Birth Junkie

Hello, my name is Denise and I am a Birth Junkie.

This is the only way I can describe how hooked I am on birth! For many of you who also serve women and assist births, you know what I mean. I'm literally flying high on this extreme rush of adrenaline, joy, wonderment, awe and respect for this miracle I have just witnessed.

Don't get me wrong, there are lows in my passion of midwifery, but the highs are so incredibly high that they really do help carry me through those times when I question. Question if this is really my calling (it is), can I really do this another day (I can), is all the time and effort I put in worth it (it is), is this where I'm supposed to be (I believe so). I wish I could live on these highs sometimes. But then maybe I wouldn't appreciate them or recognize them for what they really are - a language that is speaking to my innermost being and drawing me closer to the One who created us, created me for this time, for this place, for this purpose and for this birth.

And that's how I know, without a doubt, without question, that this is my calling. Because these experienced draw me closer to God and make me want to shout out with praise for the miracles that He places literally in my hands. What an honor and blessing again and again and again!

Thank you so much to my friend who asked me to come assist her tonight for this birth - I am truly blessed beyond measure and beyond what I deserve!