The Privilege of Seeing A Soul

“In a world where everyone wears a mask, it’s a privilege to see a soul.” I stumbled across this quote weeks ago, and it both struck me at the time and has stuck with me about the incredible gifts that transparency and vulnerability are in our world today. They...

Abortion Survivors and Former Clinic Workers-More Alike than Different

What do former abortion clinic workers and abortion survivors have in common? More than you would think. Of course, we’ve all witnessed firsthand the truth about abortion. Add in the women who have had abortions and share the pain of their experience, and we are...

Inside an Abortion Survivor’s Head

If you’ve ever wondered what goes through an abortion survivor’s head on their birthday, I’ll give you a sneak peek into mine on my 40th birthday. 12:33 am: I’m woken up by our 3-year-old. I glance at the clock, realizing it’s now the...

The BIRTHday is the gift

Well, as promised last week when I wrote about grief, I said that I would rejoice on the day of my birth. And I did that today. When I was woken up by our three-year-old a little after midnight, I glanced at the clock and thanked God the first of many times for this...

Forty years worth of grief. And hope.

I’ve been emotionally and physically exhausted lately, on the verge of tears for what appears to be no reason for the past few days. Restless. It’s been nearly impossible to get anything done. I can’t focus. Something’s been bothering me, but...