Thursday, November 22, 2012

Thankful Thursday

Today on this Thanksgiving day, I am thankful for many things.

I am thankful for a package I received from my mom.

The letter from my niece Etta.

The sweet Christmas wall handing from my Grandmother.

I am thankful for the lovely sunset.

For Clover's happy bouncing down the road.

I am thankful for my home country, which I love.

I am thankful for being able to live here in the Philippines.

For the training I am getting & the new friends I am making.

I am thankful for a solid future in Christ.

For His love, care & grace.

I am thankful for all the many blessings He has lavished on me.

I am thankful that He loves me.

I am thankful for the many wonderful friends He has given me.

I am thankful for my family.


And God bless you! 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

One year of baby catching

One year ago today I caught (with lots of help) my first baby


That day I feel in love with being a midwife. 

Yesterday I caught baby number forty.


I am so thankful that God lead me to be a midwife. I truly love it! 
I am thankful for the wonderful training I am receiving here at Abundant Grace or God. 

Praise God for 40 babies and counting :)
I am excited to see what the future holds.  


Thank you everyone who has walked along side of me in this journey.                 I am grateful. 

I got a visit from little Cayleen Ruth, her mom & big brother yesterday. It was lovely to see my very first catch a year later and she is such a cutie!!




Sunday, November 18, 2012

Being Glad

There is always something to be glad about. I know this and have known this, yet, it was brought to my mind again when I picked up the book, Pollyanna, by Eleanor H. Porter. 

Pollyanna's philosophy of life centers on a game her father taught her called "The Glad Game". The game consists of discovering a silver lining in the darkest of clouds, something in everything to be glad about. Pollyanna's cheery optimistic attitude of being glad brightens the lives and the hearts of her new town. I find this to be a wonderful attitude to have and I don't know about you, but I might have to start playing the glad game myself :) 


“Just breathing isn't living!” ~ Pollyanna 



“What men and women need is encouragement. Their natural resisting powers should be strengthened, not weakened…. Instead of always harping on a man’s faults, tell him of his virtues. Try to pull him out of his rut of bad habits. Hold up to him his better self, his REAL self that can dare and do and win out! … The influence of a beautiful, helpful, hopeful character is contagious, and may revolutionize a whole town…. People radiate what is in their minds and in their hearts. If a man feels kindly and obliging, his neighbors will feel that way, too, before long. But if he scolds and scowls and criticizes—his neighbors will return scowl for scowl, and add interest! … When you look for the bad, expecting it, you will get it. When you know you will find the good—you will get that…” ~ Pollyanna 

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Two baby boys

 I had the honor of catching two baby boys in just over 10hrs of each other.
Meet Ryan Kyle in my right arm and John Rick in my left arm


John Rick was born at 8:40pm on Nov 14th after this mom only pushed for 19 minutes!
He weighted 3.05kg & was born in the cull 


His mom & dad where very excited to become parents! 



Ryan Kyle was born to my continuity patient at 6:45am on Nov 15th, his 16yr old mom only pushed for 15min!
He weighted 3.2kg and was born in the cull too, which is not very common


His mom & dad were very excited to become parents too :)
It was such a joy to walk with this young woman through her pregnancy, birth and now postpartum.



Thursday, November 8, 2012

Thankful Thursday

About two weeks ago I started the dreaded Algebra class. I have been dreading this class since I knew I would have to take it. I even tried to find a college level class I could take that did not involve Algebra, to no avail. Defeated I prepared myself to take it, by trying to think about it as little as possible.

I struggled with math growing up (just ask my mom). I gained a little confidence when I got a 4.0 in a pre-algebra class in college, but that was 10 years ago... With dread I started Algebra and it proved to be dreadful and I felt myself sinking and sinking into the pits of Algebra fear with every attempt to master each problem.

The thing is I MUST pass this class. It is not an option. Until tonight I was starting to wonder if my brain was going to fail me or not. I prayed, I asked for help and then I opened up the Algebra Survival guide by mother sent with me (why I didn't open it sooner, I'll never know). After two hours with my nose in this book, I think there is hope, hope that yes, I can pass this class and for that I am THANKFUL!

 p.s. Dare I mention that it proved to be a teeny tiny bit fun?