Kim Woodard Osterholzer is an incredibly intuitive homebirth midwife at Birth At Home Midwifery Services in Colorado Springs. Have you ever seen someone deep into their work and just known that this is the work they were put on this earth for? She was built to support...
Dear Sweet Dreamer,Our day has had its ups and downs. Big sighs, big tears, big laughs, big hugs. The world sweeps over your heart in big waves and it is my job to safely guide you back to shore. As your captain, I will lead us in preparation and take the night watch....
Dear Little One,In the beginning of our family, when you were still in God’s mind, there was a man who loved a woman. When he finally found her in the middle of a snowstorm, he knew her immediately as the mother of all his future memories. For him, she was a...
Whenever there is a shift in culture, there is always push back.I’m sure you’ve heard someone say it, “a healthy mom and baby is what’s important.” True. That is important. But how often do we use those words to only describe the...
The day before Finley was born I went on an adventure with my 3 year old to find plants for our garden. We found the perfect blueberry plant and two beautiful yellow azaleas. The plan was to plant them in the morning.That night as my husband and I sang songs, read...
Behind the scenes: what it looks like for me to photograph you at your birth. Just an hour after this birth my own labor started… Birth is one of the rare things in life that you can’t schedule, you have no control over when it starts and how long it...
