An even greater appreciation for Mother’s Day

Originally published at National Right to Life News and Views on May 6, 2020. The celebration of Mother’s Day is rife with heart-warming tributes to the women who make our world go around—the mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and mother figures who sacrificially pour into...

Prayer for accepting yourself as God created you to be

I share the following prayer on prayer cards that John Motschall of Michigan is so kind to print through his family ministry. For those who don’t have the chance to receive one at an event, here is my prayer not only for myself, but for you, too: “Before I...

Daughter: But Mommy, My Brother Was Born in Your Belly

Some posts have been, in my opinion, particularly powerful, so I want to repost them from time to time.  Here is one of those posts. As first published on LifeNews (http://www.lifenews.com/2012/12/13/daughter-but-mommy-my-brother-was-born-in-your-belly/), on December...

The Ripple Effect of Abortion Ends With Me

Many of you have heard me say this, and you know that not only do I mean it, but it has happened. The negative ripple effect of abortion in my biological family, the negative ripple effect that it has had across generations, has ended with me. New life, forgiveness,...

Making the Sacrifice-Parts I and II

Some posts have been, in my opinion, particularly powerful, so I want to repost them from time to time.  Here is one of those posts. As published in National Right to Life News Today on March 6, 2013: No truer words, I believe, have ever been spoken by the child of a...