Do Something

I know that I've been beating the same drum for awhile here. And some of you probably think I should give it a rest. Talk about something else. I can't explain it, but I am absolutely fired up. Everything inside of me is screaming for the world to wake up to what abortion really is and to make it STOP! Every day I think about another 3,700 innocent, precious, defenseless, human babies being *slaughtered* in THIS country. And it makes me sick to my stomach.

I've participated in several online chats about abortion and I am sick to death of the rationalizations for abortion. The most recent one I heard was this: "Since we can't agree on when life begins (which, I'm sorry, boggles my mind!!! A first grader could tell you that a baby in the womb is alive) shouldn't we just tolerate both ideas?" ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I don't even know where to start with this one. Okay, first of all, tolerating both is impossible, because if you believe life begins at conception then abortion isn't okay. And if you don't believe that life begins at conception, then for some people abortion is okay. So, either way you look at it, both sides cannot be simultaneously tolerated! Are you following me?

Secondly, I absolutely cannot tolerate both just because I might be "unsure" when life begins. Because in one scenario both mama and baby live. In the other, only the mamas live. Period. The "choice" seems CRYSTAL clear to me. I'm gonna go ahead and be cautious just in case life begins at conception.

I get it. Evil is perpetuated through lies. People are deceived. And can't see the truth when it is plain as day. I pray that the Holy Spirit will open their eyes.

I know I'm preaching to the choir. Most of you are like minded. But this is my blog. My place to say what I believe. And people, life begins at conception. And no woman has the right to "terminate" her pregnancy just because the pregnancy is unwanted or this baby isn't coming at the most opportune time, and circumstances in her life may get a little unpleasant for awhile. The unthinkable, abominable slaughter of the baby within her womb trumps all uncomfortable circumstances. Every time. And if that steps on her toes, that is a bummer. Sorry. A baby in the womb is precious and valuable every time. Whether it is "wanted" by its mama or not. A baby in the womb does not cease to be valuable simply because its mama doesn't want to be told what to do with her body.

Prolifers have been accused of only caring about "saving babies" and not caring about mamas. I care about the mamas too. And I know that people within the prolife movement have become accutely aware that the mamas need resources, help, networking. And pregnancy resource centers have come a long way in trying to assist women. I am all for it and I put my money where my mouth is and donate to several such centers every year.

What can you say that you have done since the last anniversary of R*e v. Wade? I am asking you to say something, do something, take a stand, make some noise. Christians have got to come together and say Enough! Enough babies have been killed, enough excuses have been made, enough lies have been bought, we've stood by long enough, enough is enough. And we won't sit here and do nothing on our watch. This is our responsibility! If we don't fight this fight, who will???

When I stand before God one day I want to be able to say that I did everything I could to defend life. God is the Creator of life. God knits babies together in the womb. Do you get that? That is huge! HE FORMS THEM IN THEIR MOTHER'S WOMB. Each baby is His unique design. He is aware of each one. He loves each one. He fashions every part of these complex little human beings. There isn't one baby in the history of the universe that God hasn't known about. He has handmade EACH ONE. I think there are few issues, if any, more important to God than Life! He cannot bless our country when we are killing our own babies. His babies.

I am asking you to do something. I have listed several ways for you to get involved, all of which are EASY! Even if you just pick one, I'd be so grateful. So here again are some options:

• Call the White House and leave a message for the President letting him know that you do not support taxpayer funding of abortion and ask him to reject the Freedom of Choice Act. 202-456-1414. I did this. It took maybe five minutes. Easy peasy. Get off the internet and go call. (The message line is open M-F)
• Sign the petition at http://www.fightfoca.com/
• Call or email your senators and congressman. This website will help you to find the lawmakers from your state: http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml They've gotta hear from us!
• Visit Self Evident Truth and sign up for their awesome free newsletter so that you can be informed.
• Visit Abort73.com or abortionno.org and purchase a t-shirt to wear your stand for life.
• Purchase Randy Alcorn's book Why Prolife? It's a short read and he says all this better than I ever could. Amazing. Articulate. Wonderful.
• Think about donating to your local pregnancy resource center or any pregnancy resource center. They're all desperate for money to continue to provide their services to women in their communities. Here are a couple options: The Alpha Center in Sioux Falls and Pregnancy Resource Center of St. Cloud. Also, the three websites I listed above are on the front lines fighting abortion and would gladly receive your donation.

Alright, I promise I'll get back to writing about light and fluffy things in the near future. If you've read this entire post, I'm so thankful! And if you've done any of the above things, I could hug you!

I'll close with one more video: