Nancy told me she always wanted to be a priest when she grew up. Then she became a mid-wife. I didn't get the connection until I had a child. I learned about the difference between ordinary and sacred space in Intro Sociology. In every day space, you speak in a normal tone of voice, worry about the weather and what to make for dinner, and pay your bills. In sacred space you leave all that behind. You feel your heart lift up. You focus on the holy. Nancy chooses to live in sacred space.