Motherhood

<p>Galatians 5 vs 1 says…<br /> “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”</p>

<p>I expected my fourth labour to come early and go quickly. This wasn&#8217;t quite the case. I was induced after nine hours and unable to have an epidural. But in spite the intensity it was an incredible experience and I am so in awe of my baby girl.</p>

<p>In response to my previous blog post, a good friend of mine, who is an anaesthetist, asked what my reason behind not taking pain medication or having an epidural when giving birth was? I have nothing against epidurals at all and in fact with Mila I asked for one. What happened was, it failed dismally. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>For those who are pregnant or about to give birth, may you be encouraged and remain calm&#8230;</p>

<p>It&#8217;s Mila&#8217;s fourth birthday and I felt compelled to write her a letter that she will one day read. It&#8217;s a letter from me revealing to her the heart of God toward her. The words used are all based on scriptural promises God has made. These are listed in the tags below. Be free to declare these scriptures over your children as you lead them toward a life of purpose as they know their creator.</p>

<p>It&#8217;s Mothers Day in South Africa today, Happy Mothers day to all the beautiful mom&#8217;s reading this blog! As I sat down to write my beautiful mother a card, a myriad of thoughts surrounding the woman that I desire to be started to flood my mind.  I began to think about the verse in the bible that speaks about &#8220;The [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Inspired by Gary Chapman&#8217;s book &#8221; The Five Love Languages&#8221; I am inspired to bake with my little ones once a week as an attempt to fill their &#8220;little love tanks&#8221; with one on one affection.</p>

<p>The choice of whether or not to have more children in a world consumed by darkness was the catalyst for my thinking about how I will choose to go forward. Will we disappear in the dark of negative speech and be overwhelmed, or will we arise and shine? </p>

<p>I am starting this blog about three and a half years after the birth of my firstborn Mila Grace Cherry.   I have shared a little about my struggle toward motherhood and the journey of infertility.  During this time I remember praying with a friend, trusting for a baby one day.  When I finally did fall [&hellip;]</p>

<p>My struggle toward motherhood. I married young, I was 21 years old and always knew myself as the maternal type.  I know that some are just not wired this way, but I  was.  As a little girl I would dream of one day becoming a mom.  Two years into marriage and I was desperate.  In the months [&hellip;]</p>

<p>At 28 weeks pregnant Dylan and I were blessed to have had our special friend Kristy Carlson capture images of my first pregnancy.  It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon spent first at the Makaranga Gardens in Kloof, Kwa Zulu Natal and then at home at our house at Village Grove where we could relax.  We wanted the pictures to [&hellip;]</p>