as well. Now if I could only make 2 of me, I could do this 24/7 with no sleep. That is only in my dreams!! For now, I will look forward to supporting my future families through one of the greatest experiences anyone could ever have.

March Already??

Where has the time gone to? I look up and we are almost to the middle of march!! This has been a great year thus far and I am expecting greater things as we move along through the rest of 2013.

This year started with the birth of a darling little girl. It was a fantastic birth and in the end they were both please with the way it turned out. What a treat it was for me to be invited to her "Baby Blessing" a few weeks later. I was able to meet the mommy's parents, who were just as nice as their daughter! It was a touching a moving time to know I was able to be a part of their life and be able to view this next chapter in their life. A TREAT INDEED!!

This year has been filled with inquiries of a "Christian" Doula. I am not sure why the difference this year and welcome it either way. I love to be able to pray for (well I do anyways) my clients in their time of labor. It really does help to change the atmosphere and gives both parents a bit of peace (or so I have noticed). It helps me to be directed how to help them to really listen to their wishes and desires.

I am looking forward to the next few babies coming up in spring. It is a perfect season for growth!

2012 Review

And so here we are in the very last days of 2012. Looking back to the beginning, all I can really say is what a journey it has been this year. Many tears along the way but after the tears dried many smiles followed.

I am very thankful for my family both immediate and distant. This year we have experienced much loss of dear loved ones. It saddens my heart but it has reminded me of how much we should love those closest to us. Things seem so petty when you look at he BIG picture of life.  We have one another for such a short season. It is best to live, love and forgive or so I have found. 

As for my work as a Doula...all I can say is WOW!! This has been the busiest year for me. Not just filled with "clients" but all these mommies and there family have truley come into my life at such a needed time. I really believe they helped me! 

From the first ones RJ & RJ, they came in at a time I was experiencing such a great loss in my life. I wasn't sure how I was gong to make it through but then they came into my life. With them they brought their bubbly selves with so much joy and newness, one couldn't help but be happy.

The ones in the middle were all wonderful, including the backups I was able to attend. Sweet sweet people who's love for one another showed in every part of their faces and touch. Incredible!!

Then there was my last of 2012. Amazing, a miracle to me!! It turned out perfect! They had the birth they desired when told it would be just the complete opposite. I cried out of pure joy they had what they wanted and on Thanksgiving. They were that for sure!!!

In the midst of all that I have had the opportunity to work as a back up for a birth center here. It had been a great desire of mine to do that so when they contacted me with the opportunity I jumped at it! This has been such a treat for me and I love every minuet of it when I am able to go. Such wonderful people working there. I respect them all and am so very thankful for this opportunity.

I am looking forward to 2013 and pray it is filled with many wonderful lives who I can touch and who's lives can touch mine!