Carry on, Carry on, Carry on…

January 4, 2012Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Paul started work yesterday, the boys resumed seminary and school today, and my daughters fly back to Utah on friday.

Ben came up to me yesterday and requested that we begin his second semester of Home Schooled third grade because Dad was going to be busy with work and would not be able to “keep him occupied”. I said that would be fine, and we began again with his simple schedule:

Religion: Scriptures, Faith in God, Scouts
Music: Music Theory, Singing, Piano, Guitar
Math: Saxon 3, Mutiplication Flash Cards, and Saxon 54
Recess/PE
Language Arts: Reading and Writing
Art
Lunch
Computer
Reading/Quiet Time

It has been lovely to have a break and some real help with the cooking and cleaning. My daughters were excited to have the time to do some legitimate cooking, and I was so happy to have their help putting away Christmas and deep cleaning the Living Room.

Highlights from this vacation include the Christmas Day Choir at church where six members of the Hatch Family sang and I sat in the congregation singing along and enjoyed watching my family participate. I have been too ill to sing with any choir this year, too tired to attend rehearsals and church on the same day. ( I did go sing at a nursing home with our ward choir because I knew Rutters For the Beauty of the Earth really well and they needed sopranos who could sing the tricky rhythms. )

We also enjoyed many hours of quiet conversation, a few memorable squabbles, and some time spent giving each other foot and back massages with essential oils. An innumerable number of board games were played and Allison and Jeff went on a few dates and to several parties.

Paul and I went out for lunch and saw War Horse, excellent movie.

We just relaxed and spent most of our time doing whatever we wanted, which translated into several Marathon viewings of 24, seasons 7 and 3 and a Big Bang Theory marathon on New Years. (It is bar none the funniest show I have ever watched, but I am determined to stop watching because it is just not appropriate viewing for Mormons – Waaaaay too much sex).

I love vacations, but I also love a more fixed schedule and a little more structure to our day.

As queen of my castle I have one goal for 2012 and that is to magnify my calling as a Ward Missionary. So if you are someone who is looking for answers to lifes most pressing questions, namely:

Who am I?
Why am I here on Earth?
And, What is going to happen to me when I die?

Please contact me personally using the contact form above.

I would love to share my Faith in Jesus Christ with you.

Jenny Hatch

When I have grown a foot or two…

January 3, 2012Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Jeff is maturing right before our eyes and it is a wonder to behold. His hormonal angst and testosterone surges are gradually mellowing into a more even keeled rock of quiet and stability.

Jeff playing at the WOW Childrens Museum

I think it is terrible to stereotype and box our children in with identifying characteristics that pidgeonhole them into a noxious mix of negative classifications.

I hate that all of the identifying terms that Psychiatry uses to catagorize and pathologize childhood behaviors are negative.

And I also reject the notion that a pill for all those catagories of behavior will “fix”and “cure” said behaviors.

All of us have experienced traumas that contribute to certain personality traits and it is when we begin to dig below the surface of such traits that we can learn to understand and accept each other as human beings.

The love I feel for my 17 year old son is multiplied because of his quirks of behavior.

I have often thought as I have watched him negotiate the tempestuous waters of modern life that if a professional were to have access to him and his siblings as they matriculated through childhood exhibiting normal reactions to a variety of life events, that they could easily have been diagnosed as mentally ill during periods of adolescent angst and childhood development.

My heart has been broken observing the large numbers of children in our day to day life whose parents have bent to the pressure to dose children with toxic psychiatric meds believing the answers for “normal” childhood behavior was to be found in a pill.

If nothing else, I am grateful for my early exposure to the tortured world of Psychiatry if only because of the first hand education I received by interfacing with it for a time and then spending so many years researching and learning how to be well. While I personally have benefitted from the education and up front view, my children have also been able to enjoy health freedom because I was never tempted to go looking for an answer in a pill. I can understand the seduction to medicate though.

