Those of us who are pro-life have heard it again and again -- "you only care about babies until they're born." This is wholly untrue of the pro-life movement, but we can always strive to do more. Many people I know are doing a lot for women and families that struggle -- so much so that I asked folks for some things I could share with you. And the March for Life was FULL of Catholic groups, which contribute a huge portion of social services in this country. Not to mention, churches in general, which are not given enough credit in the media coverage for all they do to support vulnerable women and children. Because we do still see hundreds of thousands of yearly abortions, there is certainly more to be done. Many of us are Christians … [Read more...]

Five minutes ago, I was rocking my baby to sleep. She's 10 months old with an ear infection, the chubbiest of all the cheeks and she's possibly the world's most perfect baby. We had just come from my sister's house, where she had sat happily in her seat for an hour next to me, smiling at her cousins while they played and I worked on my computer. My sister, who has four rambunctious boys -- three of which were home performing at expert level -- couldn't help but notice the well-behaved-ness of this girl. I take no credit -- she was just born this way. I thought about being "born this way" as I scrolled through Instagram while rocking my Abby, when I hit one of those thumb-stopping images. An author Mom I follow posted a photo of a … [Read more...]