A Small Step Towards Life

I know I’m going to make some ripples by saying this (perhaps not here, but in the world), but I am totally Pro Life. I believe that God created life, and chose to put tiny creatures in the body of women in His own good wisdom, and if you choose to end the existence of this creation, it is the very same thing as if you would thrust a knife into the chest of your nearest and dearest.

That is why I was glad to read about this law that was just passed in Texas. I read the article here and, although I think the people who wrote it are more Pro Choice, I read it all the way through (something that I don’t often do) and got a lot of information.

The new law says that women going in for an abortion must have a sonogram 24 hours before the procedure, and that they should listen to a description of the fetus and listen to the sound of the child’s heartbeat. Unfortunately (but kind of understandably) the women aren't required to see the sonogram results or listen to the heartbeat, but they are required to listen to the description of the baby and his or her growth. They said on the article that there has been no difference in the rate of abortions, but for one thing, they’ve only just started to do it, so not much can be seen at this early stage. Also, it said that out of the hundreds of women who have done it in this time, only two women actually decided to look at the results of the sonogram.

I don’t know how much of a difference it will make, but I am very glad that they’ve done it anyway. Even if these women say they know what they’re going into, I think that they should have all of the information, and be able to see the beautiful human being they want to eliminate. And I almost have to laugh when I think of how Pro Choice people will want to argue against it, when if they say that a problem even exists, then they reinforce the fact that there really is a living, human being inside of these women. Yes, I am glad that this law is here now, and I hope and pray that it will make a positive difference.

In Christ,

Hannah

Starting off the New Year

I was looking over my blog, trying to clear out unnecessary things and putting in new features. And I was realizing how often I begin my posts with an apology… I’ll work on that, because I know how irritating it can get! But the new features aren’t working anyway—I was going to make some tabs at the top, one with my email address on it, but I can’t seem to make it work. But I’ll get it working in a little bit! :)

This last year was a kind of odd year—sort of lackluster and limp. I hope to make this new year fuller with activity and life, and one of the things that I would love to do is this—blogging. I’m going to try to blog about the adventures in sewing that I’ll be doing a lot of in the coming year. I’ll blog about the art—painting, sketching and the like—that I need to be doing. And I’ll be blogging all the while, Lord willing, with what grace He will give me.

The first thing that I mentioned, blogging about sewing, was because right before the end of last year we had to clear out a whole bunch of our fabric out of our storage unit, and now it’s back in our house (or rather, our garage) taking up a lot of room. I don’t know when I started sewing. I probably did my first thing—a five inch by five inch pillow—when I was about seven or so, so I’ve been doing it for a little while, and probably 50% to 75% of my clothes are homemade. I really do enjoy making my own things—it’s a lot easier to control the size, modesty, and type of clothes that I wear. So that is going to be one thing that I want to blog about—sewing. :D

And the other thing—well, I think I need to go into this year with a lot of prayer in connection with painting. I want it to be a big thing in my life, but right now, I’m really afraid to go into it—probably because I am, essentially, a perfectionist—I am afraid of making a mistake, of ruining it. But I’ve recently been reminded that I need to stop abusing my gifts, even—or perhaps especially—by leaving them alone. There’s so much that God has planned for us—so much more than our own, stilted view of what we “should” do with our lives. If we’re supposed to have surrendered our lives over to the Great Redeemer, then doesn't that mean all of our lives, including His precious gifts?

So I hope to give more and more of this gift and any other gifts that He’s given me this year, and I hope to learn more about how He wants to use me. I know it’ll be a struggle, because anything in the pursuit of God will be opposed by His Enemy. But nonetheless, I know God has great things in store for this year, and I look forward to seeing His hand at work.

 

In Christ,

Hannah