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		<title>Ideas for Tasteful Halloween Pregnancy Costumes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last Halloween I was nearly nine months pregnant with my third child. As Halloween approached my husband and I racked our brains trying to think up a good costume for me that would utilize my big beautiful belly. We had already gone through this brainstorming process once before, because several Halloweens ago I was seven [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>One Family, Different Paths by Kara</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heatherlady]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s birth story comes for Kara. I met Kara few years ago. We were standing in line for lunch at the restaurant on the bottom floor of the Joseph Smith Memorial building and somehow I mentioned the book project I was working on. She shared her story with me and I asked her if she [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Adoption: It Really is About Love</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heatherlady]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am pleased to introduce author Shari Guess, whose children&#8217;s book &#8220;Once Upon a Baby: A Tale of Adoption&#8221; has been published.  I&#8217;m so excited to share a little about my adoption journey with The Gift of Giving Life! We&#8217;ve all heard the phrase &#8220;It&#8217;s about Love&#8221; spoken regarding the spiritual principles of adoption and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Partnership between two mothers hearts.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheridan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It was difficult, as we were finalizing our book's contents, to choose which of the many wonderful spiritual stories we had received would be included. We consoled ourselves, however, as we made those difficult decisions, with the assurance that we would post the extra stories here on our website. The following is one of those tender stories.

Giving the gift of life is sometimes a partnership between two mother hearts—a birth mother yearning for a loving home for the child in her womb and another mother eagerly awaiting the child she has "grown" within her heart. I hope you enjoy Judith's story of the adoption of her second son as much as I did.  —Lani ]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Gift Best Given &#8211; Interview with Edward on Finding His Birth Mothers Story</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheridan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I loved being able to interview Edward who searched for his adoptive mother when he was 68 years old. The information that he found led him on a journey that was eye opening and led to a greater appreciation for mothers and birth. The Gift Best Given is his memoir that he wrote after years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Just Be Glad Game and my Postpartum Struggle</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robyn A.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2023 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After the birth of my fifth baby I struggled to enjoy the process.  I dreaded waking up in the morning to my children and looked forward to bedtime only to dread waking up again the next morning to start over.  I didn&#8217;t feel like I was meeting anyone&#8217;s needs successfully, including my own.  I didn&#8217;t [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fourth Trimester</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robyn A.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; I am in the midst of the fourth trimester. &#160;I wish I had understood this concept earlier with my first baby. &#160;It is the idea that there is another three months of gestating after we give birth. I really think the fourth trimester gets overlooked because we focus so much on getting to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Womb to Tomb</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robyn A.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 19:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Heather posted these beautiful thoughts last Easter on her Women in the Scriptures blog and I just wanted to share them again here. &#160;They are perfect for this day. May you enjoy a blessed Resurrection Day, He is Risen! &#160;&#8211;Robyn&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; This Easter thoughts about &#8220;the womb&#8221; and &#8220;the tomb&#8221; have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>3 Tips for Postpartum Success</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheridan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 10:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maranda Bower was a wonderful guest to interview for the podcast.  She is the CEO and founder of Postpartum University, supporting both mothers and professionals in health and whole body healing. &#160;She&#8217;s a renowned expert in top educator in the fields of functional nutrition and coaching in relation to postpartum, and is nicknamed The Womb [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Mantle of Motherhood</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heatherlady]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am addicted to seeing babies be born, really I am. There are very few things I love more than having the privilege of being at a birth. While I love the whole process of birth there are two moments that I love more than any other. The first is the moment when the baby&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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