"Dismantling the Idol of the Perfect Birth" article

[Sakura]

I came up on this article posted on a friend's fb wall and wanted to share it with my fellow Christian moms.

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/wo...irthing-b.html

[hpfan04]

Wow, I REALLY needed this right now. Thank you so much for sharing. I am bookmarking it to save for future reading if I need it too. Having had to give up my ideal birth recently (I really want to go to a birth center but it's not financially possible for us at this time, so we're going with the hospital), I know there might be some regrets at not having my "perfect/ideal birth." This was a wonderful thing to read at this time while I'm mourning losing my birth center birth, and will be wonderful to read again after this baby is born to remind me that no matter how things played out it is a gift from God to be a mother and to have my baby.

[JJorn]

This was a great ending to this blog entry.

So let not the wise mother boast in her birth plan, let not the strong mother boast in her pain tolerance, let not the rich mother boast in her health care choices. Let the mother who boasts boast in this: that she understands and knows the Lord who delights in practicing steadfast love, justice, and righteousness (Jer. 9:23-24).

I admit that I was convicted by it, too.

[Sakura]

Wow, I REALLY needed this right now. Thank you so much for sharing. I am bookmarking it to save for future reading if I need it too. Having had to give up my ideal birth recently (I really want to go to a birth center but it's not financially possible for us at this time, so we're going with the hospital), I know there might be some regrets at not having my "perfect/ideal birth." This was a wonderful thing to read at this time while I'm mourning losing my birth center birth, and will be wonderful to read again after this baby is born to remind me that no matter how things played out it is a gift from God to be a mother and to have my baby.

I'm glad the article helped!

I admit that I was convicted by it, too.

Agreed!