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5 11, 2012

Op-ed piece from December 2009 – Very Relevant for now

The rhetoric and contradictions on the subject of abortion and healthcare reform are becoming deafening to the point I believe many are simply tuning it out all together.   Mine is not to question the stories and experiences of women like Susan Silodor opined in the November 27th edition about women’s rights for reproductive choice “teetering on the brink”.  My heart aches for the countless experiences of those who have experienced the trauma of abortion as I have walked this profound life-changing path myself.  Sadly there is a kind of sisterhood, a club that we would surely not have otherwise “chosen” to join.   As I have walked out this journey for the last 29 years since my abortion at the age of 18 I am saddened by the divisiveness, confusion and downright abuse in some cases we have inflicted on each other as we try to come to terms with the facts.  As I take in the plethora of opinions with regards to abortion being included in “healthcare reform”, I want to scream!   It’s as if the powers that be are so bent in one direction.  I see a runaway locomotive headed for a train wreck of mass destruction and it needs to be stopped.   It would be so nice if abortion were as simple as some would like us all to believe.  For the last eight years, beginning with a profound healing journey, I have been researching the multi-faceted impact abortion has had on our world.  What I have discovered has brought me to question the true motives of those who strongly support abortion without limits under the banner of “protecting women’s reproductive rights”.   What about a woman’s right to know the whole truth, [...]

5 11, 2012

Op-ed piece written December 2009 – Very Relevant for now

The rhetoric and contradictions on the subject of abortion and healthcare reform are becoming deafening to the point I believe many are simply tuning it out all together.
Mine is not to question the stories and experiences of women like Susan Silodor opined in the November 27th edition about women’s rights for reproductive choice “teetering on the brink”. My heart aches for the countless experiences of those who have experienced the trauma of abortion as I have walked this profound life-changing path myself. Sadly there is a kind of sisterhood, a club that we would surely not have otherwise “chosen” to join. As I have walked out this journey for the last 29 years since my abortion at the age of 18 I am saddened by the divisiveness, confusion and downright abuse in some cases we have inflicted on each other as we try to come to terms with the facts.
As I take in the plethora of opinions with regards to abortion being included in “healthcare reform”, I want to scream! It’s as if the powers that be are so bent in one direction. I see a runaway locomotive headed for a train wreck of mass destruction and it needs to be stopped. It would be so nice if abortion were as simple as some would like us all to believe.
For the last eight years, beginning with a profound healing journey, I have been researching the multi-faceted impact abortion has had on our world. What I have discovered has brought me to question the true motives of those who strongly support abortion without limits under the banner of “protecting women’s reproductive rights”. [...]

9 09, 2012

Hope for the TRUTH to SAVE LIVES!

My heart ached, tears streamed down my face as I listened to the heart felt story of family loss.   A young woman of 50, yes 50 is young!   As the story unfolded, and this dear lady shared the news of the funeral of her husband’s sister, who lost her battle with breast cancer.   As the days after the woman’s death passed and the story of a deep, heavy silent pain and sadness were revealed, linking the difficult and destructive life patterns that began soon after an abortion as a young woman.  Although at that time I believe there was very little known, nor research confirming abortion trauma leaving a lasting and, often destructive footprint in a women’s soul.  There is mounting worldwide research of the physical, emotional/mental, and spiritual impact of abortion.   http://afterabortion.org/1999/abortion-complications/The ABC (Abortion Breast Cancer) Link is very real and self evident as open minded, common sense discussion of the physiology of the female breast is fully taken into account. http://bcpinstitute.org/epidemiology_studies_bcpi.htmWe can do so much better than allowing the coverup of the truth to continue in the media, Planned Parenthood, President Obama’s blank check endorsement of them, Health and Human Services division (HHS), NIH, Susan G. Komen, the APA (American Psychological Association) and others.   Women Deserve Better! As I continue to hear stories like this family’s tragic loss and a life riddled by the hidden grief and loss of a child from abortion, I am more determined and committed to bringing the truth to light of the full spectrum impact abortion has on a woman’s life. Thanks for your time!

28 08, 2012

“Be The Change God Wants…

"Be The Change God Wants To See In The World"
28 08, 2012

Couldn’t Sleep, Just Cry…

It doesn’t happen often that I can’t sleep. As I tried and tried to just settle my mind, I just felt an overwhelming urge to cry, let my emotions spill out and relieve the stress I was feeling. It had been a pretty rough week hearing stories of lives lost to abortion, healing so desperately being sought out, by some, complete calloused denial for others. The bright spot in the week was the Loving Life luncheon with a room of 30 kind, caring and loving individuals who have a deep desire to help bring a movement of reconciliation to our little county of Yamhill, Oregon. What an answer to prayer!
As I prayed through it and asked God what “THAT” was all about, there was an overwhelming sense that that very night 32 years ago, August 15th, that I became pregnant with our first child, our daughter which we only months later chose to end her life through abortion. It’s funny how our soul has such a memory that almost seems to be a part of our inner life record, almost becoming part of our DNA until it comes to a point of reconciliation. So, as I slipped out from under the bed sheets next to my fast-asleep hubby, glancing at the illuminated clock face with a time of 11:37 p.m. I grabbed my note pad wandered down the dark hallway to the quiet living room turned on the dimmer switch light, plopped down on the comfy leather sofa, propping the pillows underneath me, this is what came forth.
How can it be that we have strayed so incredibly far from the image we were created to [...]

18 06, 2012

30 Years to Closure

30 Years to Closure

10/10/10 was the day I stood before the marble wall of the Northwest Memorial for the Unborn. A bittersweet moment which brought closure to a door in my life that I so wished had NEVER been opened...the door of "Abortion".

18 06, 2012

30 Years to Closure

As I approached this article’s deadline of October 10th, 2011,  my mind flashes back to one year prior, 10/10/10.   A day which brought a great sense of closure to a healing journey in my life.  I recall standing in front of the marble wall with my husband and loved ones, where hung the engraved bronze plaque memorializing the life of our daughter, Guinevere Rose.  Who’s life had been ended 30 years prior due to the “choice” of abortion.  It was a small intimate gathering.  The memorial was held at the NW Memorial for the Unborn, an affiliate location linked to the National Memorial for the Unborn in Chattanooga, TN.    I chose an abortion as a young, 18 year old naive and scared woman buying the lies the clinic staff told me that cold, drizzly October day.   “It’s just a blob of tissue”, they said.  “It’s not a baby yet.”  They said I’d be fine in a couple days and be able to get on with my life as normal.  Life was never “normal” again.   Little did I know the tangled web those lies would create in my life.As I have reflected, I awakened to the fact that my fiance’ and I were not just planning our future of wedded bliss, or so we thought!  We were planning a cover up of epic proportion.   A cover up that took nearly 23 years to see the light of day.   I can’t think of a more divisive foundational decision a couple could make in the infancy of their life of hope for a lifelong journey together.  Even though PAS (Post-Abortion Syndrome ‘trauma’) is not formally recognized yet certainly doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.  Since coming out of [...]

10 05, 2012

Giving Hope – Homelessness Ends for Graduates | Portland Rescue Mission

Homelessness Ends for Graduates | Portland Rescue Mission.

5 02, 2012

Life is a Special Occasion

What a truth!…..LIFE IS a special occasion.   This is the slogan for all of the Hallmark commercials I have watched tonight while watching a movie on Hallmark Channel.

Pro-Life = Pro-special Occasion = Pro-Potential = Pro-Possibilities = Pro-Love = Pro-Empowerment … the truth is the truth.