The Gift Nearly Sent Away

In 2013, a pro-life advocate named Anne Hinnegan wrote a poem about a mother who chose life just before Christmas. Nadia is not the only mom who nearly sent a gift away. This poem shows why we must protect life in the womb, the most vulnerable stage. 

‘Twas the night before Christmas and safe in her room
Nadia sang to the babe in her womb
She’d been down at the clinic just one week before
When she met some kind people who offered her more

She was discouraged, her boyfriend had fled
And visions of poverty ran through her head
With nowhere to turn and a future of strife
She rode a bus to the city to take her child’s life

Tears stained her face, there was no one to care
Until she saw people, their heads bent in prayer
They offered their help and asked her not to go in
So much love was around, her head started to spin

A woman then asked her to go for a walk
And gave her a number so she could talk
The PLU answered and generously gave
This baby’s life they would help save

And just six months later, a sweet girl was born
Tears again flowed, but there was no need to mourn
And Nadia thinks back to that winter day
She had nearly sent her sweet gift away