I can’t stand the abortion “discussion” in America. It’s filled with euphemisms and justifications – terms like unwanted, unplanned, and inconvenient are tossed around to describe human life and pregnancy is treated like a disease. I have watched friend after friend in the last 3 years miscarry their babies and some were VERY far along. I have friends who delivered babies that they knew would not live and they held them in their arms as they died in the hospital. And even knowing the possible outcome they didn’t choose to abort the babies. There are people I know who are doing everything in their power to save their newborn babies and the pain they are facing everyday seems unbearable. The depth of their heartache is overwhelming to me when I hear from the flip side that you are “showing your power as a woman by aborting your baby.”
But I am also a person who believes that those of us who are against abortion should walk the walk. I think we should support women who are lost and confused and not sure what they are going to do. I think we should offer them a REAL choice, not just a choice to end a life and have them carry that scar around with them for the rest of their lives. I think that teen girls should be taught that they are valuable and worthy and it’s really okay if you wait! I think that we should support our local crisis pregnancy centers and encourage people to adopt babies. I think we should LOVE women no matter how they got pregnant.
All of that to say I am Thankful that once again my family and I took part in the Walk For Life last weekend. Our sponsors gave us $810 this year to support real options for women.
Nadia was triking in the middle of the parking lot while I walked.
Amelie made two loops with me before joining Mike and Nadia in the middle.
Amelie’s favorite part? Her and Nadia got snacks at the end.
THANK YOU to all of our sponsors this year! God Bless you for your faithfulness and putting your money where your beliefs are.
