by Diana Paul | Sep 10, 2024 | Love Blog
Exactly 20 years ago on October 12, 2004, Granny Midwife Margaret Charles Smith was in Oakland for the West Coast premier of the documentary MISS MARGARET: The story of life in the Deep South from the perspective of a deeply spiritual and wise midwife. Fortunately,...
by Diana Paul | Aug 16, 2024 | Love Blog
Eighteen years ago I sat next to a young mother on a plane with her newborn. Naturally we talked about her beautiful baby – especially when I discovered that she gave birth to him at home. Naeem’s in college now but here he is as a toddler looking...
by Diana Paul | Aug 15, 2024 | Love Blog
The LOVE MURALISTS planned to paint just two murals in Japan and ended up painting FIVE. Enthusiasm and receptivity permeated everything. They worked hard, had fun and created community while producing lasting memories and worthy art. Similarly, Oakland, CA and its...
by Diana Paul | Jul 24, 2024 | Love Blog
This is the Japanese LOVE MURAL GANG. They are Elders. They are Chaplains. They are Children. Photos are still rolling in. They’re “working fast and furious,” according to Alex. ...
by Diana Paul | Jun 19, 2024 | Love Blog
We have added a dropdown menu on the donor button so LOVE MURALS by Alex Cook can be added. Here’s his website: http://www.youarelovedmurals.com. Alex and Marci Girt are headed to Japan for an international mural exchange. They are preparing to help kids in...
by Diana Paul | Jun 17, 2024 | Love Blog
Many years ago, the public library I visited when I was pregnant with my first child showed a large number of books about natural birth in their ‘card catalog’. When I went to the stacks, however, there was only one small 78 page, spiral bound book with...
