I've been thinking about birth a lot lately and it's significance. Our sunday school lesson last week was on the Resurrection and although the lesson was discussing death and eternal life through Christ, my thoughts were on birth and the role it plays in the Plan of Salvation. Lost in my thoughts, I realized how mortal birth is. While we often speak of death and the hope that through Christ all will be made alive, never to die again, I've never considered that birth, like death, is part of our mortal experience only. Along with that, childhood is also a mortal experience. While I'm not going to expound on all of my thoughts, I just had very bittersweet realizations that childhood is a treasure and birth is something that has become very sacred me.
Too often my thoughts about birth/children focus on being ready or not, being "baby hungry," being DONE, or coming up with some arbitrary number of children that seems like a good number for some reason (I've heard, "I'll stop at two because I've got two hands...or I'll have 5 because that's what my mom had and that seems like a good number"). But it's not about that at all. Birth is about doing what we were created to do. It is about experiencing life and womanhood at it's divine level. Birth is a sacred responsibility.
I found an article that I think is beautiful and profound and I wanted to share it. From a blog called Women in the Scriptures the article is The Importance of Birth.
I'm having a hard time attaching a link, but read it. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Have you seen this blog? The more I read it, the more impressed I am with it. I like her writing. I like that she's a feminist and a doula...and to top it all off, a scriptorian. Women in the Scriptures is my curent favorite blog. I've read the posts in her favorites links and I'm anxious to delve into the scripture links.
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That post was fantastic! She opened my eyes to see a way I have never seen before. That we, as women, have charge over the first veil.
Because childbirth is so everyday and common it has become so ordinary but we are really doing ourselves a disservice by thinking this way. It really is amazing. I appreciate her points about Satan trying so hard to corrupt our thoughts on the female body and what it is used for. It makes perfect sense...destroy the first veil and no one passes through...God's Plan is thwarted. Satan is probably feeling pretty proud of the fact that he has succeeded in many cases, that he has men and women believing him. I am sure he is furious at the fact that many of us don't believe him:) And we have to share that. Help others realize their potential.
We must look at childbirth with complete sanctity. That we are doing something so divine in nature to fulfill God's plan, to be a gateway for His spirits to enter their mortal existence. What an awesome power to be chosen to do. It is truly incredible.
Thanks for sharing Carrie!! I had been to this blog several times over the past few years but now I made sure to "follow" it. She really is fantastic at explaining and enlightening.
I am sure nothing I have said makes sense but I appreciate you pointing me in the direction of this post. THIS is what the brethren mean when they say use blogs and technology for good and to share the Gospel.
P.S. I need more pictures of Jude!! (and...I love you!)
Carrie, I haven't read that blog yet, but it's interesting, I've been thinking so much along the same lines lately. Thanks for sharing.:)
And your kids truly are adorable.
Okay, so I just have to say THANK YOU. I have absolutely no idea what led me to come to your blog - it just happened, and I really believe that it was the workings of the spirit. I came and read it last night when the rest of the house was asleep and I couldn't sleep because I was thinking about the upcoming arrival of this little one and had some anxiety and fears. The article you talked about enlightened me so much, and things resonated with me as I read. With my last two deliveries I had very traumatizing experiences (especially the last one) and it shook me up big time. But on the opposing end, I had an equally amazing, uplifting, veil-is-very-thin sacred experience that was as equal in light as the trauma was in its darkness.
So while I do look towards the delivery that is coming up in a few days as partly terrifying, I am excited to feel the closeness to the other side of the veil again. It's really quite a mix of feelings. But that article was so inspiring and I'll make sure to read it again and again before then to remind me how important and special the whole event is.
Thanks for sharing something that gives me such perspective. And I can't believe the timing. Thank you thank you thank you.
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