So, I just found on the Fox website that one couple learns that their unborn baby has Trisomy-18 and are facing whether or not to terminate the pregnancy. I'm assuming if any of y'all are regular stalkers of this blog that you have read some of Boothe & Conor's blog. I wish this couple could read the Farley's blog... I'm certain it would impact their decision.
I have a Fox News feed on my Google homepage and this morning I noticed a headline entitled, Exploring Abortion Through 3 Women's Right to Choose . I have a strong opinion on this subject and wondered what on earth they were going to say... in a nutshell there is going to be a program on this Saturday evening Oct. 27 at 9pm (EST-- that's 8 CST) on the Fox News Channel that follows 3 different women who are contemplating an abortion. The article doesn't say what their decisions are, rather, says to watch the show. Talk about a cliffhanger! We have basic cable television but I may have to find someone who gets Fox News on Saturday evening. Since Fox prides them self on being "fair and balanced" I'm hoping and praying that the message of the Gospel will somehow make it's way into this program and that women who are watching who are pregnant and contemplating an abortion will be informed of alternatives that would allow their children the chance of life.
Here are a few statistics that never cease to blow my mind and break my heart...
Abortion in the United States - Statistics
There have been over 48 million abortions since 1973.
The annual number of abortions went from 744,600 in the first year of legalization, to a high of over 1.6 million in 1990. In 2003, there were 1,287,000.
There were over 3,500 abortions per day in 2003, 146 per hour, about one every 25 seconds.
For every 1,000 live births, there were 312 abortions in 2003.
There were more that 148,000 second and third trimester abortions in 2003.
In 2003, more children died from abortion than Americans died in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars combined.
A 2004 survey of women seeking abortions indicated that only about 7% of women cited typical “hard cases” (rape, incest, or some health concern with either the baby or the mother) as the primary reason they were seeking abortion.
An April 2004 Zogby Poll found that 56% of respondents support legal abortion in only three or fewer circumstances: when the pregnancy results from rape or incest, or when it threatens the life of the mother.
At an average cost of $372, the abortion business is a $400 million a year industry.
Nearly half of all abortions are obtained by women who have already had at least one abortion.
I hope these stats (that are from the CDC and posted on the National Right to Life website) will tug at your heart like they have mine.
Just something to think about...
The girls snuggling tonight when we got home... (Morgan with "Peter Cottontail" and Raiger with "Annabel")It's Sunday night and the girls are in bed and have been since 7:30 (why don't we do this every night!?). Justin's watching baseball and I'm on his laptop uploading pictures and wondering how it works because it's all wireless. Technology blows my mind.
Anyway, we're home and had so much fun at the beach. I always consider myself blessed to have in-laws that are selfless, giving and gracious. They have taken us on many trips and treated us to many luxuries that we otherwise would never be able to do and for that I am so grateful. This weekend was one of those weekends that Justin and I would only have dreamt about. We stayed at the Grand Sandestin Hotel in Baytowne Village and it was absolutely wonderful. We dropped the girls off with Erika and Chance on Friday evening (another luxury) and headed straight to the restaurant where the party was to happen. Dave was very surprised and rightly so. Somehow Jennifer managed to pull off a HUGE surprise and there were around 90 people there to help celebrate... some from as far as San Diego. We had the entire second floor and it was a fun and festive atmosphere. With full intentions of making the most of my time with my husband without children I decided it would be fun to partake in a glass of Chardonnay from the open bar. This proved what an absolute weeny I am. I feel like I've been breastfeeding or pregnant for the last 4 years and should have realized that a glass of wine when you're starving and it's past your bedtime is probably not a great idea! Next time I'll have dinner then the wine! (And Robin, perhaps I'll have to try yours from a box!)
