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Baby, Faith, Motherhood
February 18, 2019
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I’m a Christian Mom of Four, and I Considered Abortion

Is this a planned pregnancy? I checked NO on the questionnaire I was required to fill out at my 8-week appointment, probably pressing my pen into the…

Faith, Journal, Motherhood
April 9, 2018
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I Went In For an Abortion—and Left With a Changed Life

After all these years, my dad still calls me his Butterfly. I was given the name as a young child after I’d mastered every lyric to the Sunday…

Abortion, Kids, Motherhood
May 2, 2017
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I Almost Aborted My Miracle Baby

This is it. The very moment we’ve been waiting on for three years is finally here! After all the tears, after the fear and after so many…

Abortion, Child Loss, Grief
January 30, 2017
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Stop Calling My Loss An Abortion

I had an abortion. Actually 1 in 4 women have one. You might have had one, too. It’s a hurtful word, isn’t it? Especially when no…

Abortion, Grief
October 25, 2016
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The Truth About Late Term Abortion

I had a late-term abortion procedure. Although I’m a very private person, I can’t keep silent any more. I’m mad that there…

Abortion, Faith, Inspiration, Motherhood
October 12, 2016
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Why Is My Son’s Life Worth More Than His?

Earlier this week we shared our exciting news with the wide world of Facebook; after two precious little girls, we will be having a baby boy in…

Grief, Kids, Motherhood
June 29, 2016
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A Mother’s Plea to the Women in a Crisis Pregnancy

There’s been a lot of tragic stories in the news lately. Some hit me hard. Like the ones of the college students who give birth and then do the…

Abortion, Grief, Kids, Motherhood
December 19, 2015
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Crib Notes

How often does one really have the opportunity to truly savor a multi-sensory time-travel? At my small Pittsburgh apartment, I find myself staring at…