7 Years

I sit here and wonder
How did we get here?
Life has beaten us down
Thrown us curves
And given us beautiful blessings

I remember when we first got married
We said we would stand the test of time
We said that we would show others
What a marriage should look like
But what the heck did we know?

We thought we knew it all
After all, we had been best friends for "forever"
And we didn't think others understood
What it meant to love like we did
We would show them


But now, I sit here and think about how wrong we were
We didn't have a clue 7 years ago what marriage involved
We had a rough first year
And then the following years only seemed to get more complex
We didn't have it all together

Yes, we love each other
Yes, we are best friends
Yes, we have Christ as our foundation
But that doesn't make it easy
Nor does it mean we would even make it

Our marriage was getting a reality check
We found out that we didn't have it all together
We depended so much on each other that first year
That we suffocated each other
And we had to learn to be two lives but still one as a couple

And we went through financial vulnerability
Learning all that we had in debt together
And taking those debts on
And looking forward, however long it took,
To the day the debts would be gone

We had some lovely times too
Visiting new places each anniversary
Enjoying special memories with family and friends
And we even enjoyed the day to day life
We learned a lot about each other those first few years

We went through infertility
And we learned firsthand
That having a family wasn't as easy as everyone said
Suffering through the wishing
And hoping that the family we dreamed of would come true

And then when we had that positive pregnancy test
The joy we felt that first day was the best feeling in the world
It wasn't tarnished with any fears, it was hopeful and beautiful
We were imagining the future
All of the precious memories we would have

We learned anguish
When our first baby died in my body
And that we would never hear his little feet running around
Or those first cries, his first laugh
We would only mourn

And mourn we did.
We tried to move forward, but it was so hard
We didn't move on, the pain lingered on
We still miss our Gabriel every day
That longing will always be there


After several months of healing
We came together as a couple
We released our pain and some balloons
We gave our hope and pain to God
In the most beautiful way

We still hoped for a child on this earth
To raise and to love
We had another scare that proved to be false
And we came to a place
Where we had to choose us or the dream

We chose us, and gave up the dream
We chose to love God and each other
The next few months were amazing
Filled with much passion and love
We reconnected as a couple, and there was peace

And then, because we gave it all to God
He rewarded our sacrifice
With a beautiful little boy, Caleb
I remember your steadfast faith
That He would be okay, and he was!


You prayed over him every single night
You talked to him secretly
Of your hopes and prayers for him
And we prayed together, we were a family unit
Held together by our God

We had a very scary birth that night in May
But we ended up with the most perfect, little boy ever
He was safe, and I was safe
We were a family
And it was beautiful

We learned together how to be parents
We were scared, but we were learning
We saw him grow and learn so fast
He was so smart at such a young age
And full of joy and laughter

Sadly, our marriage took some more tumbles
After we dealt with some more financial scares
We weren't communicating very well
And the fears of failing were on us both
We were scared

And on that November morning
You fell on some ice and shattered your elbow
How could we even handle this?
Yet, we still believed God would help us
And we would return to normal

I wish the fall was the only thing we had endured
But we endured multiple infections
And a total of nine surgeries over 9 months
Several thousands of dollars
And sleepless nights

And as if that wasn't enough
Our son went through RSV and was hospitalized
He wasn't getting enough oxygen
And seeing him endure the scary tubes in his nose and wires
It was too much to take

We had many breakdowns
Many arguments
Many scares
Many fears
And it seemed endless

Many nights, I would just hold Caleb
Because I felt so scared
I was trying to be Super wife and Super mom
And I know you were just trying to get better
Hoping and praying this craziness would end

Our marriage seemed to be falling apart
Along with everything else,
We were losing hope
We weren't sure God even cared
We felt more alone than ever before

Yet, even during those times
We found joy
Our Caleb was growing up
He learned to roll over, crawl, and walk
He was learning to talk and express his feelings

We were able to watch milestones together
And during your normal work schedule
We couldn't have done that
He made us laugh in the midst of it all
And in the midst of all of the pain

I truly believe Caleb was our biggest blessing
During all the pain we endured this last year
His life is and was infectious
This little piece of you and piece of me
He was helping us and didn't know it

Our life is so exhausting
We still have debts to pay
You are still going through healing and therapy
We don't have much to our name it seems
And life is way harder than we expected

Yet - we are still standing 7 years later
I wasn't sure some nights if it would
Yes, we committed to it 7 years ago
But, to say it and to actually live it
Well, those are two very different things


I no longer believe we know it all
I no longer believe we will show people
How a marriage should be
In fact, I am learning more from others
And I am learning from our little boy too


I am learning that I don't have to have it all together
I am learning that life can really suck and also be beautiful
There will always be breaks in the clouds
And God gives us relief and strength when we need it
Not when we think we need it

I am learning that we can trust God
Even if sometimes it is the scariest time ever
I am learning that I am more weak than I ever imagined
I am learning that we are weak as a couple as well
But coupled with Christ - I believe we are stronger!

