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The Flourishing Family

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    • A New Perspective: Home Birth
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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
  • 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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  • A New Granddaughter
    Childbirth - Faith - Family - Grandparents - Midwifery - Prayer - Women

    Beating the Statistics: Praise God!

    August 23, 2024 - By Carol

    If a woman’s first childbirth was via cesarean section, usually the next birth will be by cesarean section. The CDC provides the statistics for repeat cesarean section. It is 85%. My daughter-in-law’s first baby was born by cesarean section, but she hoped to deliver her second baby normally (vaginally). She…

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  • Family - Grandparents - Nature - Parenting - Prayer

    Family Life in Our Time

    April 5, 2024 - By Carol

    It is a gray morning. We have had four days of rain and snow. I am thankful for the daffodils that give a little sunshine. I have been thinking about my grandchildren. My daughters are in the process of making decisions for the next school year. Over the past few…

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  • Palm Sunday
    Faith - Family - Grandparents

    Holy Week: Joy and Pain

    March 22, 2024 - By Carol

    Last week we were in Kansas. The sky was blue with some puffy white clouds and trees were beginning to unfurl their leaves.  Blossoms were opening. This morning (back home) I woke up to the ground covered in snow and snowflakes still falling. The joy of spring. The return of winter.…

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  • Bible Study
    Faith - Family - Grandparents - Parenting - Prayer - Women

    Equipping Our Family

    February 9, 2024 - By Carol

    We live in a challenging time. There are many distractions and deceptions in social media. Do you worry about the influence of our culture on children and grandchildren? I do. What can we do? As we seek God through prayer and His word, He will guide us. When you pass…

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  • Children
    Children - Faith - Family - Grandparents - Parenting

    A March for Children

    September 8, 2023 - By Carol

    The Bible has been my guide throughout life. The Psalms provide comfort during times of grief. The Proverbs offer instruction. The gospels, written by Matthew, Mark Luke and John show the life and way of Jesus. All the books in the Bible teach about God’s desire for us. I am…

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  • Book Reviews - Family - Grandparents - Michigan

    Miners, Pasties and Books

    June 9, 2023 - By Carol

    My grandfather was a copper miner in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He worked in the mines until he retired. Copper hidden deep in the earth was contained in rock that was blasted, brought to the surface and then processed to remove the copper concentrate.  What was it like for…

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  • Gardens and Families
    Children - Faith - Family - Gardening - Grandparents - Parenting

    Gardens and Families

    April 7, 2023 - By Carol

    The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:12 The hyacinths are blooming and I notice their scent when I walk outside. The…

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  • Children at the Art Museum
    Children - Faith - Family - Grandparents

    The Next Generation: the Children

    March 31, 2023 - By Carol

    A couple weeks ago I went on a road trip with my sisters. We drove to Kansas to visit my daughter and her family. My grandchildren were on spring break, giving us time together. We visited the Wichita Art Museum because the museum had a children’s program for the week…

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  • School Board Elections
    Children - Family - Grandparents - Parenting

    Choosing to be Informed

    March 10, 2023 - By Carol

    This past week I attended a meeting about our upcoming school board election. My husband and I were saddened to learn about the declining level of math and English competency.  That wasn’t the only concern mentioned. Violent behavior has increased. Teachers are stressed. The school board recently voted to go forward…

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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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