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My Top 10-The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
When considering the impact of abortion and the number of lives lost from it, it is often stated that our world has likely lost out on many important and influential individuals, doctors who could have found a cure for cancer, the next president of the U.S., so on and...
The Power of Prayer
“And who says that prayers go unanswered?” Father Callahan said out loud to the group of individuals gathered at the Respect Life Service in Onawa, Iowa, on April 19, 2009, as he gave the closing prayer for the evening. Tears streaming down his face, this was not the...
Pregnant Teen Charged In Beating Case
I just heard about this story on Family Radio the radio the other day, involving a 17-year-old, pregnant teen in Utah, who allegedly paid a man to beat her up and induce a miscarriage. This young woman is accused of paying 21-year-old Arron Harrison $150 to beat her...
Recap of the St. Mary’s Events-03/15-03/16/09
On the evening of Sunday, March 15, I had a homecoming of sorts. I gave a speech in Storm Lake, Iowa, at the St. Mary's church. Open to the public, this was the first speech of mine that my adoptive father had attended. In addition, my adoptive mother, aunt, cousins,...
George Tiller Murdered-My Reflections On the Abortionist Who Failed to Kill Me
I was completely caught off guard when surfing the Internet tonight. I was on the Pro-Life Radio site and the headline about George Tiller's murder flashed across the home page. It's interesting, I have such incredibly mixed feelings about this. I strangely feel...
Love Never Fails
This morning, Olivia and I participated in a Walk for Life for the Alpha Center in Sioux City. I hope to get a couple of pictures from it to post here (I still need to try out the new services available). It was a gorgeous day, and Olivia and I both enjoyed our...
My Apologies and An Update
My apologies for saying that I had catching up to do and then not doing it. Of course, now that just leaves me with even more catching up to do! I don't know where time has gone this past year, although I am sure that everyone else can relate. Our little Olivia...
Let’s Start At the Beginning….How I Learned About the Abortion Attempt
Ever since I can remember, I knew that I was adopted. Like a badge of honor, I have carried that distinction with me throughout my life, proud to share with others that my parents found me so special that they invited me into their lives, their family. That pride of...
The Perils of Googling–Learning About the Loss of My Bio. Dad
It all started innocently enough one late evening in February of 2008. Progressively pregnant and increasingly more exhausted, I mindlessly surfed the Internet while I was watching TV in bed. Just like so many times before, I typed my biological father’s name into the...
I’m back and have A LOT of catching up to do!
After a long hiatus, I’m back! Olivia Eva Sophia Ohden joined the world on April 26, 2008 at 1:47 am. She is an absolute blessing! Good natured, beautiful, and full of life, she is the love of our lives! Unbelievable things (most good, some bad) have occurred since my...