40 Days for Life

If I am anything, I am pro-life.  This extends to everything - I am anti-abortion, anti-death penalty, anti-mercy killing.  I don't even squash bugs unless they are threatening my life.  (That stink-bug that suffered a death by drowning in the toilet was killed as a direct result of landing in my yogurt and trying to poison me!)

Two organizations that I am a HUGE fan of are:

1) 40 Days for Life  (Wikipedia)

2) Feminists for Life

Recently, I signed up to participate in the 40 Days for Life prayer outside our local abortion clinic.  I signed up originally thinking Jason would stay with the kids and I would go alone.  Not so!  Jason's schedule shifted and I had to bring Leo and Elena with me.  It was a brisk and cloudy morning and we dressed the part!

I was a little nervous bringing both kids.  I don't want to be that mom - you know, the frazzled, hair-a-mess, screaming "Get Back Here!" while chasing my two children outside a clinic while trying to advocate that a girl KEEP her child!

Leo was able to keep me on my toes while we were there.  There was a small grassy hill that he attacked with his only pair of shoes. 

Other than running away from me once, he was very well-behaved.  I was also relieved when I found out that this particular clinic is no longer performing abortions as of 3 weeks ago!!  The doctor who owns the clinic is in a world of legal problems and his "medical license has been revoked, relinquished, or temporarily suspended in 5 states, is now facing regulatory and tax troubles that could jeopardize his chain of 15 abortion clinics." 

I wish there were an easy solution to the problem of abortion so that the choice of abortion was rendered unnecessary.  So, I will continue to peacefully pray for the babies and mothers.  That is the best I can do for now.