From Diana Ross and the Supremes, a very popular song from 1968 about a young woman foregoing sex because she doesn’t want to risk creating an unwanted “love child.” Today, instead of “This love we’re contemplatin’/Is worth the pain of waitin’/We’ll only end up hatin’/The child we may be creatin’” we have lyrics like “Let’s go all the way tonight/No … Read More
Cool: Time Lapse Video of 2011 March for Life
From the AirMaria YouTube channel: What a crowd!! According to the video description the time it took for the March to pass the camera was 1 hour 31 minutes – way to go pro-lifers!! I like this reaction from someone on Facebook: “Somehow the NY Times missed 400,000 people marching in Washington DC.” It has to be a conscious effort … Read More
7 Quick Takes Friday
Here’s a round-up of some stuff I’ve wanted to post, but haven’t gotten around to lately: 1. Outsourcing Pregnancy: Just Another Job? Jennifer Lahl comments on the modern business of baby making: Pregnancy has been reduced to a “bits and pieces” brokered industry: sperm from a handsome Scandinavian stud, eggs from a beautiful Ivy League graduate, a womb-for-rent from a … Read More
New Life in the Midst of Death and Devastation
This is a delightful story (via KJL, photo via army.mil). After trying to help deliver an Afghan woman’s baby for eight hours in northern Kandahar Province’s Khakrez District, it was determined that an emergency c-section was the only way to ensure that both mother and child would survive. Lacking the necessary surgical capabilities at their location, doctors had the woman, … Read More
The Story Behind the “Precious Feet” Pin
Long before Kermit Gosnell’s sickening collection of baby-feet kicked a nation, another pair of baby-feet inspired what is probably the most widely recognizable pro-life symbol ever (h/t Human Life Matters): Most precious feet come with the explanation: “The exact size and shape of a baby’s feet 10 weeks after conception.” Get precious feet material – pins, jewelry, stickers and candy … Read More
Adult Stem Cell Research Update
Here’s some news I haven’t brought up in a while: Four year old Dalton Rogers, born with Cerebral Palsy, is standing without assistance and taking more steps on his own since being treated with his own stem cells. Fifty five-year-old Bhadwan Dass, a diabetic, was close to losing his leg until he was treated with stem cells from his own … Read More
Prayer Request
Dear readers, I was just shocked and saddened to hear this news about a friend of mine. Her husband writes: Last November, my wife Lorna, was diagnosed at the Mayo Clinic with MSA or multiple systemic atrophy. This is a very rare disease that unfortunately, doesn’t have any cure as of yet. She is slowly deteriorating and now has to … Read More
For Better For Worse…Till Death Do Us Part
Ok, people. If you liked the story American Idol contestant Paris Tassin had to tell, you’re gonna love this one. They’re not married yet, but Christ Medina is already taking his impending wedding vows very seriously. H/t The Anchoress Having this kind of love and support is so important after a major trauma like a spinal cord or brain injury. … Read More
Cute Baby Caption Contest
I can’t resist posting this picture! Head on over to the Anchoress’ page and add a caption in the comment section. Best one wins a prize: See more Cute Baby Blogging
Get This Blog on Your Kindle!
In an effort to keep up with the many ways people keep track of their favorite blogs these days, I recently made this blog available on the Amazon Kindle. It was surprisingly easy – and free! By free, I mean it was free for me to publish, but it does cost money ($1.99/month) to subscribe to it through Amazon. Why … Read More