Educating, supporting and celebrating God’s design for all cycles of women’s lives!
| Three Branches of Blessing God's Way | |||||||
Maidenhood - The time or coming of age of a young girl, along with all the physical and emotional changes, as she begins her first menstrual cycle.
Maternity - The season for a woman entering, in the process of, or after the childbearing cycle.
Menopause - The cycle in a woman's life leading up to and at the time when she experiences the cessation of a menstrual cycle.
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MAIDENS BY HIS DESIGN COURSE:
As parents preparetheir older children for adolescence, one important component of this parental teaching is a mother's instruction on her coming-of-age daughter about her cycle. Most parents simply give their children the biological "facts" about menstruation. But suppose you could introduce your daughter to this event in the context of God's beautiful design? Home schooling mother, owner of Blessing God’s Way, and doula/birth assistant, Doran Richards, has designed a thoughtful and modest course that mothers and daughters can attend together in order to learn about this cycle for their bodies, about proper nourishment during their cycle, about learning to cultivate a joyful spirit of prayer and anticipation during their cycle.
What is particularly unique about this course is Mrs. Richard's emphasis on the goodness and beauty of something that our culture thinks is merely a "pain in the neck" or an unfair burden on women: menstruation. She urges women to not giveinto these sad attitudes but to approach the onset of menstruation as an opportunity to get to know and understand your body and your health more deeply, and to give thanks to God for how you are made. Menstruation should not be seen as a curse or a burden, but as a season of life given to women by God our Father as a blessing.
“Maidenhood is a special time. It is an amazing process; so intricate that only God could have created such a process. I am in awe every time I think of it. You will be, as well, once you finish this course, if you are not already.”
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"A Blessing God’s Way is a gift to a first time Mom or a twelfth time Mom. In a culture where multiple children are sometimes questioned or even frowned upon, a celebration with a Blessing God’s Way rejoices over every child and blesses every Mom as she walks the miraculous path to delivery. This celebration places our amazing God at the center of the drama of the gift of life. He is the giver of the life being recognized and it is only in His strength and grace that a Mom is able to complete the uniquely amazing task of labor and delivery.
My Blessing God’s Way was an extraordinary gift to me prior to the delivery of our third child and continues to bless me. The pampering I received especially with the gift of a crown of flowers and the soaking of my feet and the massaging of my hands and feet were physical treats and emotional blessings. I still enjoy summoning up the memory of the sense of peace, lightness, and care I received during that part of the celebration. The gifts I received of Scripture chosen for the occasion and the words of encouragement from dear friends could not be surpassed. Those words from the Lord via my dear sisters stayed with me throughout labor and delivery and still come to me now.
In short, every Mom-to-be as well as all of the attendees are immensely blessed as women by a Blessing God’s Way."*******************************************************
The transition to menopause can be a time of reflection and inspiration. Although transitions of any kind can be inherently difficult, many women experience a newfound sense of freedom and anticipate personal growth.
"Menopause is a time of great change -- it is the adolescence of older age but better than adolescence of youth because menopausal women have confidence and experience."
"It is definitely a time of choice and should really be about finding out what you really want. It is a time to take charge and shape the remaining chapters of your life."