Freedom...

Since this is my blog, I am free to response to the comments made about abortion concerning my last entry. In many ways, I have viewed my blog as my own opportunity to journal...mediate...ponder the issues of Today...not necessarily as a sound board for others' viewpoints. Anyone can create their own PERSONAL blog to voice the desires and concerns of their heart. If you are passionate about something, then I suggest you create a blog. I am relatively new to the blogger world. I now see how others feel freedom to say whatever they wish. I welcome that. It is a freedom given to every individual in America. Here is my response though...not merely under "Comments" but as the creator of this blog thus able to "Post."

In regards to abortion--
The "government" did not tell us to have sex and then force us to keep the baby we conceived. If Roe vs. Wade was overturned it would merely be the "government" trying to protect the precious miracle that was created because a woman and a man CHOSE to have unprotected sex and now regret it. If the government was FORCING women to conceive children and then forcing them to carry those children to full-term...then Yes, those practices would be closer to that of breeding horses or Hitler's desire to have a pure race. I could see how people would rise up and say the woman's rights had been violated.
I also want to protect any of my readers from further exploring information about the first comment made. The man who commented has a very offensive website, and I would suggest NOT visiting it. I found his comments to be very disturbing and utterly inappropriate. I'm concerned that he even was able to find my blog.
On a personal note, I know as I look down at friends' blogs...most if not all...speak of wonderful, happy events...crafts made, good times with girlfriends, fun things to do with the kiddos...Oh, they are so precious! How I look forward to reading them...sharing in the moment. Here is the thing though. Abortion is a hot topic. It isn't always pleasant to talk about or read about. I feel though, that when I do make a scrapbook of this blog or however my children gain access to it...I want them to see my passion, my conviction, my heart...not just the good times. My girls are so precious to me, and I want them to now how I feel to the very core. I want them to know that when we conceived them...from the moment the pregnancy test was positive...they were the most precious miracle we could have ever asked God for. Every child needs to be loved and protected. I understand the reality that "natural" parents don't always want to love the children they conceived. I'm a child of divorce. My "natural" father didn't want to have anything to do with me. What he found in a bottle meant more to him then me. My dad now though...would willing give his life for mine. His love has given me courage, passion, a desire to give back to a hurting world. I recently heard a dear friend mention someone very close to both of us that was a somewhat "failed" abortion. The mother had a desire to abort...at that time, had to cross state lines to get it done, but the doctor refused because she was so far along. Now, that she is in her late 60s...guess who has been the "Apple of her Eye" all these years? This daughter...Guess, who stood by the mother's father, her grandfather...during his dying days and try to comfort him...changed his soiled linens...This daughter. A daughter that wouldn't have been born had one doctor not made the decision to NOT abort. Life has many regrets. We all make mistakes, but those of abortion long leave their scars.