Welcome...

Hello world wide web!  I think it's just about time that we finally introduce ourselves.  Over the next few weeks or so you will get to hear a little bit from all four of us, letting you know who we are and what we're about.  So let me start by telling you who we are as a group… We are Open Heart Doula.  We are made up of four women who are wives, moms, doulas, childbirth educators and trying to juggle it all.  It gets hard but we make it through by relying on our families, each other and most importantly the loving arms of a merciful Father.  Some days it feels like we are breezing along in a nice even paced two step and other days life feels a little more like (as they call it on So You Think You Can Dance) the dreaded quick step that is so complex that we just don't feel like our feet (and brains) have the capacity to keep up with it all.

We have already learned so much from each other and from working as a team.  Rachel teaches us how to handle an entire brood of children.  She does it all gracefully and full of sunshine.  There is nothing that gal can't handle.  Lexi is the most sweet and gentle mom and doula.  She does nothing without careful thought and prayer.  There aren't many in this world that seem to know the exact right thing to say in any given moment of life, but she certainly has that gift.  Danielle is our newest to the group but every moment that we get with her proves why she was certainly the right fit to make our little trio a quartet.  She is full of knowledge and wisdom and I can guarantee you'll learn something just by spending a few moments with her.  Then there's me, Alissa, the mama of the group.  I say that only because Open Heart Doula was my original vision and I always knew that I didn't want to do it alone.  Everything that we do and have done has been part of my dream from the very beginning.  Even being able to share our thoughts with the world out there in this format is a fulfillment of a dream for me.  There will be more… as I said, we'll all take some time to introduce ourselves and let you into to each of our worlds but for now let me me just say that we are excited to share our passions with you.

We hope you keep coming back for more of our hearts through the words we share and hopefully you find something that speaks to your heart as well.