Tell us where you serve, the role you fill (midwife, doula, BA, student, intercessor), and one thing God is stirring in your heart these days about birth work. We want to know you!

Welcome to Winter. Winter is the season of listening —not clarity, not certainty, but attention. Winter is where God often speaks most quietly.Not because He is distant,but because what He is beginning is tender. Like Mary, this season may feel: - unsettling - hidden - difficult to explain - easy to doubt And still — God is at work. You are not required to understand your calling here. You are only invited to receive it. There is no rush through Winter. You may linger. You may repeat a week. You may simply read and sit. Kindness toward yourself is part of the practice. --- “Blessed is she who has believed…” — Luke 1:45 --- A Blessing for Winter Blessed are you in the listening. Blessed are you in the dark soil. Blessed are you for believing before anything is visible. God is already at work.

Hello, and a whole-hearted welcome to you, dear birth worker. Whether you are a practicing midwife, doula, birth assistant, intercessor, student, or simply someone whose heart beats for mothers and babies—this space was created with you in mind. This community is for those who walk into birth rooms carrying prayer and skill… for those who hold the hands of women in the night… for those who pour out strength, wisdom, courage, and Presence… and sometimes find themselves poured out, too. Why Devoted Exists Birth work is holy, beautiful, demanding, and at times deeply depleting. We care so much—and sometimes we do not have the care we need in return. We need biblically-rooted resources for our clients,for our practices, and for our own weary hearts. We need spaces where we are understood— not only as clinicians, attendants, or helpers— but as Believers who carry Jesus into the work of birth. I know this need intimately. As a seasoned, solo-practice midwife in rural Washington, I searched for a place where I could find guidance, rest, support, and language that knit together faith and birth. I longed for someone who “got me,” someone who understood the weight I carried. And when I couldn’t find it, the Lord whispered: Build it. For yourself. And for others. So here it is. Devoted: The Ministry of Childbirth. What You’ll Find Here Inside this community, you’ll discover: - Courses — from Discern Your Call to Intro to Birth Assisting to the full Birth Assistant Training: Becoming a Midwife’s Second Set of Hands. And many more soon to come! - Mini-retreats and breathing spaces for midwives, doulas, and attendants who need restoration. - Breath Prayers booklets and devotionals for mothers, fathers, and birth workers. - Book drafts, printable resources, client handouts, and guides. - 1:1 mentoring and birth story listening—a private space to talk through the births that have shaken or shaped you. - Prayer threads and intercessor circles for those who hold this work before Jesus.