As the DoulaMamaofMany I am asked how I minimize our family's clothing and not let it take over. With 8 growing children and a husband that has a uniform for every job, we try to keep things at a minimum. There was a time when I would save anything and everything passed down between the JClan or from others, but it takes up space. Not only that, they would have so many of the same thing it felt as though we were being greedy. So we came up with a system and we decided we should put our FAITH in Christ to supply our needs. We do not need to keep everything we were given but to try and bless others or sell to pay for the things we do need. So this is what we have done. Every year we look at our clothing. I keep a running tab of what we have or need, so when we are given something or we find a sale we don't buy things we already have. The following lists are how we decide what is needed, for the JClan. Sometimes we veer off this and add a piece of
Welcome August! And with that we welcome our first major storm of the Hurricane Season. So what does Birth in Hurricane Season look like? Well it looks like planning for a Birth AND Hurricane Evacuation at the same time. Every year my clients due from August to November are warned early on that they need to be prepared to need to evacuate. So far over the past 6 hurricane seasons, only 3 Births have needed to evacuate and have had their New Blessings while evacuated. Several more have had to evacuate or prepare to hunker down through a storm just after birth as well (keep an eye out for Postpartum Hurricane Planning coming soon). Why is preparing for Birth in Hurricane Season so important? How do you prepare to evacuate as your BIRTH-day approaches? Good questions, keep reading for more information! And for personalized planning please Contact Me . As anyone who has lived on the coast or in the southeast for long knows, Hurricane Season is a time of year that will come and