I don't believe you and I had anything to do with us staying together
I believe it was God
I believe He holds our family together
I believe God showed us how much we need Him
And I believe we will only be great because of Him

You know what else?
I believe that I love you more now than I ever did
We went through hell together
And we are still here - celebrating us!
Celebrating God's Divine protection over us!

Our marriage is a miracle
Our love is a miracle
Our two children are precious miracles
Yes - we didn't do it on our own
But that's the point

We weren't supposed to do it on our own
We needed God more than we knew 7 years ago
We are living examples of two imperfect people
Loving each other through hell
And coming out at the end, together still

When we said "For better or worse"
We meant it
When we said "In sickness and in health"
We meant it
We are living those vows

So my Darling Husband
Hold my hand
As we go through another year, and more moments
And may we remember these previous years
And never forget the journey

I love you and always will!
Happy 7 Years!

Love,
Sarah

I believe in these words from our song more than ever before! 

Caleb is 17 months old!!

Our sweetheart is 17 months old! As other months, he continues to surprise us with how much he is learning and seems so much older as every month passes. He is a sweetheart and loves to laugh and play, but is VERY stubborn just like his parents. His favorite activities include throwing balls, going for walks and exploring EVERYTHING, climbing the furniture and Mommy and Daddy, reading, and eating nom-noms! 

Some new words or modifications on words:

• He has said "pa pee" for puppy. But sometimes, he stills says "pa" for short. 
• "Soo" (when it's time to get his shoes on)
• "Is COLD" ~ we taught him that when it is cold, we put on his jacket. So anytime we put on his jacket or when he is outside and it is noticeably colder, he says this. 
• "Ed di pa" - for octopus. He really tried to say it when I pointed to it on a book and when he plays with his toy octopus in the bath tub. 
• "Ea" for eat. 
• "Air Pa" - Airplane. His sitter, Miss Jane, lives next to the airport, and so he sees airplanes all the time and loves to watch them! 
• "wawa" for flower
• "Goa" for Goat. He got to see some real goats this month at a petting farm. 
• "err" for earth. This is when he sees the picture of earth in the story "I love you more"
• "Puh Puh" - pumpkin. We went to pick his first pumpkin this month! 
• "gep" - grape. He discovered grapes this month and decided he likes them! 
• "No" for No. He repeats it after I say it to him sometimes. Haha! 
• He likes to say what animal sounds are when I ask what they say. For instance, he will say "gack gack" when he sees a duck. Or even a goose (because he thinks they look similar). He recently learned "hoo hoo" for an owl, and so when he sees and owl picture, he will say "hoo hoo!" He also likes to imitate the sheep too. 
• "sickol" for circle. And he knows a circle when he sees it too. 
• "bebe" for baby. He sees a baby or he sees a picture of himself, he will say this. 
• "sish" for fish. He loves to watch the fish at the store now. 
• He even attempted the word sweater by saying "setta."

I look forward to hearing what other words he learns this next month. We are working on some "m" words as he doesn't really do the m sound for anything he knows like Mama, moon, monkey, etc. He knows all of those things, but he just won't say any M words. 

We are also going through some numbers and different shapes. It takes time, but you can see he is trying to learn. For instance, when I try to count objects, he will point to each thing as I count and tries to mimic. 

He is stubborn as I have mentioned and we have definitely had some tantrums where he would lie on the floor when he was mad. But we let him lie down and go on with whatever we are doing so he knows that tantrums don't get results. After he gets up, we try to talk to him in a calm manner and say no and explain why (even though he may not understand completely). It's tough sometimes to stay "calm" when he has those tantrums, but I am really working on that. Coming from a family where people are very passionate when they are upset, it can be easy to raise your voice. But I am working on just making my voice sound stern if I am saying no, and not raising my voice. Caleb is learning and so are we. 

