I'll be back as soon as I'm back!
A couple of days ago my daughter and I were in the kitchen making breakfast when she decided to go the bathroom. She looked at me and said, "I'll be back in a min...well actually, I'll be back as soon as I'm back!" I chuckled at her cute comment, but it reminded me something I've read or heard a lot lately in various places. "It takes as long as it takes” is a statement that has really hit me over the past several months. I have the honor of working with women from all over the world who are in the process of healing from their abortion experiences. Many of these women, and a lot of my friends, are also healing from other traumatic experiences and heartbreaking situations. Each and every one wishes the healing would hurry up and happen already. Many of them feel pressure from their spouses or family members to quickly heal and move on. I’ve personally tried to rush my own healing, as well. Why is that? Why do we feel the need to quickly push past ...