Why My Support for Abortion was Based on Love and Lies

This is a great article about a woman's progression from life-long pro-choice beliefs...to another way of seeing the entire situation. I've never read anything that leads you so thoroughly through someone's change of heart about an issue that is so intensely held on to by both sides of the argument. I had to share this.

https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/why-my-support-for-abortion-was-based-on-loveand-lies

Be A Voice

Anyone who sees my posts on Facebook knows this is an issue that is near and dear to my heart. My cousin posted the below article, and it needs to be shared, over and over. I post these things on Facebook not because I think this is a great forum for converting hearts or changing peoples minds. I think that most people who are staunchly pro-abortion will simply skip over my posts. I post these things for all the well-meaning people in my life who, if pressed, would say they are pro-life, but in their lives they stay silent so as not to offend anyone. They don't want to be associated with a counter cultural issue that's so controversial, they want to be liked, they want to be seen in a certain way, they want to be comfortable. I have a lot of compassion for those feelings of wanting to be... cool enough. Even as a full blown adult of 47 yrs, I really don't want to be perceived as a stiff, as an old-fashioned, un-hip middle aged woman who's well past her cool years. I really don't! That is MY issue, it's so shallow, and I push on through it so I can be totally and completely authentic to who God has called me to be. I can't be cool, politically correct, culturally relevant, "tolerant"...in the worlds eyes. I let that desire to please go, over and over. I am just ME, this faith-filled, flawed, tiger-hearted woman with a conscience that just won't be quite, won't go to sleep, and won't let me wander far from home, aka Jesus. That's who I've always been. When I was young, I tried to be someone else for a little while. She didn't fit into this skin, this heart and this soul. She was too much work, she wasn't happy, and she wasn't real. So I post these things in an attempt to encourage my fellow pro-life-at-heart brothers and sisters to stay WIDE AWAKE about this issue. There is no greater issue in any circumstance than how we treat our fellow man, how we protect those with less power than us, those with no voice or rights. Being pro-life isn't just about abortion, it's about a world view that says that all human beings are infinite possibility, that we are made in the image and likeness of God, that we all have dignity and a soul...even those of us still attached to an umbilical cord, even those of us with incurable illness, even those of us so old that we can no longer care for ourselves, even those of us on life-support, even those of us unable to contribute to society. An unborn baby needs the care of it's mother's body for a period of time to survive. My son needs my care RIGHT NOW, 14 yrs after he was born, or he would not survive. Does that make him less of a person with rights? Is his value dependent on his ability to stay alive separate from my care? Is location and independence really the qualifier for who gets to live? It will not matter if we save our planet and balance the budget if we continue to kill babies in the name of convenience, freedom, and choice. And when we stay silent on this issue, WE are part of the problem. We are choosing to say nothing, do nothing, and help no one when we hide in the crowd so as not to piss anyone off or lose friends.

-This issue is always on my heart...but lately things have been crossing my path that make me gag in horror. I remember 30 yrs ago reading books and articles about abortion, going to conferences and hearing world class speakers...this term, "the slippery slope" was used back then to talk about the long-term ramifications of abortion on the moral compass of good people in our country. Meaning, how turning a blind eye to it's reality would anesthetize generations to the horror of its reality, to the horror of infanticide, euthanasia and physician assisted suicide...that legalized abortion was the slippery slope leading to all sorts of unimaginable human rights violations. Aren't we seeing that now?! It's just horrifying to me. We have to just keep speaking the truth, putting it out there for people to see in all it's horror, we have to be a voice for all those who don't have a voice...the unborn, the disabled, the elderly. If we don't do it, there is no hope.

http://todaychristian.net/ny-house-passes-shooting-full-term-babies-in-the-heart-with-poison-to-abort/

Homeschooling Turn-Around

I love the article below! As a Youth Minister years ago, my experience with 2 homeschoolers from very different families totally changed my opinion of homeschooling. I later met another family with 5 kids who had been homeschooling for years, and they blew me away too! All of these young people were leaders, some were out-going, some were shy, but all were articulate, incredibly balanced and bright. They were liked and admired very much by the other kids in our program, they had many friends from all different walks of life, had developed many interesting talents, were curious about the whole world, could converse in the most amazingly poised manner with adults and peers alike, possessed sharp humor and insight. I went from thinking homeschooling was pretty horrible, to thinking it was amazing, even fantastic. Little did I know that God was readying me for the son I was going to receive after 5 yrs in ministry, who would be ultimately be too ill to go to school...and the daughter who would blossom and benefit from having years to bond with me and grow into her own, beautiful person. What a revelation this schooling journey has been. I'm incredibly grateful to live in a country and state where we can live this life. It's such a privilege and blessing for our family.

http://www.deeprootsathome.com/one-college-profs-experience-with-a-homsechooled-student