Preparing for Birth: Heart Attitudes When Writing Your Birth Plan | Ep. 25

Risen Motherhood

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 6.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 July 2016

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

With labor on the horizon, we want to do everything we can to prepare for a safe, healthy and stress-free delivery. But what starts as good desires for well-laid plans, can quickly become an unhealthy idol of control. We start to think that if we just get the right method, the right classes, the right scents, the right sounds, the right environment and the right helpers, then we are nearly guaranteed the birth of our dreams. In this episode, Emily and Laura share their high expectations from previous pregnancies, seeking to understand how our good desires intersect with hope in God's good plans. Because ultimately, our identities aren't wrapped up in how we gave birth, but to whom we belong.

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0:00.0	Motherhood is hard. One second, we think we're doing a good enough job and the next we feel
0:09.8	like the worst mom on the planet, which is why we need the refreshing truth of the gospel
0:14.9	to be repeated over and over, giving us hope in the everyday moments. So mama, whether
0:20.9	you're sipping cold coffee or doing a sink full of dishes, we hope you'll find true,
0:25.9	encouragement and laughter here. This is the Risen Motherhood Podcast. Thanks for joining us.
0:37.3	Well, hey guys and welcome to another episode of Risen Motherhood. I've got my lovely sister-in-law
0:42.2	here, Emily Jensen. Hey guys, and today we just want to start off, we don't normally do this on
0:48.3	the show, but when I listen to other podcasts, they do it like every time. So I'm kind of feeling
0:51.8	like it again. We burst off and this, we should do every time, Emily. But we are so thankful for all
1:00.8	of you guys as listeners. We just want to take a second to say we are overwhelmed by your responses
1:06.2	to us, just the notes of encouragement and how you share things. I don't know, it's just been
1:12.2	amazing. Emily and I are super overwhelmed by just how awesome of listeners we have. And second,
1:19.6	we want to take a moment just to ask to, if you haven't yet, if you would please just share this
1:26.3	and maybe slap a review on iTunes or give it a rating of those stars. We really, really appreciate
1:33.3	when you guys do that. And that's the best way to get the word out about the show, help new people
1:36.6	find out about how the gospel impacts everything they do as moms. So if you just can take a moment,
1:43.6	if you like what we're doing here, please just share it with your friends, pop it in a Facebook group,
1:48.3	send it via email to some moms that you know that might enjoy it. We would really, really appreciate
1:53.3	that. Yes. So, but to the point of the show, why you all are here, we are talking about birth plans
2:00.7	today. Yes. And as usual, Lauren, I had such a great time preparing for this show because it meant
2:06.7	that we get to recount pretty much all the details of our birth planning. Oh, yeah, we love a good
2:11.0	birth story. Oh, we do. And who could not sit and listen and talk about them forever? I feel like
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