Just a Choice… for Life

“I wish my younger self could see how all her hard work and sacrifices paid off. I want to thank her for never giving up because now I’m living the life I’ve always dreamed about. Being a Mother changed my life. It gave me ? purpose and being a wife to a man that truly loves me makes my heart smile every day.” #thankfulgratefulblessed

This is from a mom who was first pregnant as a teen, not married, no career, low-paying job. She chose life for her child despite the pressure she may have felt. The father wasn’t around, then he was, then he moved back to his home country, and back again. She was pregnant again after ten years and kept that child too. She married the boys’ dad (who, despite his back and forth, really loves her) and now she goes on and on about her past mistakes but that she doesn’t regret her boys for one single second. She’s living a good life now and so happy.

That’s it in a nutshell. The biggest abortion argument is that the child will be a burden. I’m married with 3 kids and they sure are a burden. I was a huge burden on my parents too. I’ll bet we’re all a big burden to God! Burden doesn’t mean curse; it means load. Of course, it has a negative connotation but let’s be honest here. I wouldn’t call my children a burden because I gladly take it on. I love them dearly and chose them. Some situations are different though.

Let’s set aside the argument about choosing your situation as that would make this post too long. Let’s just talk about the unwanted unexpected children. (My third was unexpected though certainly not unwanted.) There are many unexpected circumstances that change our lives, but only one comes with a package so precious and so dear as a child. Even married, we didn’t know what to expect with our first. We didn’t have our own place yet and we were financially stable. I can’t imagine life any other way and I don’t want to. I love my daughter with all my heart and no more or less than my friend quoted above. In fact, I know quite a few single moms who started as teen moms and they all love their children and found a way to manage. Not one person, not for a moment, ever regrets having her baby. I know many who have regretted their abortions though. True, some don’t, but most do in some way.

If we took all the money that goes into the abortion industry and redirected it towards supporting moms and children, the foster system, tons of programs out there… Well, it would solve more problems than we might realize. Each one of those single moms gained more than a child. She learned how to live, support, and thrive with a child. The empowerment that comes with motherhood far outshines the ‘freedom’ that comes with the heinous act of abortion. She starts to learn that she can and that’s something the abortion industry doesn’t want her to know.

So much more to say here but today I was just focusing on the ‘choice.’