We had some fun this past month as well. Caleb went to a couple of farms that had animals to pet. He loves animals and squeals with excitement when he sees them! We picked out his first pumpkin. We got him his first real costume (last year he just wore a pumpkin onesie). And we have been playing and walking in the leaves at the park! This included his first hike in the woods too!

We are looking forward to this next upcoming month as we celebrate our 7 year anniversary, Caleb's 2nd Halloween with a cute costume, family photos, and getting ready for a low-key (no drama) Thanksgiving! Last year's Thanksgiving was rough since Todd doesn't remember much of it because he was on paid medication after having surgery repairing his shattered elbow. The first surgery of many (little did we know). So honestly, this year, we are praying for a nice, low-key, time! 

Anyways - we hope you all have a nice time with your families enjoying the lovely fall weather and I leave this post with a cute photo of the cutest boy I know!

Always There

Before you were born
I could feel you tap on my belly
And we would tap each other
back and forth
Playing a little game with each other
As a way to let each other know
I am here

And that May night you were born
You were held by nurses, doctors,
Your grandparents, and your Daddy
And no one could soothe you enough
until you were placed on my chest to know
I was there

As a young infant, you discovered my hair
you always wrapped your tiny fingers
around several strands of my long hair
Fascinated by the strands
And once you had it
You fell asleep because you knew
I was there

And even now as a young toddler
Your fascination with my hair
Has only continued
You love to play with my hair and twirl it around
And when I help you fall asleep,
Your favorite way is holding my hair because you know
I am there

But even as you grow into a little boy, a teenager, a man
You won't always want to hold my hair or need me around
But I promise you that I will always be
Your biggest fan, your biggest prayer warrior, your biggest support
Because those are the way to show you that even if distance separates us
I will always be there

S. Taber

I write this as I contemplate my beautiful son and how even though he is growing up so fast, he still needs and wants me. I am honored to be his mommy! I don't feel like I deserve him, but God gave this boy to me for a purpose! He is our precious miracle that I am most thankful for each day! 

16 months old!!

This sweetheart is 16 months old! It's amazing to watch this kid grow into a little boy and discover his personality! He does so many funny things on a daily basis, and usually I am taken off guard by those things. He will say or do something, and we just burst out laughing because it's so funny. I don't know how I am supposed to keep a straight face when he is in trouble. He is growing very well too. I don't know how tall he is yet (will find out this week); however, I know he is officially 25 pounds on our scale at home!

He has also become quite the Daddy's boy! If Daddy is around, then I practically don't exist (unless he doesn't feel good, he needs food, or is sleepy). If Daddy is around and then leaves the room - the world has literally ended according to Caleb! No - Daddy must be attached to Caleb! Also - most recent, I was at a field event for work and Caleb stayed with his grandparents. So Todd was without Caleb and me for two days! So we go and pick up Caleb (both of us) after not seeing him for a couple of days, and he was soo excited! I was in front and running to give him a hug, and that boy ran past me and went to Todd! Wow - snubbed much?! Yeah he loves his Daddy. He loves me too, but lately, those two are two peas in a pod! And later on, Caleb played with me and hugged me, so I know he really does love me. It's just amazing how at times he prefers one parent over the other.

Daddy's boy!

Loves his Daddy!

He does this really silly laugh that I don't think I can describe. It's deep and it almost sounds like "Bo Bo!" But it's a deep laugh! He is really experimenting with this voice! He also experiments with his head. He shakes his head no when I shake my head no and say No.

Some new words or modifications on words:

• "Paaah" for puppy (this is a modification for when we see a puppy outside, on tv, in a book, etc). Also there is major squealing when he sees a puppy! He also uses this for penguin when he sees the many penguins around the house that I have and in his room. 
• Step! (he says this when we go down and up steps)
• Car - he says this very well (and attempted it last month with "ca")
• "Bea" for bear! He does this very well!
• "Gock" is block
• "Buh" for bunny
• Apple - in the past week, he has been saying this very well! He knows apples! 
• "Guck" for truck as well as duck
• Ball - he says this very well! 
• "Bir" for bird
• "See" for swing
• Sit - he knows this very well when I ask for him to sit down to get his shoes on
• Bubble - he loves this word! He says this very well! 
• Just once did he say "Mmmmm" when pointing to the moon. 

