How to Tell Your Boyfriend and Family You are Pregnant
Some conversations are definitely easier than others. Breaking the news to your boyfriend and family that you are unexpectedly pregnant is one of the hardest conversations to have, and not knowing how they will respond is incredibly stressful. A lot depends on your current relationship with both, but no matter what, honesty is always the
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He Will Fight For You
In today’s Old Testament reading, God tells Moses, as the Egyptians are bearing down upon the Israelites, “Fear not!” He goes on to tell this beleaguered leader that they just need to keep still. The Lord God will fight for them. And so He does! I love this passage in Scripture. It gives me such hope
I Want to Know
I just finished reading an amazing, moving article by National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez about the ‘pro-life’ movement. She writes about “healing our divided hearts.” I probably should just post her article and stop typing, but it’s got me thinking, as any well-written, thoroughly thought out piece of writing should. I am wondering why the ‘pro-choice’ side is
Mercy
We don’t hear much about mercy anymore. Have you noticed that? I find that disappointing and worry that we don’t hear the word because most people no longer practice mercy or know what it really means. Mercy has to do with compassion and with grace. Remember compassion, anyone? And who knows what grace means these days?
Men Marching
A couple of weekends ago a rather impressive number of men gathered to witness for life, for babies and the women who carry them. And that is a beautiful thing. This year’s Men’s March Against Abortion in Washington, D.C. was a first so we can hope that the word will spread and more men will make the
Sometimes You Lose, Sometimes You Learn
I saw this very true statement on some social media post a while back. I’m sorry I can’t recall where it was, but that doesn’t negate the veracity of it. This is where wisdom comes from: learning from the times we lose even though we tried with everything we had; learning from mistakes we wish we could
The Search – A Review
The Search is an intriguing semi-autobiographical story that chronicles the lives of three strong women and the effects a ‘closed’ adoption had on all their lives. At the time the birth mother decides to place her child with an adoptive family, “closed” adoptions almost always were the norm. In a closed adoption the birth mother did