Be honest. The idea of having a baby is scary, isn’t it? It’s frightening, because it means, technically, you’ll soon be a parent.
And that means, among other things, a larger-than-life sense of responsibility that wasn’t there before.
Throughout her pregnancy, my friend Ashley Henderson, pictured here, frequently posted glowing photos of herself and of her husband, Jerad, eagerly awaiting…..
Springtime has started to break winter’s hold on the Midwest as signs of life are peeking up every country lane and down every neighborhood block.
Oak buds have pushed out dead leaves; robin’s nests are under construction and newborn rabbits can now be purchased at feed stores. Even thinking about the season brings a smile to my face.
Signs of life are everywhere, indeed.
Life, however, shines brighter in this photo of 2-year-old Aspen giving her cousin, Jade, a heartbeat check while he’s still safe inside…..
Perhaps you heard about the Catholic Mass that took place on a Pennsylvania turnpike in the middle of Winter Storm Jonas on Jan. 23. But I got to talk with four students and their school sponsor and hear them tell their tale of being stranded on the bus for nearly 24 hours.
The group was part of a seven-bus convoy from the Omaha Catholic Archdiocese on their way home from their annual pilgrimage to March for Life in Washington, D.C.
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Oh, the sacrifices we make in life! Parenting, for example, is not for the feeble-hearted, as most will attest. Even during pregnancy, parents stay busy making sacrifices for their coming child. From the time we learn about them into their adult lives, we save, we spend, we decorate, we sweat, we work — and, yes, labor — for the sake of our…..
January is a paradoxical month.
Its arrival is celebrated globally with watch parties broadcast around the world and I’m always happy to see the 16th roll around, because that’s my birthday. Other family birthdays fall around mine as well — all reminders of a fresh start and a new shot at life.
However, there are two other January dates that put a…..
They introduced themselves as “Marty” and “Mark” before they took seats across from me at a large, round table in the restaurant today. They opted for fried chicken from the buffet and I ordered a French dip sandwich.
There in the club at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Nebraska, surrounded by Airmen in fatigues, we talked about their newspaper, “The Base,” which I design.
“Why would these men want to meet with me and the newspaper editor?” I wondered to myself. “They’re a little busy right now!”
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David Daleiden, the man behind the Planned Parenthood expose’ videos, is not the only pro-lifer being legally represented by the Thomas More Society. Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League based in Chicago, Ill, is also being represented by the organization.
Scheidler, pictured with me here at a fundraiser dinner…..
Though “No One Could Know,” my masked emotions weren’t a good cover to my mom. Following is an excerpt from Chapter Three which details how she found out about my abortion — and her reaction:
… It wasn’t long before our deep dark secret came to light.
One morning I was getting ready in my bathroom adjacent…..
Following is an excerpt from my book, “No One Could Know.”
“I know you’re pregnant. I just know it.”
I didn’t believe him—how could I be? After some small talk, we hung up the phone and I somehow found sleep.
Lunch time again. This day was powerfully different than the one before. My caring friend drove me to…..
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