Gateways to Joy

Abortion survivor Gianna Jessen tells the riveting tale of her seventeen year-old, seven and a half months pregnant mother's decision to go to a planned parenthood to end her pregnancy by having a saline solution injection abortion.  Usually when a procedure such as this one is performed, the baby is delivered within 24 hours dead! But Gianna didn't arrive dead. She arrived alive! Listen to the account of Gianna's life story ... a life story predestined by God for God. I honestly think this is the first time a speaker has given my chills.  She's a phenomenal speaker. Throughout the entire videos all I could say was, "Yes."  and "Amen." Please scroll down and pause the music. If you are getting this post via email, please go here to hear the story of abortion survivor, Gianna Jessen.  yes, you read it right.  Gianna Jessen survived her mother's abortion. {a repost from the archives} &...

Every second counts.  How are you spending your time? I've been thinking often about this, in particularly how I'm affecting my children with what I do and don't do with my time. Then I came upon this: "Are my children satisfied first everyday?  Before phone calls, household chores, email inboxes, message boards, errands, volunteer activities, church functions, hobbies ... are my children deeply and fully satisfied?" ~ Ann Voskamp I feel like I'm slipping ... falling.  I'm striving working at trying to balance it {all that I have to do} better. Then I remember my calling and what's important.  There's really no need to try and balance it all 'cause there is just one thing that's most important.  All else is secondary He whispers to my heart. Blogging is good, but blogging—and all that it entails ought not have first priority. Lose myself in His will and calling first and He will give me the desires of my heart.  This is som...