by Heather Creekmore | Oct 29, 2020 | Abundant Life Blog
I was seventeen years old and moving into my college dorm when I met him for the first time. He was twelve and carrying a plastic spoon that he shook in his hands. He repeated my name a few times, then he repeated his sister Heidi’s name and that she was...
by Jennifer Gerelds | Oct 27, 2020 | Churches Blog
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 “This isn’t part of the plan,” Shanshan shook her head in disbelief as the realization of her...
by Heather Creekmore | Oct 20, 2020 | Abundant Life Blog
According to NARAL Pro-Choice America’s Virginia branch, pregnancy centers are “fake” abortion clinics. Their website helps “educate” readers on the “evils” of such clinics, such as their affiliation with national...
by Care Net | Oct 7, 2020 | Abundant Life Blog
Dawn* was at a crossroads. She sat in her room, watching the clouds roll by the window. She’d thought about maybe starting a family later in life, but she hadn’t planned on it being so soon. Dawn could hardly believe it. She was pregnant now, and that...
by Care Net | Oct 7, 2020 | Abundant Life Blog
Callie* had one of the toughest jobs in the world: being a single mom. She had two precious children and loved them dearly. Things were hard, but she was thankful for her kids. She hoped she wouldn’t be a single mom for long. She had a boyfriend, and she hoped...