I pray that out of his glorious richness he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being…” Ephesians 3: 16

In 2015, I was offered a job with a local Labor and Delivery unit as a Registered Nurse. I accepted this position with so much excitement, but had no idea how much of an impact this “yes” would have on my life. 

Over the next 3 years, I cared for women throughout their labor, birth, and postpartum journeys. My love for women’s health grew significantly throughout this time, and I started to have realization after realization: women wanted options; women wanted control over the decisions concerning their bodies and their babies; women wanted information, education, and empowerment.

In 2018, I graduated from Frontier Nursing University with a Nurse Practitioner degree, specializing as a Certified Nurse Midwife. I worked hospital midwifery assisting moms and caring for them in the hospital setting for a few years. During this time I also obtained my Doctor of Nursing Practice. 

In 2020, during my third pregnancy, I felt a shift stirring within myself: I wanted a different experience with this birth - I wanted options, control, and empowerment. I would have never imagined that at 28 weeks pregnant, my husband and I would be searching for alternative birthing options. I researched home births, and felt a distinct calling to birth our baby at home. We ultimately decided to consult a home-birth midwife who lived a little over an hour away from us. After many conversations, praying, and consulting with our birth team we made the decision to transfer care and plan for a home birth. We had so much peace about this change of plans. I honestly had no idea how God was about to use this pregnancy and birth to change my entire life, my career and my heart.

Sawyer’s Birth Story

To say that this experience changed us is an understatement. I truly wish all women could feel what I felt that morning, as I held our fresh baby girl in the birthing pool in my home -  my husband by my side and the early morning sun peaking through our kitchen window; my birthing team present, but uninterrupted; my older children asleep down the hall, not yet knowing they were about to wake up to a new sister.

I will never forget the peace I felt in that moment: the intimacy and emotions of meeting our baby girl for the first time without any chaos, tasks, or agendas. It was simply our time to bond, and things moved at our pace. Something that wasn't available during our first two births; something we didn't know we were missing until we experienced it.

This experience ultimately ignited a fire within me - the desire to help facilitate this experience for other women. I have since then pursued my Certified Professional Midwife degree, which specializes in facilitating, assisting, and supporting home births. It is my belief, that all women should have access to this kind of peace, care, and intimacy. I am honored and blessed to stand with women in these most miraculous moments. 

In 2023 we also welcomed our fourth baby at home. You can read all about his amazing birth here….. Moxx’s Birth Story