Comments on: Remembering… http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/ Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands.... Psalm 90:17a Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:04:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: cathy http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-598 cathy Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:37:36 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-598 dear remembering & anyone else, coming from someone who has been through the pain of abortion, i can tell you that it is NOT the easy answer. i was 18 in 1973, a senior in hi school and so , what other "choice" did i have? how i wish i had had a crises pregnancy center to go to and get some counciling. my life may have been very different. so, i had the abortion only to find out in the near future that it was not the answer to my problem. then, the agony of what i had done set in and for the next 20 yrs. i suffered from post-abortion stress, as do thousands of woman who have had abortions. it is not the easy answer that we are told it is. just because it is "legal" doesn't make it right. human life is precious in the sight of God, and should be to us. it is not our choice if the unborn lives or dies, only God's. through God's grace and mercy i have been healed and have had the priviledge to lead others to healing thru God's grace. and to any out there who are hurting, there is forgiveness and peace from the pain of abortion . dear remembering & anyone else,
coming from someone who has been through the pain of abortion, i can tell you that it is NOT the easy answer. i was 18 in 1973, a senior in hi school and so , what other “choice” did i have? how i wish i had had a crises pregnancy center to go to and get some counciling. my life may have been very different. so, i had the abortion only to find out in the near future that it was not the answer to my problem. then, the agony of what i had done set in and for the next 20 yrs. i suffered from post-abortion stress, as do thousands of woman who have had abortions. it is not the easy answer that we are told it is. just because it is “legal” doesn’t make it right. human life is precious in the sight of God, and should be to us. it is not our choice if the unborn lives or dies, only God’s.
through God’s grace and mercy i have been healed and have had the priviledge to lead others to healing thru God’s grace. and to any out there who are hurting, there is forgiveness and peace from the pain of abortion .

]]> By: beethovenqueen http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-597 beethovenqueen Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:19:34 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-597 I have a friend who has a son with Downs. I really liked watching her other boys interact with him as he grew up. Downs kids give us things we can never imagine. In a way, they help us see the world differently because they are different. I've heard they like a lot of physical contact and that's the case with my friend's son. A hugger, so sweet and so innocent. Congrats to you for keeping your daughter. I'm pro-choice but respect those who have their priorities straight, which you obviously do. I have a friend who has a son with Downs. I really liked watching her other boys interact with him as he grew up. Downs kids give us things we can never imagine. In a way, they help us see the world differently because they are different. I’ve heard they like a lot of physical contact and that’s the case with my friend’s son. A hugger, so sweet and so innocent.

Congrats to you for keeping your daughter. I’m pro-choice but respect those who have their priorities straight, which you obviously do.

]]> By: ellie http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-546 ellie Wed, 15 Jul 2009 04:35:48 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-546 oh my goodness, I linked to your website from a series of linkings . . . .anyway I wanted to say that I have 2 (or 3 depending on if you consider ADHD) out of my 4 who are special needs children (neurological condition and heart condition) and I cannot even imagine that they might have been aborted had their needs been known! Thank you so much for sharing your story :) oh my goodness, I linked to your website from a series of linkings . . . .anyway I wanted to say that I have 2 (or 3 depending on if you consider ADHD) out of my 4 who are special needs children (neurological condition and heart condition) and I cannot even imagine that they might have been aborted had their needs been known! Thank you so much for sharing your story :)

]]> By: cathy http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-502 cathy Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:15:33 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-502 what a fabulous story. praise God there are people who still believe in life, no matter what. i aborted my first child in 1973 and spent many years in pain, shame, denial and all that goes w/post abortion stress. but, thank the LORD, He has healed and restored me, and now i am able to help other post-abortive woman. thank you for sharing. cathy what a fabulous story. praise God there are people who still believe in life, no matter what.

i aborted my first child in 1973 and spent many years in pain, shame, denial and all that goes w/post abortion stress. but, thank the LORD, He has healed and restored me, and now i am able to help other post-abortive woman.

thank you for sharing.
cathy

]]> By: snacks from the cruise buffet http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-496 snacks from the cruise buffet Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:26:05 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-496 Thanks for sharing your story but even more, thank you for your steadfast faith and trust in God regardless of the outcome. Thanks for sharing your story but even more, thank you for your steadfast faith and trust in God regardless of the outcome.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-490 Jacqueline Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:57:31 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-490 I had much the same thing happen to me with my fourth. The doctor told me that there were markers indicating down syndrome and encouraged me to abort. I told him this child was a gift from God, no matter what. I now have a beautiful, healthy, perfectly normal 3 year old. I had much the same thing happen to me with my fourth. The doctor told me that there were markers indicating down syndrome and encouraged me to abort. I told him this child was a gift from God, no matter what. I now have a beautiful, healthy, perfectly normal 3 year old.

]]> By: Anna Dyck http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-489 Anna Dyck Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:41:47 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-489 Thank you so much for sharing this story. My husband and I adopted a baby with DS about a year ago - best thing we have ever done! She has been an absolute joy and blessing to our family despite all the medical issues we have gone through with her. We decided to adopt DS for the reason of the 90% termination rate in hopes that we could be an alternative for a birth mother contemplating this decision. It just boggles my mind that Doctors can try and influence expectant parents this way. I just can't even bear the thought of our daughter not being here. Thankfully her birth parents did not find out prenatally. It is deplorable that doctors can pressure and suggest such a thing in this day in age. Thank you so much for sharing this story. My husband and I adopted a baby with DS about a year ago – best thing we have ever done! She has been an absolute joy and blessing to our family despite all the medical issues we have gone through with her. We decided to adopt DS for the reason of the 90% termination rate in hopes that we could be an alternative for a birth mother contemplating this decision. It just boggles my mind that Doctors can try and influence expectant parents this way. I just can’t even bear the thought of our daughter not being here. Thankfully her birth parents did not find out prenatally. It is deplorable that doctors can pressure and suggest such a thing in this day in age.

]]> By: Ann http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-488 Ann Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:13:22 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-488 My older brother has down syndrome and I know two other precious little girls with it. They are the sweetest, most beautiful people you will ever know. It is heartbreaking the numbers of babies suspected to have down syndrome that are aborted. My life would not be the same without them. They have made it so much better! My older brother has down syndrome and I know two other precious little girls with it. They are the sweetest, most beautiful people you will ever know. It is heartbreaking the numbers of babies suspected to have down syndrome that are aborted. My life would not be the same without them. They have made it so much better!

]]> By: Andie http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-487 Andie Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:00:11 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-487 Dirk, That is heartbreaking. I know you miss that little one. Thank you for sharing. Dirk,
That is heartbreaking. I know you miss that little one. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: uncensoredmind http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/remembering/#comment-486 uncensoredmind Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:17:34 +0000 http://beautifulwork.wordpress.com/?p=1612#comment-486 @dirkt ... so sorry to hear about your loss :( @dirkt … so sorry to hear about your loss :(

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