Another Abortion Center Director QUITS!

Here’s the latest update from 40 Days for Life:

Before I share the EXCITING NEWS about another
abortion facility director who just quit her job
during the 40 Days for Life campaign outside her
facility doors …

… I wanted to give you a quick update on our
progress toward the matching challenge of $118,500.

We’re four days into the seven-day matching period
and thus far, we’ve received one-time gifts and
monthly pledges amounting to $45,800 — a great
start, but less than half. We certainly don’t want to
miss out on the amazing generosity of the donors who
put forward this challenge by not hitting the match!

REMEMBER — every gift given between now and midnight
next Tuesday, May 17 — up to the $118,500 amount —
will be DOUBLED!

Make a ONE-TIME GIFT now:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate.cfm?selected=onetime

And the annualized amount of every monthly pledge
(multiply the monthly amount by 12) made between now
and midnight next Tuesday, May 17will be annualized
(multiplied by 12) and then DOUBLED!

Make a MONTHLY PLEDGE now:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate.cfm?selected=monthly

And if you itemize on your taxes, 40 Days for Life
is a 501c3 non-profit, and your contribution DOES
qualify for a deduction.

Please help TODAY if at all possible — and thank you
to everyone who has given already!!

Now for the exciting news …

If you listened to the MOMENTUM webcast and
teleconference on Tuesday evening, you heard about
the many AMAZING victories God provided in response
to your prayers during 40 Days for Life.

One of those victories in particular was absolutely
an answer to many prayers.

The director of an abortion facility where a 40 Days
for Life campaign was conducted for the FIRST TIME
this spring just quit her job, thanking the 40 Days
for Life effort for helping her to get out of the
abortion industry!

This is one of TEN abortion center workers who walked
away from their jobs during this campaign alone …

… and one of 53 who have quit the abortion business
since the first coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign
in 2007.

Praise God!

This is a very sensitive situation for the former
clinic manager (who we’ve been working closely with
throughout this process), so I’m not going to identify
the person or the location. She will no doubt face
pressure when her former bosses learn the truth.

Members of the local 40 Days for Life team and
pro-lifers in the region have offered to assist this
former abortion center worker find new employment.

So please keep this courageous lady in your prayers!

But, there’s even more good news from around the
country — and the world!

To hear other inspiring stories from three additional
local 40 Days for Life campaigns sharing the blessings
they experienced, you can listen to a short audio report
at this link:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2142

Let’s keep this momentum growing until abortion ends!

For Life,

Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life

PS: Here are those links again for contributing to
40 Days for Life today — and having your gift
DOUBLED to help reach that unprecedented $118,500
matching challenge.

One-time gift:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate.cfm?selected=onetime

Monthly pledge:

http://40daysforlife.com/donate.cfm?selected=monthly

Your gift may also be mailed to:

40 Days for Life
10908 Courthouse Road, Suite 102229
Fredericksburg, VA 22408

~God has mightily blessed this movement. Let’s help them keep the momentum going. Please support them today.~

Dancing in the Minefields

How do we make marriage last?

Especially during the difficult times when everything falls apart.

When nothing goes the way we expected.

When our spouse lets us down.

Remember the promise.

The promise we made to each other.

And the promise our Father made to us.

Yea, though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death

He will stay with us.

He takes our mourning and turns it into dancing – even in the midst of the minefields.

DANCING IN THE MINEFIELDS
by Andrew Peterson

I was nineteen, you were twenty-one
The year we got engaged
Everyone said we were much too young
But we did it anyway

We bought our rings for forty each
From a pawn shop down the road
We made our vows and took the leap
Now fifteen years ago

We went dancing in the minefields
We went sailing in the storm
And it was harder than we dreamed
But I believe that’s what the promise is for

“I do” are the two most famous last words
The beginning of the end
But to lose your life for another I’ve heard
Is a good place to begin

‘Cause the only way to find your life
Is to lay your own life down
And I believe it’s an easy price
For the life that we have found

And we’re dancing in the minefields
We’re sailing in the storm
This is harder than we dreamed
But I believe that’s what the promise is for

So when I lose my way, find me
When I loose love’s chains, bind me
At the end of all my faith, till the end of all my days
When I forget my name, remind me

‘Cause we bear the light of the Son of Man
So there’s nothing left to fear
So I’ll walk with you in the shadowlands
Till the shadows disappear

‘Cause He promised not to leave us
And His promises are true
So in the face of all this chaos, baby,
I can dance with you

I got this from a blog called Crazy Messy Loud. I just “happened upon it” today, if you know what I mean.

On a similar note, I saw this article and video on CBN.com today.

The article answers the question “Is Marriage in America a Dying Institution?” with a resounding “NO!”. Read more about it here.

Just One More Thing

I’ve never even heard this song before. I seem to be on a theme right now. I believe the Lord is trying to tell me something.

I don’t really have urgency in my life right now. My problem is – the computer and internet. There is so much to learn and discover! I sit in front of it way too much.

Okay, I’m convicted. I’m walking away from it – right now. After I look up one more thing. 🙂

Generations Will Reap What I Sow

Same song, different pictures:

The last two days I have been reminded of the preciousness of the time I spend with my children. Using it wisely means living in the moment with them. Which can sometimes mean I don’t accomplish the things I planned or get to do what I want to do for myself. Sometimes I have to change my expectations and not even do what I wanted to do for them. Because it’s not what they want or need. It’s just something I wanted!

This parenting thing is tricky! I love my kids so much. But sometimes I push them away and want my space. And they get the message that I only care about them for the school work or chores that they do. Every decision I make counts. It either conveys my love or my selfishness.

How I spend each moment counts. If I want them to know that I love them, I need to be with them. Not just managing or directing them, but experiencing the joy and fun right along with them.

I’ve really been thinking about my attitude as I spend time with my children. What am I sowing for those future generations?

And here are the lyrics:

http://youtu.be/YjW7vdjUmcI