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Our Charis Family
Emily Palisano
Hello Charis family,
My name is Emily Palisano. I’m 48
years old, or how my grandson D’mari likes to
say, “Almost a half a century old”. (He used to
be my favorite.) I now live in sunny Florida
after escaping New York City around twenty years
ago. Florida is where I met and married my
husband Kenneth (who hates it if you call him
Kenny) eleven years ago. He loves the Lord and
is a child-like grandfather of thirteen, with
one more on the way. I thank God for him because
without his support I would not be able to
follow my hopes and desires to become a doula.
You may wonder how we ended up with thirteen
grandchildren in eleven short years. We are the
modern day Brady bunch, his three children and
my three children. We are completely in love
with all our grandkids, I often wonder why we
couldn’t have them first. On occasion I might
mention to my children how I don’t recall loving
them this much (just kidding). I think if you
have grandkids, you have the right to talk about
them all you want.
I'd like to share a few things about myself, the
most important is my desire to serve the Lord in
any way possible. Teaching bible studies makes
me feel alive, and being the nursery director
for the last twelve years keeps me young. I
volunteer in a ministry called healing rooms
once a week to pray for the sick. I am
passionate about praying for the sick, but
nothing excites me more than to hear testimony
of how people have come to the Lord. If I had
hobbies, they would be alligator wrestling,
sky diving, mountain climbing and deep sea
diving.
Way back when I was pregnant with my second
child I waddled into a newly built birthing
center in the Bronx. I had never heard of a
midwife before, but after my experience at the
center I knew I would never give birth at a
hospital again. I loved my midwife so much that
I decided to have another child to maintain our
relationship. They have the best job in the
world and I knew someday I would work alongside
of them any way I could. After becoming a
regular (frequent deliverer), I could not pass a
pregnant woman on the street without practically
begging her to go check out the birthing center.
As much as I thought that was the way to go, I
have come to a new conclusion, home birth rocks,
WOW!
When my oldest daughter Stephanie
decided to have a home birth after two cesareans
I was concerned; but, she did her homework and
found the best midwife ever, Kristin
Schuchmann. (I am sure all who know her would
agree.) Kristin’s birth assistants who attended
the birth and Stephanie’s doula (Charis doula
Terri Henady) are all VBAC (vaginal birth after
cesarean) moms, so Stephanie had her own support
team of super heroes.
Kristin was incredible, she led, yet she allowed
Stephanie to be free and feel in charge. She did
good without a show or fuss, all with a smile.
This birth made Stephanie feel strong, competent
and capable. Witnessing my daughter Stephanie’s
home birth, I now have a new-found respect for
midwives.
Kristin, Véda Seren and Stephanie
Stephanie’s
pregnancy with Véda Seren rekindled a spark in
me to go after my almost-lost dream to become a
Doula. By the way the name Véda means “sacred
knowledge”, which is now the name of my Doula
services.
I am continually aware of God’s favor
and faithfulness in my life. He has arranged every
detail down to the funding of my program. A very
good friend told me that she felt God was leading
her to invest in God’s Kingdom by sponsoring me and
taking care of my tuition and fees. What an awesome
God we serve!
Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do
exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or
think.
Newborn
Véda's two big brothers D'mari & Liam
Liam Thomas & Kyra Allen with
grandma Emily
Crysta Delgado, Emily's daughter
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'Behold, I will
bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of
the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child and The one who labors with child, together,
A
great throng shall return there...And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD.'
Jeremiah 31:8, 14
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