The Magnificence of Life

I was single, a teenager, and dealing with some major emotional turmoil when I found out that I was pregnant. I was already in a really hard place, and then I had to face a major moral dilemma! Everyone thought I should have an abortion. I remember at my first pre-natal checkup, the doctor suggested I go straight to the abortion clinic. But I had this feeling that I couldn’t ignore that I wanted to keep my baby. I’m so glad that doctor listened to my heart and was willing to recommend that I contact Mother’s Choice. I remember going online to learn more about the organization and making that first call to their crisis hotline. A social worker answered my call and my first question was – “can you help me if I’m pregnant?” I so wanted and needed someone to talk to and give me support.

As my baby grew inside me, I went back to the doctor to get more ultrasounds. At one of my appointments, I heard my baby’s heartbeat in the womb…beating and beating. I can’t describe how wonderful that experience was for me. I couldn’t have imagined one person’s body with two different heartbeats! I could hear both my heart and my baby’s heartbeat at the same time. In that moment it dawned on me that this little creature inside of me was a microcosm of the magnificence that we call life. I don’t know how to explain it, but from that moment on I had this sense of confidence and faith that no matter what happened, I would do anything to protect this precious life. But that was only the beginning of our journey…