Please take a half an hour out of your day to watch this thought-provoking documentary entitled, "180." Be sure to become a fan of the "180" facebook page. From the website: "180 Movie is a project that has the potential of changing a nation's views on abortion." After watching, let me know what you think. You can purchase "180" products here. Pass it on and share it with your friends and family. Be blessed.
About a month ago, a friend sent me the information to the wonderful ministry, Lil Angels Hankies. Tricia makes FREE customized embroidered hankies for mothers who have lost babies. I requested one for Lily and Luke and received them in the mail a short time later. You can request the color stitching you want, as well as what you want it to say. It is really nice to have something else to add to Luke's memory box and Lily's memory chest. What a special thing to know someone is thinking of your baby and taking the time to make something in honor of them. If you have a baby in Heaven, check out the website and request yours! Also, stay up to date by becoming a fan on the facebook page. :-)
During the time I was considering having another abortion, I started researching the different abortion methods. I read articles and watched videos. I pored over story after story of women with broken hearts after choosing to have an abortion. I realized just how ignorant I had been. God opened my eyes and I was overwhelmed with the depth of the darkness of abortion. He allowed me to see that is is an evil abomination. Here He was, stirring my soul, giving me a passion to give those a voice who have no voice. I had initially starting researching when I was considering an abortion for myself, when God turned my world upside down and lit a fire in my soul, showing me just how precious each life is to Him. He gave me a heart for all unborn life. What a God I serve and love.
I realize that most people are ignorant on the issue of abortion, just as I was. I realize that most people don't have an inkling as to how evil it is. Maybe you don't really want to know what goes on. But, just because you don't care to know, doesn't mean it isn't happening day in and day out at a clinic down the road from where you're sitting now. It makes people uncomfortable, but that's a good thing. It should make us more than uncomfortable. It should break our hearts. It should stir our souls to action. It should change our lives. The fact that it makes people so uncomfortable should be an indication that something is wrong in it. Those who are Pro-Choice like to think it's a "woman's right to her own body." Yet, they don't acknowledge that there are precious, tiny bodies being ruthlessly slaughtered.
Please, please, please take the time to educate yourself on the different abortion methods. We need to know what is happening in our culture, in our cities, to our families, to our friends, to the babies...no matter how hard it is to read, hear, or watch. Allow yourself to be moved. Allow yourself to see the truth of abortion and then allow God to show you how He wants you to act!
Click here to educate yourself on the different abortion methods.
Click here to read the testimonies of former abortion providers.
Click here to read stories of men and women affected by abortion.
Heal my heart and make it clean
Open up my eyes to the things unseen
Show me how to love like You have loved me
Break my heart for what breaks Yours
Everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause As I walk from earth into Eternity
About two weeks ago, somehow I found my way to the website stillbirthday. As a believer, I know it was not by coincidence, but the very hand of God that led me there. I clicked on the link that shows photos of the different gestational ages of babies who were miscarried or stillborn. They are listed so parents can know what to expect if they know beforehand they will be experiencing a pregnancy loss. Or, if they already had a pregnancy loss and never saw the baby, they can see about what size the baby would have been. I scrolled down the page and saw a photo of a 6-week gestational age baby that was miscarried. My breath caught in my throat as my mind wonders back to February 2009, to thoughts of my own 6-week gestational age child. I clicked on the photo and it led me to Bethany's blog. The photo is of her precious child, who she has named Blessing, that she miscarried. Although it is a photo of Blessing, it feels as if I am seeing my Luke Shiloh. God wanted me to see it because it has brought me to a whole new place in my grief journey over the loss of my little precious child. I am so thankful Bethany shared it. I have only ever seen textbook images of babies this gestation and now, because of her sharing this photo, the Lord has brought greater healing and closure. My heart was very heavy when I saw the photo, yet I felt a deeper connection to this baby in Heaven and like my mind now understands in a deeper way that this was a real person.
"A person's a person, no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss
Seeing the arms, fingers, head, body...it is so powerful, beautiful and amazing. I pray that whoever sees this photo, whether you are Pro-Life or Pro-Choice, that your eyes and heart would be opened like never before. This is not tissue or a blob of cells, this is not a choice. This is a precious, valuable, sacred LIFE. An unmistakably human life. Look how our God forms a baby in a matter of just 6 weeks in the quiet, secret place of his mother's womb. It is such an incredible miracle to behold. Blessing's life was not in vain and neither is my Luke Shiloh's life. The Lord is speaking volumes through each of their lives, telling the world how precious each unborn baby is to him. Blessing and Luke Shiloh are together, dancing eternally with the Savior, on streets of gold. If you've had an early miscarriage, I pray this photo brings you healing. If you've had an abortion early in your pregnancy, I pray this photo will bring closure and that you will look to Christ to bring you the healing only He can give. One single picture speaks what a thousand words cannot.
"I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well." ~Psalm 139:14
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My mom showed me this article about a woman who was faced with this very question. Please take the time to read the precious story of Tricia, a mother with cystic fibrosis who chose LIFE, even when it would have been easy to choose the other way, saving herself. All the doctors advised Tricia and her husband Nathan to consider "terminating" their long-awaited, long-prayed-for pregnancy, yet, this selfless mother said, "We'd prayed for years for a child and now couldn't tell God, 'Thanks, but no thanks."
There is much more to the story and I don't want to give it all away. Click here to read the article, featured in Ladies' Home Journal. I pray it brings hope and strength to whoever reads it and opens our eyes yet again to the sanctity of unborn life and the sacredness of each day. Each moment is a gift. This story reminds us that God gives and God takes away ~Job 1:21. It is Him who calls us home and no man. His timing and ways are always perfect. On her blog, Tricia said, "At the beginning, it was not recommended for me to continue my pregnancy, but I held onto God's promises. I held on with all my strength to my faith."
This is what Stacy Trasancos wrote about me on her page:
"A young woman on a journey wants more people to hear her story. She was confused by the messages of our culture, led into darkness, cried out for light, and found it in a glorious, yet heartbreaking, way. This is her essay. She would like for you to read it. Please also browse the website of this young and vibrant pro-life woman and new writer, who doesn’t seem to be growing quiet any time soon. A sister I can relate to in many ways."
Click here to see the post. And also be sure to visit the homepage to see a slider image she made. It is so exciting to see how the Lord is opening up doors to share my story! This is all about Him and His glory.
I'm honored to have my little blog featured on the website - After Abortion. It was posted on Sunday, February 12, 2012. I pray that the Lord would lead people to my page and my story that are hurting from an abortion and in search of truth...in search of Jesus, whether they realize it or not. He is enough. Run to Him.
