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Reality Check
As most of you know, I volunteer once a week as a Client Advocate at a crisis pregnancy center. Throughout the day today I had not 1.. not 2… but 3 young, teenage girls come in for a pregnancy test. These were girls you might see in your kid's school or at a local high school sporting event or eating a burger with their friends on the weekend. All three girls were indeed pregnant. Now that I have a teenage son in high school, I can't help but wonder about the boys that are now going to become fathers at the ages 15, 16 and 19. I asked each of these young women if their boyfriend knew th...
Recently while driving down the road I asked God why, why does my son have so many challenges to overcome? Why can't he just be "normal?" I've seen drug addicts have perfectly normal kids, that they have completely taken for granted. Why him? Why me? I did everything right during my pregnancy! And I had to stop myself, what was I saying? Was I sayi...
As moms we all have those days! You know what I'm talking about, when everything you had planned went down the drain and you need a break or a quick solution for dinner! And of course everyone loves great deals and saving money on eating out. We all know with multiple kids eating out can get expensive and half the time your kid doesn't even eat the...
I've noticed that sometimes I treat my family and friends (those closest to me) with far less respect than I do others. When I go into a store to purchase something or into a restaurant to be served, I'm usually pretty polite. I thank the cashier or my waiter for their service. I give a pleasant smile. I might even spend a little time encouraging a...
Just recently I learned that someone I love dearly had an abortion many years ago.She told me that it was a decision she had to make at the time because she was a good Christian girl and good Christian girls just don't get pregnant before they get married.She made an appointment, went to the clinic by herself, and kept it a secret even from her soo...