Eyes Opened

May the Lord continue to open the eyes of those who promote death.  Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood director who now protests against the horrific procedure of abortion.  This is an interview with Mike Huckabee.  May the lives of these unborn children be saved!

Quiverfull Carnival #7

Visit Cindy at Life-Learning in a Family Enviroment to read about their journey in her blog post, Letting God Decide the Size of our Family.

Visit Christine over at Live to Learn to read her story.  Her family has traveled the road of sterilization and reversal.  In her post, Our Vasectomy Reversal Story,  she shares about the amazing way that the Lord has worked in their lives.

Lady Why over at Where the Kudzu Grows has an amazing story of going through sterilization and reversal two times.  The Lord has worked in many amazing ways and she lists miracle after miracle in her story.  To read visit: A Testimony of the Lord’s Patience, Grace, Miracles, and Faithfulness.

Kerri has a unique way of sharing her beliefs.  Read her Arrow Story on her blog, Life with Full Hands.

Audrey, has taken the time to show the effects living this lifestlye has had upon the generations of her family.  If only more would stop and consider the great impact they could have for the Lord if only they would be open to the blessings of the Lord.  Read her post over on her blog, So, This is Heaven on Earth.

The last link in this carnival is for the Peterson Clan blog.  The post is a short one but touches on a topic that many do not see.  The fact that not all who live this lifestyle are blessed with many children and that there must be contentment and trust concerning that as well. 

I hope you are blessed and encouraged by the links included in this carnival.  Please take some time to browse the blogs listed, leave them a comment, and please come back here and share your favorite link, something you learned, something that encouraged you or made you think.  For more blogs of quiverfull minded families go to the quiverfull page.  Have a blessed day!

Babies Having Babies

I know the title of this post is an older and seemingly overused phrase but that is exactly what this post is about.  I saw an article come across on my Facebook page today that saddened my heart.  A boy 13 and a girl 15 delivered a healthy baby girl.  Neither seem to have any idea of what is involved in raising a child.  The road ahead will be hard not only for them but for this little girl.  I do, however, commend them for not aborting this precious child and seeing the value of life.  Even amidst sinful circumstances God does often bless with a child.  Yes, even a child in this situation is a gift and blessing from the Lord not merely a physical consequence.  The saddest thing, so many do not realize that the view of sex has been so distorted by society that there is little value and purity left.  This situation is a symptom of what so many young adults have been being taught.  Maybe it is time to begin teaching them something other than contraception.  Maybe we need to replace that with value, purity, and abstinence. 

Where are the parents of these teenagers?  I wonder what kind of relationship these youth have with their parents that they are seeking effection elsewhere.  Was there any guidance, discussion, confidence in their own parental authority?  It just makes me wonder.  Yes, the teens are ultimately responsible but some of the blame may be laid at the feet of their authority (lack of) as well as the culture of devalueing.

 There will always be those that fall into temptation and end up in these situations.  My main point is that we have so lowered the bar of expectation we should not be surprized when things like this happen.  Let us raise the bar back to where it should be and expect children to live up to it.  Put value, meaning, and purpose back in place. 

Here is the news article: Baby-faced boy Alfie Patten is father at 13

Your thoughts??????

Why Are We Surprised!?

When you decide to only deal in the grey, why are we surprized that things like this happen, it was only a matter of time!  Now it isn’t just the desire of the mother but what those around think was her desire! The question of life is now totally irrelevant apparently!  I wish that the world cared as much for life as they do for death.

So, What’s the difference?

 That’s certainly what was on the mind of the nurse that decided when a mother birthed her child in the waiting room of an abortion clinic.  She figured—the mother didn’t want the child before, so now it’s easier to kill the baby now that it’s out.  So, she cut the umbilical cord, put the baby in a red biohazard bag, and threw the breathing baby in the trash.

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The lawsuit article is HERE.