Saturday morning we picked up the girls from E and Chance's. They of course spoiled them rotten with a trip to Pizza By the Sea for pizza and then took them to get new books & a new rabbit. Morgan hasn't put Peter Cottontail down since she got him. In fact, tonight I heard her in Paige's room and I walked in to find her in Paige's crib with a book and she had the rabbit covered with a blanket and she explained, "Shhh... Mommy, I'm reading to Peter Cottontail... he's so tired!" I couldn't resist a picture so I ran to get the camera and then when I managed to find it and get back in there this is where I found her...
She managed to make her way to the top of Paige's changing table and she said, "Shhh Mommy! I'm trying to concentrate on changing Peter Cottontail's diaper... he has a big poopy!" She had wipes and diapers and the whole 9 yards. It's been a big night full of lots of pretending and make believe... I love it all and just watch waiting for what will be said next!
Anyway, we picked the girls up Saturday morning and went to visit with some close friends from Anniston that were at the beach on vacation. We had such a wonderful and formative year while we were in Anniston that the friends we made there will be our friends for life. It was great to see Morgan playing with her friend Ava that she hasn't seen in over a year. And we loved meeting their new precious angel, Annie Benton!
We made a stop in Seaside for lunch on our way back to Baytowne. We somehow spent the rest of Saturday afternoon trying to get the girls to take a nap at the hotel. It sure is challenging to travel with kids... new rooms and strange beds and an exciting new hotel with a huge pool makes nap time almost impossible... which we finally gave up on by dinner time Saturday. We joined up with Justin's parents and brother (Ryan) and his family and spent a wonderful evening at Hammerheads. The kids got to join in with the band and they all got to sing "House" on "Brick House"! I felt like I was at an Auburn band party. And I was hoping Morgan would not start singing "She's a brick.... house" Thankfully she only picked up on her line "house"!
Justin watched the game last night and I couldn't keep my eyes open... I fell asleep and when I woke up in the middle of the night he informed me that we lost and I was thankful that I didn't force my eyes to stay open to watch my Tigers lose. We stopped by Erika and Chance's again this morning on our way out of town. Her new office looks awesome and I'm hoping she'll post some pictures of it soon on her blog. She has such talent and it comes so natural for her. She's like my in-law's; always willing to give of herself for me and others! Thanks sister!! We love you (and Chance) thanks for babysitting Morgan and the "woman". And sorry Paige kept you up through the night... did my girls set the baby calendar back even further? I hope not!!
Click here for more pictures from this weekend.
I'll start tonight with an explanation of this picture. This is the Raiger (I'm starting to fear that her name may "stick", well at least I've never met another "Raiger"). She is my youngest daughter and she is 15 months old. This is the part of the blog where I once again add the "I'm her mom" disclaimer. In case you didn't know, my Raiger is the smartest, cutest, sweetest, most hilarious 15 month old child on the the whole EARTH! And if you want to know about the smartest, cutest, sweetest, most hilarious 2 year old on the planet--- I can go there too! But back to the Raiger... she will only eat her meals using a fork. Because we live in a crazy world (filled with crazy people who like to sue companies that make children's forks with sharp points) finding a fork for a child that is actually sharp enough to "stab" a piece of food is nearly impossible. So, being the resourceful mother that I am, found a sharp "baby size" fork intended to be stabbed in the end of an ear of corn and then lathered in butter. She loves it and won't eat without it! Meal time with this one makes me laugh! Shelli... she and AR could be sisters in their headbands!
Hey folks,
Please continue to pray for this family. The dad (Cliff, who sustained injuries himself (broken arm and lacerations) but was released shortly after he arrived at the hospital) has graciously been given a room at the hospital to stay while his children recover from their internal injuries and they are providing his meals. The boys are both in stable condition in ICU and are expected to fully recover from the internal lacerations they sustained from the wreck. This morning around 11 Cliff informed the boys of their mother's passing. Please continue to pray for this family as they are going through such an incredibly difficult time. People from our church have been with Cliff around the clock. Angela's (the wife) mother is due to fly in later this afternoon and Cliff's family will be arriving in a day or two. The boys are expected to be hospitalized for up to a week. Our church and others are able to meet their physical needs, please pray that our Father will meet their emotional and spiritual needs through this time. I will do my best to keep you updated!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THEM!!
