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The Flourishing Family

Faith, Family, Health and Home

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  • My Novel: Aliisa’s letter
  • Remembering Steven
  • Healthy Birth Practices
    • Preparing for Birth
    • Waiting for Labor to Start
    • Pelvic Measurement: Will the Baby Fit?
    • Emotional Support and Guidance During Labor
    • Is the Intervention Necessary?
    • Pushing Positions
    • Mom & Baby: Skin to Skin
    • A New Perspective: Home Birth
  • Family Health
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    • What about Vaccines?
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  • About
  • My Novel: Aliisa’s letter
  • Remembering Steven
  • Healthy Birth Practices
    • Preparing for Birth
    • Waiting for Labor to Start
    • Pelvic Measurement: Will the Baby Fit?
    • Emotional Support and Guidance During Labor
    • Is the Intervention Necessary?
    • Pushing Positions
    • Mom & Baby: Skin to Skin
    • A New Perspective: Home Birth
  • Family Health
    • Essential Oils
    • Colds Flu and Garlic
    • Calendula for a Healing Salve
    • Measles and the MMR
    • What about Vaccines?
    • Easing Painful Periods
  • Affiliate Links
  • Privacy Policy
  • Childbirth - Children - Family - Health - Midwifery - Women

    Healthy Children, Healthy Country

    May 23, 2025 - By Carol

    The birth rate in the United States and other countries is declining and has fallen below replacement. Healthy families are the foundation of a healthy country. It is also concerning that childbirth is becoming more dependent on technology. In 2018 I wrote a blog post about childbirth, past and present.…

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  • Steadfast Love
    Faith - Vaccines

    Steadfast Love

    May 16, 2025 - By Carol

    How precious is your steadfast love, O God! Psalm 36:7

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  • Cherry Blossoms
    Family - Gardening - Herbs - Women

    Investing in Home & Community

    May 9, 2025 - By Carol

    Twice this week I have been reminded about gardens, farmers’ markets and community. I am reading the book, Home Fires, by Julie Summers. Summers has researched and described the work of the Women’s Institute during World War II. Women in villages and towns throughout England formed groups to take care…

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  • Book Reviews
    Book Reviews - Women

    Historical Fiction: The Queens

    May 2, 2025 - By Carol

    The Bible record of Esther, Queen of Persia, is full of drama. The Persian Empire was vast, extending from Egypt and Anatolia (Turkey) to the border of India. Esther ascended to royalty in an unusual way. A familial Bible quote is: And who knows whether you have not come to the…

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  • Springtime
    Berries - Faith - Flowers - Gardening - Nature

    Springtime Gardening: Flowers, Tomatoes and Berries

    April 25, 2025 - By Carol

    He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. Psalm 104:19 The weather has warmed and the trees are in blossom. The robins and cardinals visit my yard, while the rabbits munch on grass. The squirrels are busy doing acrobatic exercises in the trees and on…

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  • Good Friday
    Faith

    A Good Day?

    April 18, 2025 - By Carol

    Today is called Good Friday, but it was also day of incredible suffering. Jesus, who was without sin, was crucified for our sake. At church this evening, our Pastor read from the 23rd chapter of Luke. This chapter records eye witness accounts of the crucifixion. And when they came to the…

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  • The Psalms
    Faith - Family - Prayer

    When I Am Afraid

    April 11, 2025 - By Carol

    When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 During the years that my son battled leukemia the Psalms were a comfort and a guide for me. I found permission to cry out to God with my questions and my pain. I kept praying, kept communicating with the Lord…

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  • Joy, Azaleas & Family
    Children - Faith - Family - Flowers - Grandparents

    Joy of Family

    April 4, 2025 - By Carol

    Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Psalm 127:3 Recently my husband and I went on a trip to Florida with our daughter’s family. It was lovely to see spring unfolding as we drove south. The azalea bushes were full of blossoms. We…

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  • Sarai and Hagar
    Childbirth - Faith - Women

    Sarai and Hagar: Two Women in the Bible

    March 28, 2025 - By Carol

    The promises of God are faithful and true.

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  • Story
    Book Reviews - Women - Writing

    Book Reviews: Historical Fiction

    March 21, 2025 - By Carol

    A number of years ago my husband and I visited Concord Massachusetts. We walked around the village and toured Orchard House where Louisa May Alcott lived for a time. As I began reading the book, Finding Margaret Fuller, I was pleased to meet the group of writers that once lived in…

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Welcome to my blog!

As I write, I give thanks for God’s design of the family and the gift of His word, the Bible.

It gives me joy to be a woman, a wife, a mother and grandmother. For many years I was a childbirth nurse, assisting mothers and their babies.

 

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My faith journey throughout Steven’s illness is included in this anthology

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