At times as certain children have slowly worked through various hurts and traumas we were not sure we could stand living with them. Jeffrey has been our little fireball of fury and angst from the moment he was born. A high need baby and about as a demanding personality type as you will ever meet, at times Paul and I wanted to run away because of various frustrating episodes with this son o mine.

But as we gradually worked through each issue as it presented, we found the patience and the strength to lovingly muster through every storm that presented. And now, as he prepares to leave, I find myself looking back and remembering, so many sweet and spiritual moments with him.

Please mamas, don’t give in to the temptation to medicate normal childhood behaviors. You may think you have “helped” your child by drugging them into obedience or quiet. But often this medicating simply kicks the problem down the road, and so many unexpected side effects from the drugs show up that you can’t see the forrest for the trees.

We have so many tools at our disposal to help that don’t contain toxic ingredients. Essential oils have been our tool of choice to calm, heal, and comfort when life overwhelmed and one of the children melted down in tears and rage. Prayer and priesthood blessings have also been powerful, specific means to help our children when they were troubled by life.

It is my prayer this day that all families will be able to understand the long term consequences of using drugs to raise our children.

Jenny

Blogging Mothers Magazine January 2012 Edition

January 2, 2012Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

Click on the image of Editor in Chief Jenny Hatch with her son Jeff to read this months edition of Blog Mom Mag!

Blogging Mothers Magazine January 2012 Edition

Cover Family The Schade Children

72 Hour Kits for Babies and Small Children online class

72 Hour Kit PODCASTby Jenny Hatch

To watch the whole VIDEO at One True Media: CLICK HERE

*Most Emergencies require a three day window of self-reliance before outside help arrives. This class will cover the ins and outs of survival at home or in a shelter with a focus on babies and small children, including information on EMERGENCY CHILDBIRTH.

To listen to a Ninety Minute Podcast Lecture on 72 Hour Kits with a focus on Babies and Small Children, Click HERE!

The Power of Moms

Recently I have discovered a whole world of Mormon Mommy Bloggers who are engaged in some amazing work online. My daughter told me about Shawni Pothiers Blog 71 Toesa few months ago. Shawni has several sisters and in laws who are dedicated Mom Bloggers and as I have explored the work they are doing, I felt it would be a great idea to share some of their links and thoughts on my own blog.

Shawni’s sister Saren has a web site called The Power of Moms A Gathering Place for Deliberate Mothers. Saren also writes a family blog called Five Kids in Five Years.

I don’t have much time for blog reading, as I spend quite a bit of my time doing my own internet work and reading about politics, but I have been so impressed with the intention these women put into their Mothering that I felt like a shout out was in order.

Jenny Hatch

Planning a Homebirth? New ONLINE Store for Family Birth Supplies

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Sharon Shade on The Jenny Hatch Show

Interview with Sharon on The Jenny Hatch Show

Married for almost 17yrs I’m a mom of 7 great kids, 6 who walk and 1 who flies, ages 15 years to 16 months. I’ve had a few varieties of birthing experiences and alternative healthcare. I love simple natural living and sharing about the wonderful things God has provided that SUPPORTS the mind, body, spirit and environment. I have a little mantra, “Life is to short to hang out with emotional chickens”…dig deep and get real, WAKE -UP to who you REALLY are and take the COURAGE to Live Your Truth!!

I’m ALWAYS learning!!! I’m currently delving into Energy Medicine, a phenomenally FAST way to heal emotionally and spiritually!! I’m growing a life coaching business where I facilitate others to awaken to their own healing and personal answers to life. We are all powerful co-Creators with the Universe and everyone has a message and purpose to share with those around them.

Sharons Blog

Final Prep before the World Economy Collapses

Some final things to do to prepare for a time of chaos around the collapse of the Economy.

Economic Congruency: Ayn Rand points to the logical “next step” of Obamas Financial Policies

So the President is going to propose a new economic plan after his vacay at Marthas Vineyard.

He should not waste the mental energy attempting to put it together, Ayn Rand has already done the heavy lifting on that topic by taking Collectivism in America to its logical conclusion with Directive 10-289 in the chapter Miracle Metal of Atlas Shrugged.

