A Life of Gratitude

 Yesterday I was overwhelmed by all the things running through my mind. As I prayed about it all, I felt the Lord say, "Put it on paper." So, I did. I don't usually share my drawings because it's something I've only recently started doing and I'm not confident in my abilities yet. However, I felt led to share this one because as I looked at it, I thought about all the other mothers out there that might relate. Each of the words written on that paper are things I thought about or dealt with yesterday. Some of the things are minor while others are huge. I was able to mark some of them off of my to-do list while I didn't get to others. Some of it was planning for what needs to be done and some of it was worrying over constant struggles. Regardless, all of this stuff, and probably more that I forgot about, was swirling through my mind during the hours I was awake.  When I took a good look at the chaotic collage of stuff I deal with on a day-to-day basis I thou

On Monday I flew to Mississippi to meet a group of women with whom I share something in common with. I've only met one of them in person previously but because of the healing we've all recieved after abortion, God connected all of us in such a beautiful way. After spending Monday evening praying and worshipping, we marched together to the Pink House in Jacksonville, Mississippi on Tuesday morning. This is the nickname for Jacksonville's Women's Health Organization, which is the last abortion clinic in Mississippi. This is also the clinic that started the Dobbs v. Jackson case that could potentially bring an end to Roe v. Wade. It's our prayer that a decision regarding this case will be announced in the next couple of months. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, the Pink House will be shut down. God has been giving me, and others, a vision of an army of post-abortive women rising up, to expose the truth about abortion and help women find healing and/or make a choice they wo