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The Flourishing Family

Faith, Family, Health and Home

  • 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
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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
  • Give thanks to the Lord
    Faith

    A Thankful Heart

    February 21, 2025 - By Carol

    William Tyndale and Fanny Crosby provide wonderful examples of joy and praise.

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  • Apricot-Coconut Bread
    Marriage - Recipes

    Apricot-Coconut Bread

    February 14, 2025 - By Carol

    A sweet treat for Valentine's Day

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  • Story
    Book Reviews - Midwifery - Women

    Winter Reading: Historical Fiction and More

    February 7, 2025 - By Carol

    In the past month I have read historical fiction that has taken me from Oklahoma to Avignon, France, and to England. Lisa Wingate’s novel, Shelterwood, finds its roots in Oklahoma history. The story has two timelines: 1909, shortly after Oklahoma became a state and 1990 when the bones of three…

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  • Esther's Banquets
    Faith - Prayer

    Esther’s Second Banquet

    January 31, 2025 - By Carol

    At our women’s Bible study last night, we were discussing the book of Esther. The Jews all across the Persian Empire were in danger of being killed as a result of the edict that Haman wrote and sealed with the King’s signet ring.  Mordecai asked Queen Esther to intervene, but…

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  • Human Life
    Abortion - Health - Women

    Sanctity of Human Life

    January 24, 2025 - By Carol

    As a nurse I have worked in labor/delivery units, neonatal intensive care and homebirth. Support for human life is deeply threaded through my experiences. When my son was gravely ill with leukemia, we fought for his life.  To purposely kill new life is shocking to me. I am saddened when…

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  • A Healthy Diet
    Book Reviews - Health - Nutrition

    Book Review: Good Energy

    January 17, 2025 - By Carol

    When I go to the library, I tend to pick fiction books over nonfiction. My favorite genre is historical fiction. I like a good story. It takes more effort for me to choose nonfiction. Recently I heard about a book written by Casey Means, M.D. and requested it. In the…

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  • One year Bible
    Faith - Family - Prayer

    Faith and Resilience in the New Year

    January 10, 2025 - By Carol

    In this new year, my husband and I have begun a plan to read through the Bible in one year. Reading through Genesis we have come across Enoch and Noah. The text informs that both men walked with God. The phrase has stuck in my thoughts. What does it mean…

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  • Loving the Children
    Children - Faith - Family - Health - Parenting - Prayer - Vaccines

    Loving the Children in 2025

    January 3, 2025 - By Carol

    John F. Kennedy once said, "Children are the world's most valuable resource and its best hope for the future."

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  • Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Syrup
    Recipes

    Cinnamon Rolls for the New Year

    December 28, 2024 - By Carol

    This post was first published in 2019 and has been edited. I’m wishing everyone a joy filled New Years’ Day and health in 2025! On New Year’s Day we like to sip coffee and enjoy cinnamon rolls while we watch the Rose Parade on TV. I have a recipe that…

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  • Bethlehem
    Faith - Prayer

    Long Ago: the Walls of Jerusalem

    December 13, 2024 - By Carol

    Israel has experienced times of close relationship with God and times when they rebelled and strayed, leading to exile. God was steadfast in his love for them and merciful. For long ago in the days of David and Asaph there were directors of the singers, and there were songs of praise…

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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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