Genevieve C. West

Imagine:  A sixteen year old girl finds herself pregnant. Against the advice and demands of the baby daddy, her friends, and even her family, she chooses to raise this child. The organization  Embrace Grace  throws this frightened, brave, young girl a baby shower. "Why in the world would you want to reward them for their bad behavior?" "We really want to be careful about this and how it might be perceived as honoring girls that have sinned." I posted an article on Facebook called "How Pro-Life Are You?" by Amy Ford. A dear friend commented on the article and I was so shocked and saddened by her response that I realized this was going to take more than a short comment -- This was so important that it would require an entire blog post.  Here's what my good friend wrote: "Did the father  of the prodigal son reward his son for his bad choices? No, he showed him love - lots of love - and let his son live with the consequences (ie: no more

"Praying for women struggling with infertility, miscarriage, and infant loss this Mother's Day. Today is Mother's Day. I got to sleep in until 10am and then facebooked in bed until 11.  Someone else made my coffee for me and there's bacon and cinnamon rolls in the oven that I didn't put there.  This is my first Mother's Day since having Ellie, making me the Mom of three girls...  ...But in my heart I'm the Mom of four girls.  So while I want to honor all mothers and grandmothers in the traditional sense, I also want to recognize all the people who don't find Mother's Day such a happy occasion.  Your Grandmother, Mother, or a mother figure has passed away, maybe not even getting to meet your little ones. You're a Father who has to play the role of Father and Mother to your youngsters. You're estranged from your children, or from your Mother.  God has given you a mother's heart, but no children of your own.  You've str