Linda For Life Stories From the Sidewalk

💖  Closing the gap The other day I was out on the sidewalk offering information, resources and ultimately hope to anyone who seemed like they might need it. We do this by offering a free flower as an ice breaker and then we offer a flier that has several pregnancy related and health related resources listed. We do this for half a day four days a week. Some days seem more successful than others if you base it on how many people are willing to take the resource flier. A really successful feeling day is when one of us gets to talk someone down from their crisis pregnancy. Sometimes the person is dead seriously afraid of being pregnant and all of the social stigma that can go with an unplanned pregnancy. Some are just nervous about timing. On this particular day the person was nervous about timing. Although she had no intention of considering abortion, she hadn't quite crossed over into I'm okay with this and she was for sure not in the excited stage.  I talked to her for a few mi