Ayn used Fiction to help her readers understand what Marxism “Looked Like” in real life by creating fictional characters who could be played today by any of the secular humanists currently embedded in our National Government.

The Economics of Natural Mothering

I have been planning to write this post for some time now, years it feels like, and someday I plan to encapsulate these thoughts into a book written for young women. For now, I’ll try to take the mishmash of my thoughts and attempt to get something readable into the blogosphere.

I have spent untold hours reading commentary on economics these past few decades (Bar none fav author is Thomas Sowell). And with the upsurge in concerns about the economy, it feels like so many of my favorite authors have been waxing far more eloquent than I with conservative ideas for fixing the broken parts of the American Economy.

Some of the most recent liberal and conservative ideas being thrown around include limiting family size to 2 children, decelebritizing mothers who give birth to multiples, and there has been a whole lotta talk about some sort of a ginormous government stimulus to “create jobs“.

From the presidents own web site he encapsulates the feds doing the following for we the people: (All on the nickel of our future children and grandchildren)

Jenny Hatch

UPDATE: Maryann Godboldo case

For Background on Maryannes case click here

More Here at Natural News

(NaturalNews) The horrific saga of Maryanne Godboldo’s battle with domestic terrorists in the government of her home state of Michigan appear to finally be coming to an end. The Detroit Free Press reports that two higher courts have confirmed the ruling of a lower court several months ago that Godboldo’s refusal to administer the dangerous Risperdal drug to her daughter was fully legal, and that all charges and actions taken against her by the state were unwarranted. In case you missed the story, Child Protective Services (CPS) in Michigan sent a SWAT team and tank to Godboldo’s Detroit home back in April after the mother refused to keep giving her 13-year-old daughter Risperdal (risperidone), a dangerous schizophrenia drug that had been causing her daughter to experience severe adverse reactions. Godboldo’s doctor had recommended that she discontinue use of the drug, but CPS felt otherwise, and decided to launch a full-scale terrorist raid on the woman’s home, where they proceeded to illegally kidnap her daughter.

Blessing the Way, a new type of Baby Shower…

Early in my pregnancy, I was clear that the greatest gift I could give to my husband and children was the experience of the blessing way. I felt somewhat shy and embarrassed to organize my own ceremony – but had a very clear vision of how I wanted it to go. I felt confident that if I did nothing else during this child’s gestation – the feelings and power associated with a family blessing way would be the most important “prenatal care” we could experience. So, being the little red hen that I am, I set out to create the ceremony that would serve our family best.

doTERRA Essential Oils Family Physician Kit

Family Physician® Kit

The Family Physician® Kit is a collection of ten nurturing essential oils, including six single oils and four blends. The stunning box includes tips for using the oils, as well as an audio CD featuring dōTERRA®’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. David K. Hill.

In this audio presentation, Dr. Hill teaches listeners how to care for their family’s everyday health needs with simple and safe methods using the ten essential oils included in this kit. Includes 5 ml bottles of Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint, Melaleuca, Oregano, Frankincense, Deep Blue®, Breathe, DigestZen®, and On Guard™ to help families address a multitude of health issues.

Saudi Life: Many Mothers Routinely “Cut” at Delivery

Saudi Life: Many Mothers Routinely “Cut” at Delivery

written by, Aisha Al Hajjar

“THERE is a dreaded procedure routinely performed on expectant mothers that makes most cringe and fear their birth experience. It’s called an episiotomy. An episiotomy is a procedure in which a surgical incision is made in the tissues of the birth canal just before the baby’s head is born. This cut causes trauma to the woman’s genital region, requires stitches after the birth, and is a matter that is considered a violation of the woman’s human rights amongst natural childbirth advocates.