And while he isn't saying these words yet, he knows the following words when talking with him or when I ask where it is and he points to it:

• Tree - (I ask him where the trees are and he knows and points to them)
• Shoes (just have to say, do you want your shoes on, and he goes where his shoes are and will sit down for you to put them on)
• Video (you have to be careful of this because he LOVES to watch Hoopla Kidz on YouTube for kids songs, and he loves "videos!"
• Bath (he just doesn't say it - but he knows what a bath is, especially when I say we are going to have bubbles in his bath)
• He knows kisses because I will ask him to give Mommy kisses, and he leans in for kisses! 
• He knows when I ask "Do you want to sing Itsy Bitsy Spider" what that is. He gets his hands ready and we do the song together! 
• He also knows PattyCake and takes my hands and we do it together. And EVERY time after we finish Pattycake, he will give me the biggest smile and hug! 
• He knows when I ask if he wants to sing a song, what that means. Because he expects us to sing! And if you don't intend on singing for a long period of time, don't say the word. Because he loves it when you sing songs! 
• We have been praying to Jesus on the way to Miss Jane's in the morning and at night before bed. I take his hands at night and we pray, and he knows what that means. Because I will ask him if he wants to pray for Jesus, and he gets his hands ready! 

There is more I am sure. I swear the list just keeps going. He is just learning soo much, and I love it! 

He really is quite the blessing!

YAY! 

Such an infectious smile!

And this month, we celebrated my 35th birthday. Although, I was out in the field on my birthday, my sweet husband sent me flowers to my hotel room! Such a sweet surprise! And then when I cam home early Saturday morning, we went out for a nice birthday lunch (just the two of us), and went to Cincinnati to have cake with my parents and pick up our boy. 

The birthday flowers Todd sent to my hotel in Indiana! 

Beautiful birthday flowers!

Fall is officially here too! So I look forward to going to a corn maze/petting zoo to get him a pumpkin and start some fall traditions with him. I think he will need to have a costume for Halloween too. He will be with his grandparents (since Mommy and Daddy will be having a weekend getaway then for our anniversary). Plus, I look forward to the fall leaves and cooler air. So stay tuned next month for more exciting memories! And I leave you with this cute picture of Caleb and his penguin!

Todd's Arm After 9 1/2 Months Later

So I briefly put on Facebook that Todd's last scab from the past 9 1/2 months of surgeries has finally came off! YAY! We averaged a surgery every month since November 22, 2014. Can't believe it!

But I thought some folks who don't see Todd very often, or at all, would like to see what his arm looks like after 9 1/2 months of surgeries, waiting, infections, more waiting, crazy emotions, more infections, more waiting, and more surgeries becomes!

His elbow may not look great to some of you, but man oh man, does it look great to us! We have waited a long time for us to get to this point. He will probably have many of these scars his whole life, but talk about a testimony! A long testament to getting through such a crazy ordeal! We are still not completely done, as we still have a couple more Doctor's Appointments, possibly some more therapy on muscle use, and likely 2 more months of antibiotics! So we aren't done, and infection could always show it's ugly head again, but with no more surgeries being planned and there officially being no more open wounds, it isn't as likely!

And there is the part of me that wondered this whole time why God allowed this to happen. And I really still don't have an answer on that. But God did help us along this long journey in more ways than one. And possibly, I will write more about that on a future blog post. But, I am grateful for what is his arm right now! His bone is fully healed (when it was completely shattered). He has about 75% muscle control. And no infection!

So thank you for the prayers. These photos are answers to prayer! The journey isn't completely done yet on this, but I know we are most thankful for where it is right now.

Much Love for your prayers, love, and kindness!

The Taber Family!

Chatty, Fun Loving Toddler Turns 15 Months and other Updates

 

This guy - yes, this guy is 15 months old! My oh my! He is soo fun, even if he gets into trouble. He is curious and loves life. I love his excitement about even the littlest of things. But to him, they aren't little. For instance, just saying the word "Do you want to get your shoes on?" And he instantly squeals with delight "AH SI!" Which means Outside. He loves to go outside.

 

He is a strong willed boy too! He likes to do what he likes to do, and if you try to veer away from the norm, well, he will tell you about it. I always knew I would have a stubborn child like me! LOL! But, he is doing better about listening to us say "No." He doesn't always listen, but there are times he does, and so that is definite progress!

 

He is getting better about playing with toys on his own if we are busy with chores or making dinner, etc. So that's encouraging too. And many times, we will just find him sitting by himself "reading" a story.

 

We are learning some new stuff as well! He "dances" on his own now. He has this little march, two-step dance thing he does. Haha! It's so cute! He also has a recent obsession with trying to walk backwards. And even though we know he loves music and when Mommy sings songs to him, his interest in music and songs has deepened even more. Sometimes when I hug him or hold him, he sounds like he is trying to sing to me too. Or we are in the car, and I will hear him sound like he is trying to sing a song. I love it!

