Linda For Life Stories From the Sidewalk

 👶👶 Two made the difference  I met her outside of Planned Parenthood.  She was visibly pregnant. We talked for a while for  about 15 minutes. She didn’t want to have an abortion, but she felt like that was the only thing she could do. We talked about the fact that she was late for her appointment. We talked about how she walked straight up to me without much coaxing. We talked about how that had something to do with her faith and her listening to God. We talked about so many things.  I thought she was changing her mind.  Then she said thank you for trying to help and she turned to walk towards the doors of Planned Parenthood. I didn’t think I would see her again. Abortions done when someone is as pregnant as she was take hours of time. The day went on with several other discouraging situations where the guy wanted to keep the baby, but that the girl didn’t.  I’ll admit at a certain point I went into the building and I cried a little. I wondered what I was missing. Was  there somethin

                                                             😇😊😌   United we need to be It is a battle out on the sidewalk in front of an abortion center. I stand in front of Planned parenthood several days a week, every week. There are so many things that go on in this arena. There are so many misunderstandings. I try to think of every angle of communication so that the mothers who are in a crisis situation believe that I am out there along with volunteers to actually help. There are so many lies being proclaimed in the media and in general conversation that it is hard to send the message we are trying to send. That message is truly that we want to help. Wanting to help doesn't mean that we can solve all of the problems that a mother in crisis might have but we can provide some answers and many resources. We can also provide support, kindness and compassion. Interestingly I am finding that I need just as much support. This reassures me that What I am trying to do is important.

                                                              👶👶👶 Change the Rules 👶👶 A few days ago I was standing on the sidewalk as a woman approached me. She happened to appear to be a woman of one of the cultures that had subscribed  to the population control theory. She started asking me in broken English,  if I was working with Planned Parenthood and I answered that I was not. I Asked her if she was pregnant. She said that she was. I felt my heart slip a little as I questioned whether she was seeking an abortion. She responded that she was and asked if I had the medicine for that. I told her I did not have that type of medicine and that I worked for an organization that did not support abortion. I then started to ask her questions about her situation. I pressed a little about how she really felt about aborting her baby and I was surprised that she began to cry. This usually doesnt happen with women from this culture. I asked if she would like to come to our building to talk