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Sonia Jimenez

Sonia's Thoughts on Gentle Mothering

Gentle mothering is thanking God every time my baby finds complete comfort at my breast as I'm in awe over the precious gift God has given me. I can trust the God given instincts to care for my baby, which is to nurse, hold, comfort and love.

I can't imagine God expecting us to treat our fragile babies in any other way, but gentle. He equips our bodies perfectly to meet the needs of our babies. Breastmilk to nourish, prolactin hormone to calm us, Holy Spirit to guide us.

Sonia's Testimony

I was saved in my in my bedroom at the foot of my bed on my knees at 2:30 in the morning three years ago. My marriage was a wreck. We were broke, my 4 year old daughter had asthma and I had an 18 month old. I was having anxiety attacks about dying, afraid of who would care for my girls.

One night my daughter woke up with an asthma attack, as she usually did, I went to give her a treatment. I was so tired. In every way. I sat there holding her mask as she was gasping for air. My cousin had witnessed to me several times before, but I thought I was fine because I was catholic and my parents had me baptized when I was a baby. Well that night I realized I wasn't fine. I got on my knees and cryed out to God. I couldn't remember the salvation prayer, but I basically surrendered my life over to him and if he was real then show me. He showed me all right. That same night right after my prayer, my daughter woke up coughing again. I ran to her bed, layed my hands over her chest and prayed.....Dear Jesus, please help my baby breathe. I don't know what else to do. He answered my prayer. She slept the rest of the night without treatments. He took away all my anxieties and I felt an unbelievable peace. The next morning I reached for my bible I had on my nightstand that I tried reading many times before, but never understood it. This time I opened to John and as I read tears rolled down my cheeks because I understood every single word. The message was clear. Jesus became my Lord and Savior that night. The first thing I heard from God was to turn my marriage over to him. I did. Since then God has blessed us with a son. His name is Joshua and is 15 months old.