It's Sunday evening and Justin and I just learned that a couple who sat behind us in Sunday school this morning were involved in a very bad car accident on their way home from church. Their van was hit head on by another vehicle. The mother, Angela (30), was killed instantly. The dad has been released from the hospital and the 2 boys (8 & 3) remain in ICU at the hospital. Please pray for this family. They have been visiting our church for several weeks now. Click here for more info on the wreck. It may take a minute to load, there are several pictures. The family is stationed at Ft. Rucker and do not have any family in Dothan. Please, please, please pray for this family!
I've been thinking about doing this post for a couple weeks now and I thought there was no better day than a Friday! Especially a Friday when you wake up and it's actually COLD outside (which makes me really happy)!! I do believe Fall is finally on it's way! The nice thing about a blog is that it belongs to me so I can do whatever I want! And I guess you can choose to read or not read... but I hope you'll read because this ones going to be GREAT! Anyway, I've put together a little list of a few of my favorite things that I wish someone had told me about many months ago... so being the responsible blogger that I am... I am going to share these lovely products with y'all! And even though I can't offer each of you a "satisfaction guaranteed" warranty on all of these, I can tell you that I love them and think they are all wonderful! :) So, for what it's worth... in no particular order... here are some of my favorite things:
This first product I learned about 4 months ago and now wonder if I'll ever go without it. I'm not a fan of makeup, in fact, I only apply make up on Sunday mornings. However, this is one "make-up product" I rely on daily. It is a creamy white when you squeeze it out and it rubs in to a beautiful color that blends wonderfully with your skin color and it's SPF 15! It's good for covering those things on my face that Morgan calls "lines". I've also been known to mix it with my face moisturizer (Cetaphil) and it just makes me happy!
Ok, so this isn't exactly a product but it's one of my favorite things... Cottage Living Magazine! If I was only allowed to have one magazine this would be it. I could read every issue cover to cover and then read it again! It's worth every cent of the subscription fee and when I find it in my mailbox it makes me happy!
Next.... this is where my addiction confession comes in. If you enjoy drinking "poison" like I do... have you tried the smaller doses of "poison"? These little cans are so much better for you than their 12 oz counterpart. (This is where my wonderful logic comes in again!) I can drink one of these guys and not feel the guilt of drinking their bigger sister! For those of you who are money savvy (and pay for your groceries with bags of change!:)) are probably wondering if I know that these little guys cost more per ounce than the big sister... I do! This is where my logic kicks in and I pay more for less in this instance. Less caffeine, less poison, still DC.... these little cans make me happy!
This Aquaphor is one of those products where I have to throw my "cheapness" out the window. It's a little pricey but can be bought in "CVS brand" for a lot less and the product is just as good. I have about 3 of these little tubs floating around my house. I attribute the fact that neither of the girls have ever had a diaper rash to this stuff!! If their buns start to look a little pink, I dry them off really good and smother this ointment all over them... and voila it takes the pink away and no diaper rash ever comes!! It's BETTER than any diaper rash cream/ointment in the world!! I PROMISE! It also comes in little squeeze tubes and is great for chapped lips! This stuff makes me happy!
Ok, so this man is named Fernando Ortega.... some of you may know him (not personally) but you may have heard of his music, others may not have a clue who he is or what he does! But I will tell you this, he makes me very happy! He takes hymns and "redoes" them (that's what people who aren't musically inclined write-- I'm sure there's a better term). My current favorite by Ortega is "There is Power in the Blood" from his "Shadow of Your Wings" album, I can crank it up really loud and put the windows down and get lost in it.... it's fantastic and so is he, and I can't think of anything better to get lost in on a beautiful day! So, I think on this lovely Friday, I'll be playing this album cranked up with my windows cranked down! Can you see me now?!
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