With fear and trembling
Author's note: I originally wrote this in 2022, and here we are in 2025 and I'm just now finding the courage to share it. God and I are still talking through it. Roe v Wade has been overturned by the Supreme Court. A younger version of myself would have 100% rejoiced. It would have been a no-brainer. As a Christian, even one whose behavior was (and can still) be questionable, I knew that abortion was a sin. I even joined my Dad once when I was young and held a sign outside an abortion clinic. You see, my story involves a close encounter with the pro-life movement. As a pregnant teen, I chose adoption for my own child and then went back to high school and continued my senior year. I stood up at an event in 1988 before graduation and spoke about the importance of protecting innocent life. And with all my heart I believed it all. I was a poster child for choosing adoption in the eighties. Fast forward to 2022, this court action for Roe v Wade will likely save an untold number o...