 

Caleb has been working on steps more and more to the point that he can walk up our steps outside our home by himself. He grabs the railing and does a great job going up the steps! We are working on going down steps as well, but not without holding Mommy or Daddy's hand. However, our stubborn boy thinks he can do it on his own sometimes, and last week, the boy decided to try going down a step when I thought he was doing something else, and he went down into some gravel. Poor kiddo. I love his independence and I love how he wants to do things for himself, but it is so hard to see him fall. And you'd think that would stop him from trying it again, but he is fearless.

 

Some new words he says (or improvements on words) since last month:

• Cacker for Cracker (this is definitely and improvement - it used to be Cack)
• Beal for belly
• Buba for bye-bye (when he chooses to say it)
• peee for puppy (this is when we see a puppy on a story)
• STA! for Stop! (this is a pretty recent thing where if he doesn't like something or if he hears me say stop, he says STA! very emphatically. In fact, I think I even heard him the other day say this to a little girl who got into a car toy he got out of (because it was her turn). LOL. He is definitely going to learn sharing.
• Go (not very often does he say this, but when I say let's go, he has said Go)
• Lite (I know I heard him say this for light before. Just once, but he did say it)
• Goke (yogurt - this is an improvement)
• Wawa for water. Not very often does he say this, but he has said it a few times now.
• Ah for up. This is when he wants us to pick him up for really anything. If he doesn't want to walk (which isn't often) or when he wants us to show him pictures on the walls or turn off the light.

Now even though he can't say these next words, he knows what they are when he sees them and can point to them when we go for a walk, etc. So even though he isn't actually saying the word, he knows what they are:

• moon (Every evening we go for a walk, and he always points to the moon. What's cool is that he recognizes the moon from stories he reads too. So when I say where is the moon when we are outside, he points right to the moon)
• He doesn't say the word light very often, but he knows what it is. He points right to a light when I ask where is the light. Or if I ask him to turn off the light, with me lifting him up, he knows that when he turns off the switch, a light goes out. So it's really cool to see him recognize that cause and effect.
• He knows what a penguin is - you'd think so with all the penguins he has in his room! LOL! But even though he can't really say that word, he knows what they are.
• He knows trees and points to them all the time when I say "where is the tree." He knows trees very well because we go outside so often.
• He knows the word shoes and knows that when we say Let's get your shoes on, he sits down beside me so I can put them on. He also knows shoes on means going outside too.

He is also able to climb up and down our couches all by himself. He still scares us by sometimes being to close to the end when he sits or tries to stand up, but he does it very well.

He definitely keeps us on our toes and is truly learning every single day. I love it! I love to see the wheels turning in his brain when he figures things out. Like for instance, when he said Cacker because we were trying to get him to say the word better than just cack, and he did it, we were all "YAY Caleb," and then he lifted his hands up in the air with excitement. He was even proud of himself too!

And in Todd updates - we are on our last, tiny scab on his elbow. Then no more open wounds! Woohoo! He will still be on pill antibiotics for the next couple of months, but this is great! hoping and praying that it stays that way. It's been 9 1/2 months since his accident, and we are ready for this all to be done!

So I leave you with a cute photo of my two guys! And also a cute photo of me and my little man! So grateful for both of these guys!

 

 

If Not Us, Then Who?

A little different than my normal blog posts. Most people won't even read this post. Especially because it is so "controversial." But, if I just let those "odds" determine everything I did, I wouldn't be where I am even now. And honestly, I felt pressed by God to share this.

Many know I am pro-life. And I can honestly say, I have felt an urgency in the past few weeks like I have never felt before to really speak out. Why put post after post on my wall about Planned Parenthood? What good will it do? What can Sarah Taber do for those babies? What can any Christian or any person that hates abortion do? I'm here to tell you - that YOU can make a difference. In fact, if I may be so bold, if you are a true Christian, you have an obligation to stand up for those little ones because they can't.

If you are like me, the videos that have been coming out on Planned Parenthood are disturbing and quite heartwrenching. I didn't enjoy watching those videos. I didn't enjoy watching the moral depravity set before me. I didn't enjoy seeing these workers laugh about "Oh, it's a boy" when they realize the baby parts they are going through were parts from a boy. I didn't enjoy seeing them lift up parts and pointing out how much each of those parts would get them as a group. I didn't enjoy hearing them say pretty clearly that sometimes babies are born before the procedure is done, and these are living, intact babies, and then they clearly will suffer and die alone because intact babies get more money. It's disgusting...it's heart wrenching....it's EVIL!

