On this day in 2012. I was invited into the home of someone i had never met,
into the sacred, to sit quietly and chart, to scrub out a tub, and so began my
journey as a midwife's apprentice.
This journey that I've been on this
past year has brought a lot of new little ones, most I only see for a short
time, some I don't ever hold, some I catch, and some I have had the privilege to
watch grow on Facebook, all of them have changed me...
Each day in the
office, each kick and flutter. Every strong mama that has walked through the
door has taught me to be patient, to listen.
The midnight wake up calls,
the slippery drives, the hurry, have taught me to make choices.
The
stillness, the sirens, the calls, the quick, have taught me to be organized,
respond, and trust.
The primal scream, the newborn cry, the laughter
have taught me joy.
The bathroom, the bedroom, the kitchen, the couch,
have taught me flexibility.
The colleagues, the doulas, the students,
the midwives have taught me the lingo, shown me the way and given me a
sisterhood.
This journey is a gift that Words can only brush the surface
to describe.
Powerful.
Love.
Miracles.
I am grateful.
into the sacred, to sit quietly and chart, to scrub out a tub, and so began my
journey as a midwife's apprentice.
This journey that I've been on this
past year has brought a lot of new little ones, most I only see for a short
time, some I don't ever hold, some I catch, and some I have had the privilege to
watch grow on Facebook, all of them have changed me...
Each day in the
office, each kick and flutter. Every strong mama that has walked through the
door has taught me to be patient, to listen.
The midnight wake up calls,
the slippery drives, the hurry, have taught me to make choices.
The
stillness, the sirens, the calls, the quick, have taught me to be organized,
respond, and trust.
The primal scream, the newborn cry, the laughter
have taught me joy.
The bathroom, the bedroom, the kitchen, the couch,
have taught me flexibility.
The colleagues, the doulas, the students,
the midwives have taught me the lingo, shown me the way and given me a
sisterhood.
This journey is a gift that Words can only brush the surface
to describe.
Powerful.
Love.
Miracles.
I am grateful.