My name is Crystal Bowden and I am a stay-at-home mom. My family is my number one passion. I am a DONA trained birth doula, working towards my certification. I am also pursuing certification with ALACE to become a childbirth educator. You can visit my website for Loving Labor Birth Services, to find great resources on childbirth, breastfeeding and parenting issues. You can also visit Bowden Blogs, our family blog!

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world. " - Mahatma Gandhi

"Life only demands from you the strength you possess." - David Hammarskjold

"Not a moment passes that isn’t spiritual practice." - Dan Millman

"The man who doesn’t read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them." - Mark Twain

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We need to get the information out there, babies are dying, women are crying and doctors are lying." - Penny Groner

"The government does not want people to be well educated- just enough, but no more. The “economy” needs lots of sheep, but not too many shepherds." - Ned Vare