A Wanted Child

“You were such a wanted child.”

Gathered around by a few, soft lights with some of our closest friends, we wished little Cooper a happy 8th birthday by speaking a short blessing over his upcoming year. It was a sweet time, and I left with his mother’s words echoing in my heart….

“You were such a wanted child.”

Cooper is the third born, and the first child Robin and Scott had after their vasectomy reversal.

A wanted child.

The words keep ringing. Have I spoken this to all my children? Do they know they are wanted? Do I live with them like they are wanted? Do those who spend any time with our family see that my children are wanted?

In an age where birth control makes it so simple, no, mandatory that we “control” the children born to us, is it any wonder why it’s so easy to arrive unwanted? In a controlled environment, any variable that changes unexpectedly is deemed “unwanted”. It’s a mistake, a plan gone awry.

We don’t even know we do this to our own children. How many times I’ve heard a child described as “an accident”. An immortal soul–a living miracle of God–an accident?

We should shudder at our evolved thinking toward life. We should read the Bible again as little children…

“It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves.” Psalm 100:3

And now, I look at my children…“you are such wanted children”. Let me say it with my life.

A few snuggles before we go….

Abortion Brings Deeper Hurt to Women

I wanted to post this video for one reason…while pro-choice advocates love to rake the pro-life advocates over the coals for “not caring about women”, it is so important that the truth continues to be told–abortion–the “quick fix for hurting women”, (not to mention the undeniable murder of life)  leaves women in a much worse state than they were before.  Why is this fact shoved under the rug?  If they really care about women, why are they so quick to suggest abortion while denying the longer-term, more harmful effects it will have?

Pro-life advocates care VERY much about women–we are not “pro-fetus” as one commenter recently accused (I deleted several comments accusing the pro-life readers here of being “non-educated idiots” who she absolutely believed would be “shunned by God”).

No, we’re pro-every life, even attesting that Dr. Tiller’s murder was NOT justified.   We care deeply about hurting women who find themselves in difficult situations (we ARE some of those women).  But we’re wise enough to know that killing babies within their wombs is not going to solve their problems but make them bigger.

(Brief Interruption) Dr. Tiller–Abortion Doctor Killed

I just heard that Dr. George Tiller–a doctor known for performing late-term abortions–was shot and killed in his church.  The news comes as a terrible tragedy, and I am appalled at such an act of violence.  

And then there’s the irony…

President Obama said:

“he was ‘shocked and outraged’ by the murder. ‘However profound our differences as Americans over difficult issues such as abortion, they cannot be resolved by heinous acts of violence,’ he said.”

Agreed, Mr. President.  We are shocked by heinous acts of violence like these.  And we’re just as shocked about the heinous act of babies being killed in the womb as we are over this crime committed against Dr. Tiller.

I am grateful we are still ”shocked and dismayed” over the taking of a life…I just wish it were every life.

Kathy Ireland’s Pro-Life Stand

From Fox News:

“It’s no secret that the majority of Hollywood stars are strong advocates for a woman’s right to choose whether or not she wants to terminate a pregnancy, however former “Sports Illustrated” supermodel-turned-entrepreneur-turned-author Kathy Ireland has gone against the grain of the glitterati and spoken out against abortion.

“My entire life I was pro-choice — who was I to tell another woman what she could or couldn’t do with her body? But when I was 18, I became a Christian and I dove into the medical books, I dove into science,” Ireland told Tarts while promoting her insightful new book “Real Solutions for Busy Mom: Your Guide to Success and Sanity.”

“What I read was astounding and I learned that at the moment of conception a new life comes into being. The complete genetic blueprint is there, the DNA is determined, the blood type is determined, the sex is determined, the unique set of fingerprints that nobody has had or ever will have is already there.”

However Ireland admitted that she did everything she could to avoid becoming a believer in pro-life.

“I called Planned Parenthood and begged them to give me their best argument and all they could come up with that it is really just a clump of cells and if you get it early enough it doesn’t even look like a baby. Well, we’re all clumps of cells and the unborn does not look like a baby the same way the baby does not look like a teenager, a teenager does not look like a senior citizen. That unborn baby looks exactly the way human beings are supposed to look at that stage of development. It doesn’t suddenly become a human being at a certain point in time,” Ireland argued. “I’ve also asked leading scientists across our country to please show me some shred of evidence that the unborn is not a human being. I didn’t want to be pro-life, but this is not a woman’s rights issue but a human rights issue.”Ireland also asserted that she believes “no justification is adequate” (for an abortion) unless another the mother’s life is in danger.

“In that instant, your intention is not to kill but to save the life of another. If we’re about to demolish a building we make absolute certain there are no human beings in there before we take a wrecking ball to it, but the unborn doesn’t have a voice so it’s up to us to speak for them,” she added passionately. “If I see someone abusing a child I am going to stand up against that, and that’s how I feel about abortion. Women are not given all the facts, they’re told it is a harmless procedure and now it has turned into such a political football.”

The committed Christian and devoted mother even dedicated the chapter “Faith & Your Family” in her new book to her foundations in Christianity and believes that this is what’s missing from so many American families today.

“You have to figure out your own values and why you have them. People are going to try and push and pull at your convictions, so you have to have boundaries and put them in place,” she said.

But on the opposite end of the spectrum, “Judging Amy” star Amy Brenneman has been busy voicing her views as a strong advocate of pro-choice over recent years.

“(My involvement) is really through this feminist majority that I work with and it is a very important issue that’s close to my heart,” Brenneman told Tarts at last week’s Autism Speaks event in Hollywood. “Unless a woman really has sovereignty over her own body we really haven’t come that far.”

 Fox News

I wanted to make a quick response to Brenneman’s statement:

She quotes the SINGLE problem and faulty logic with the pro-choice movement.  “Sovereignty over a woman’s own body” is one thing; sovereignty over another person’s life is quite another.  They just don’t want to see it, as simple as it is.

The Irony of the State

As the topic of the UN Treaty of the Convention on the Rights of the Child is in the forefront of discussion, I found this quote, from the Preamble, so very ironic:

“Bearing in mind that, as indicated in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, “the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birth.”

Does anyone catch the irony?

Call to Action

If you’re eager to put the “What Can I Do” post into action, here’s your chance.

Obama nominates pro-abortion, pro-p*rn lawyer for #2 position in the office of Attorney General

Your phone calls are needed! The link above provides the same number as the earlier post, giving you direct access to your Senators. Just tell them you want them to oppose the Ogden nomination.