How many of you watched the videos? I don't blame you if you didn't. But, I think sometimes it is necessary to know what we are up against when we are fighting what is clearly a spiritual battle - between EVIL and GOOD. But if it feels too overwhelming, and if you feel it is easier to just be appalled and then forget. Yes - I guess that would be easier. It would be easier to get through life without thinking of the evil that is funded by our own tax dollars. It would be MUCH easier to forget and live life ignorant. I would rather live in a happy-go-lucky bubble. But, since you and I both know these things are going on (you can't avoid knowing it is occurring with social media), and if you avoid doing anything, are you not then saying it's okay? Are you not being complicit? It was that kind of attitude of "doing nothing" that led to the slaughter of millions of Jews.

Here are some facts you may not know - the current tally of babies killed since Roe vs. Wade is well over 55 million! This number of children killed is more than the number of people killed during the Holocaust in Germany and more than the number of people killed in the Armenian Holocaust combined.

I'm not saying you have to become one of those people on the streets screaming the end is near or anything like that. But, I believe that Christians have a moral responsibility to take a stand against evil. What does that entail? Well in this case with Planned Parenthood, what are some of things you can do? I came up with a list of things that my family does as some examples. Do one or some of these things, and you are helping in this fight.

• Spread awareness - post on your Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.
• Pray every single day against these injustices - with prayer, I believe God moves mountains. I believe that babies lives can be saved. I believe that things can be changed.
• Call/write your state representatives about defunding Planned Parenthood or to look into investigations
• Stop giving money to companies that fund Planned Parenthood. This list provided in the link below is an updated list of companies that support PP (although recently, American Express and The American Cancer Socity has also distanced themselves from them). That list can be found here: http://prolife.ie/news/2015/07/23/us-companies-distance-themselves-planned-parenthood. Maybe you think it is too hard to give up any of those things, but you can do it. My family is. We love Pepsi more than Coke products; however, Coke distanced themselves from PP. Pepsico did not. So we are making adjustments to our lives to avoid having any more of our money going to people that kill these babies.
• Volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center or donate baby clothes/money to them as these centers focus on helping women get the help they need to provide for those babies or put them up for adoption. Many of these centers also provide ultrasounds for women to see their unborn babies to help them understand their baby isn't a blob of tissue, but a LIFE!
• Go to a protest - Go with the intent to pray over the women that enter those abortion mills. Pray that the staff will have a change of heart and mind. It CAN happen. Abby Johnson is just one example of someone that was a Director for PP, and she stopped after she saw a baby at 13 weeks try to get away from the abortion suction device. She saw the life in that ultrasound and vowed to never be a proponent of abortion ever again. She changed. People can change.
• With that same thought - even if there isn't a scheduled protest. If you know of PP or abortion mill in your area, take a lunch break and walk over there and pray. Again - prayer can move mountains!
• Pray for legislation to change/propose new legislation to your representatives to allocate funding to go to those crisis pregnancy centers that focus on life, not death.
• Attend the March for Life in Washington D.C. once in your life. It is truly an amazing experience! I promise!
• If you know a woman that is struggling with whether or not she should keep a baby or not, be her support. And if she chooses life, be her support through the child's life. She is going to likely need support and help, and if we claim we care about life, we should care about them well after they are born. So show that compassion and love to those women who are choosing life even when it seems hard. Be the encouragement and help they need.
• Be a big proponent of adoption. And if you can, prayerfully consider adopting children. Not even just the children that are babies.
• Vote for candidates who actually live their lives as pro-life candidates.

Do you have any other suggestions?

It makes me sad that I know of Christians who would rather keep silent about this because it is so controversial than to do anything about it. Being sad about the unborn lives lost every day isn't enough. And it makes me sad that there are more people on the bandwagon to seek justice for a lion, than there are for these little babies. Why is that?! Where are the Christians?! If we are going to leave a mark in this world, do you want to be known for someone that just shrunk back in the shadows when evil is occurring, or do you want to be known as someone that stood strong and fought for little unborn babies everywhere? When we say nothing and do nothing, we act like those nations did when the Jews were being killed in Nazi Germany. This is OUR time!

So do it - make a difference for all of those babies. Their very lives depend on it!

Matthew West - "Do Something"