Progressive Parenting: Interview with Dr. Stuart Fischbein – BREECH BIRTH

Breech Birth with Dr. Stuart Fischbein (click to listen)

Dr. Stuart Fischbein is a strong supporter of patients rights to informed consent and refusal. He believes a patient has the right to choose her own path given true and not skewed informed consent. Following that tenet, just as a woman should be able to choose to have an elective c/section she should be able to choose not to have one, as well. He believes the American system of hospital based obstetric practice has been eroding those choices for women for quite some time. Due to concerns of economics, expediency and fears of litigation women are being coerced to make choices that may not be in their best interest.

On this show we will be discussing Breech Birth. He believes that term breech presentation should be treated as just a variation of normal.

Home Crafted Soap

The kit made twenty small bars of soap. Then I purchased two more kits and made some Rose Oil soap and included the petals from a dozen red roses.

My daughters will be heading back to school in a few days and it was so fun to have Shelly come ask me if she could take some of my soap back with her. I happily handed her half a dozen bars.

This was a fun project. And except for the dishwasher exploding with an overwhelm of bubbles when I tossed my double boiler in without scraping the hardened soap, relatively painles, and a new way to create lucious soap for just a few dollars.

Happy Soapmaking!

Jenny

Doula Photography Services w/ Jenny Hatch

For families in Boulder county I am offering a new service.

Servicesinclude:

Pregnancy Photo Shoot Blessing Way Ceremony Labor and Delivery Doula support Birth Photography and Video Newborn and New Family Shoot USB of all Photos and Videos and…

A three minute Montage of your photos and videos will be thoughtfully edited and uploaded to You Tube for you to share with Family and Friends.

For $528.00 you can have all of the above as well as a lifetime of wonderful memories.

Please contact me below to schedule your Pregnancy Shoot, which I recomend you set up by the 20th week. The best time to photograph is after 35 weeks of pregnancy.

Contact form

Jenny

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New Doula Photography Business

January 2, 2012Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

For families in Boulder county I am offering a new service.

I am a trained labor assistant and a novice photographer. During almost all of the births I have attended I was the one to take New Family photos, and although untrained as a photographer, the families were very grateful to have an extra person available at the hospital or at a home birth, prepared to offer comfort measures for the Mother during labor and ready to capture New Family Memories, as they often would forget to pull out the camera during the excitement of welcoming the baby.

I have organized a doula photography business for couples who are expecting a new baby.

Services include:

Pregnancy Photo Shoot
Blessing Way Ceremony
Labor and Delivery Doula support
Birth Photography and Video
Newborn and New Family Shoot
USB of all Photos and Videos and…

A three minute Montage of your photos and videos will be thoughtfully edited and uploaded to You Tube for you to share with Family and Friends.

For $528.00 you can have all of the above as well as a lifetime of wonderful memories.

Please contact me below to schedule your Pregnancy Shoot, which I recomend you set up by the 20th week. The best time to photograph is after 35 weeks of pregnancy.

Contact form

Jenny

Cleanliness is next to Godliness…

January 2, 2012Jenny Marie Hatch Leave a comment

For the past few years I have been planning to purchase soap making materials to experiment with our own Laundry and Hand Soap.

Paul found a recipe online for Laundry Soap and made a few batches of it during the summer. Only one batch exploded in our basement when he added in too much washing soda. The soap did not get our clothes as clean as our regular laundry soap, so we tucked the ingredients away and plan to use it on an “as needed” basis.

I purchased a hand soap kit from Hobby Lobby last summer and promptly lost it. Paul found it a few weeks ago when he cleaned the basement storage room.

I made up a batch of soap and videotaped it. (And yes, you don’t see me in the video because I was wearing my Pajamas) Blogging Moms are notorious for doing our internet work in underwear and PJ’s.

The kit made twenty small bars of soap. Then I purchased two more kits and made some Rose Oil soap and included the petals from a dozen red roses.

My daughters will be heading back to school in a few days and it was so fun to have Shelly come ask me if she could take some of my soap back with her. I happily handed her half a dozen bars.

This was a fun project. And except for the dishwasher exploding with an overwhelm of bubbles when I tossed my double boiler in without scraping the hardened soap, relatively painles, and a new way to create lucious soap for just a few dollars.

Happy Soapmaking!

Jenny