Wednesday, July 31, 2013

What Good are Children?

In my professional and personal life I have worked with many children. It's hard work, working with children, but children also bring a lot of joy into the world. Most children I have worked with were so sweet and bright even though they came from really rough circumstances and backgrounds. Though children are needy and dependent, they bring a lot to this world. Through children adults and older children can have brought back to remembrance how simple life can be. I love what I learn from children, even if it is challenging working with them.

I have a baby of my own now, and if I didn't believe in the importance of each child's life, all the unpleasantness of pregnancy might have gotten to me. If I was focused on the stresses of my relationship with my husband, and the uncomfortable things of pregnancy I would have decided it wasn't worth it to be married or have a baby. However, even though it wasn't fun at the time, and it is still challenging being a mother now, I would never wish I had gotten rid of my baby before she was born. She has been so sweet. She smiles and laughs, and is happy. She reminds me to laugh and smile, and be happy. She helps me think more simply about life, and let go of less important things. Having a baby can really make a woman have to find what is most important in life. We were meant to have children, that's why we have a uterus. For women that want to be equal to a man and don't want to bear children have the ability to choose not to, but unless they get ride of their uterus their body is made for bearing a child. Women who abort children are denying themselves of who they really are!

God bless those babies in the wombs of those unsure of who they are or what they are meant to be!     

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Something an unborn baby wants their mother to know:

Dear Mommy,

I want you to know that I love you because no matter what you have done or will do, you did something for me I couldn't do myself. You took care of me when I was inside of you (knowingly or unknowingly). I need your help to grow and to develop. Thank you for letting me be protected in you. You're a hero! I couldn't survive without your help. I am so needy right now, all I can do is take from you (though in some ways I actually am giving back to your body by being inside you. You should read an article called "Pregnancy Reconceived" article by Gil Mor in Natural History magazine 5/07.) I know you might be feeling really sick, or I might be making you uncomfortable because I am getting bigger and moving around. I am sorry, I don't mean to hurt you or make you uncomfortable. I can't help it. I don't even know I am doing that. I am not doing it on purpose. It's just exciting having a body I can move. I am excited to learn and grow and develop. I want to meet you. I want to be able to see you. It's dark inside here, but it's warm and it's nice to hear your heart beating and your voice. I love you Mommy! I hope you will love me to! Please save me so I can still learn, grow, and develop, don't kill me please! Sincerely, your little one inside! :)