1. We had a low-key father's day: our traditional cinnamon rolls, a Carhartt sweatshirt I bought a month ago on clearance, and a sweet homemade gift from Lena:
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| She came up with the idea, found the pictures, and assembled it all herself! |
After church, we went to my parents' for lunch and cards and celebrating my dad. Here's just one reason he's such a great dad/grandpa:
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| Playing Toy Story Memory with Nash, Nova, and Levi. |
In a world where involved fathers are becoming a rare breed, I'm so thankful for the dads in my life and my kids' lives. 💓
3. I read my first 5-star book this week . . . and it's a children's book. Haha. I don't know if I'm just burned out on reading lately, or if I'm not reading the right books, but I've read 50 books so far this year, and they've all been "meh." Anyway, the book I loved was A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus. It's historical fiction, and just so wholesome and heart-warming, while also addressing issues like injustice and war. It made me long for the good ol' days of reading by a crackling fire and being thankful for hot toast with melty butter. I know "the good ol' days" are romanticized and unrealistic, but that's the beauty of fiction: warm fuzzies and happy endings.
4. Tonight, we went for a family boat ride. The fish were biting like crazy. Lucy got 2, Levi got 1, Justin got 4, and Lena had a big ole bass on but it got away at the last minute. I don't have a fishing license, so I sat dutifully in the boat taking pictures instead of fishing illegally. (*pats self on back*)
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| Justin and Lucy each reeled one in at the same time. Lucy's is the bigger one in this pic. |
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| There were only a few other boats on the lake, so it was so peaceful. |
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| And then it started to downpour while we were on the opposite end of the lake from the boat ramp. Lol. We were drenched by the time we made it back! #makingmemories |
5. I've gone back and forth all day about whether to comment on the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It's been said that social media is the demise of modern society because everyone feels compelled to share their opinions. But you know where I read that? Social media. Haha. For me it's a constant battle between checking my motives, staying quiet because I don't have anything new to add to the argument, staying quiet because I'm afraid of criticism, and speaking up simply to stand for truth.
The truth is: human life matters. Murder is always wrong. The government does have the right to tell us what to do with our bodies (remember those pesky laws against rape, murder, and abuse?). Sex comes with consequences. Legalizing something to keep it from happening "in back alleys" is not a legitimate reason to legalize something. Pro-life is not anti-choice; it simply eliminates one choice which is often seen as the easiest. The truth also is: God cares for women. God is the author of human rights. And God loves us all so much that he made a way for us to be reconciled to him despite our sin - be it sexual, abortion-related, or otherwise. One of my favorite verses is Romans 5:8 "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Jesus died for me before I loved him. He died for me when I hated him, when I was apathetic toward him. Jesus died for the men nailing him to that cross. He died for the people laughing at his pain. He didn't die so that we could go on sinning, but so that we would be transformed. His love makes our transformation possible. His love empowers us to submit to his will even when it's uncomfortable, because we trust his goodness and his plan.
6. That's enough preaching for today. Enjoy these pictures now.
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| Lauren is a monster. |
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| Levi, living his best life. |
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| The neighbor girl came over at 10:00 a.m. on Friday and she, Lena, and Levi made these forts. They spent hours in there! |
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| Brilliant. |
So much blood will be on your hands and the “pro-life” people like you.
ReplyDeleteLegalizing abortion saved lives.
Thousands of children sit in foster care as we speak, because the church and people like you love to preach about how important it is to keep them alive while doing absolutely nothing for them after they’re born.
Blood on your hands.
Shameful.
Are you aware that D&Cs after miscarriages will no longer be legal? Do you know anyone who has had to have one? Would you prefer that those women bleed out? Leaving their children behind or never able to have more children if they manage to survive it on their own? Are you aware that women who go to their gynecologist for bleeding during pregnancy will be questioned and sometimes prosecuted for attempted abortions simply because they’re bleeding? Do you think this is reasonable for a scared woman, bleeding during pregnancy to be afraid to go to the doctor for help, because it may result in being put in jail? This is already happening in the US before this decision was even made.
ReplyDeleteIt is unfathomable that a woman who has gone through these things herself would be so heartless as to wish worse for other women.
You’re incredibly lucky that your experiences happened when Roe v Wade was in place. And may you never have to undergo another one like it, because the outcome will not be as good for you as it was in the past.
Can you show me the evidence about D&Cs for miscarriages being outlawed? I've seen a few people say that but I can't find anything that backs it up. Not being snotty. Genuinely curious.
DeleteFirst result in Google:
Deletehttps://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/05/10/1097734167/in-texas-abortion-laws-inhibit-care-for-miscarriages
Another one:
https://khn.org/news/article/five-things-to-know-now-that-the-supreme-court-has-overturned-roe-v-wade/amp/
Multiple people on Twitter today have reported that they can no longer get their auto-immune meds in their state because they are also deemed abortifacients.
I could cite all sorts of news articles and studies for you on this, but you can Google just as well as anyone else.
Thanks for getting back to me with your research. I read those articles, but still am not convinced. It's a lot of conjecture: "This may happen . . . this could occur," and a lot of fear mongering. I actually started looking up trigger bans and the actual bills from individual states to read their wording. I suggest you do the same. They unilaterally make exceptions for the life of the mother and ectopic pregnancies, and clarify that removing a dead fetus is not the same as performing an abortion. (The North Dakota bill is especially clear: https://www.ndlegis.gov/cencode/t14c02-1.pdf.) The Texas bill spells out that the use of methotrexate is prohibited to terminate the life of an unborn fetus, but "does not include a drug,
Deletemedicine, or other substance that may be known to cause an abortion
but is prescribed, dispensed, or administered for other medical
reasons" (pg.4, line 5). The Washington Post even admits that "all of these laws make exceptions for the life of the mother" (https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/abortion-state-laws-criminalization-roe/).
Citation for above: methotrexate is an auto-immune drug as well.
ReplyDeleteWomen being turned away already for ectopic pregnancies.
But thank God you’re saving lives, right?
https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/overturning-roe-v-wade-will-worsen-health-inequities/
Who do you think gets to decide if the mother’s health is in danger? How long will that take? Might a doctor’s decision be influenced by the knowledge that if a court decides it wasn’t in danger, they could go to jail for doing an abortion? Doctors are already delaying treatment to consult with legal teams. That’s not conjecture.
ReplyDeleteWe could go back and forth on this all day, because you have not shown yourself to be someone who operates within science or empathy for others based on your previous takes on Covid, civil rights, gay rights, child development classes on gender, etc.
It feels pretty useless to try to get through to someone who is so depraved that they wish worse for others than they’ve experienced for themselves and would stand by gleefully quoting Bible verses while others are harmed or killed by the things you support.
Have the day and life you deserve.