I have been a midwife in the Kansas City area for twenty-five years. I first obtained my MSN/CNM from the University of Missouri-Columbia, so that I could provide a wider range of women’s health services. I pursued my CPM credentialing because I believe it more accurately reflects my passion for out of hospital birth. I have practiced as a CPM only since 2011. I have been the primary midwife at approximately 850 births. I have worked in a variety of settings, including home, birth center, and hospital. I co-founded Sage Femmes Birth center in 2003. I founded A Mother’s Love Birth Center in Independence, MO in 2010. I have been to Africa twice teaching and catching babies. I love being a part of a families growth and development. Watching women and men become moms and dads is an amazing transformation. I am blessed to be a part of it. I had all of my boys at home with midwives. I am happy to share that experience with you if you ask. Samuel is 24 and was a water birth. David is 20 and was born onto dry land into my best friends hands, and Jonathan is 12 now and my husband unexpectedly caught him before the midwife arrived. My life at home is noisy and messy, and I love it!