Heartbeats Matter

There is a new public service announcement out by Ashley Judd condemning Sarah Palin & the fact that she hunts wolves in Alaska. It shows extreme video footage of a helicopter following a wolf through a snowy landscape and within seconds bullets are shot slowly killing this innocent wolf. I am a softy for animals and it definitely made me sad. I could give you reasons that this is done in Alaska but will allow you to research that on your own. For that is not the point I am trying to make. It makes me even more sad to think that our country is more concerned about the lives of wolves living in Alaska than for the thousands of babies killed everyday. I only wish that I would be allowed to give a public service announcement on national television and show the horrific acts of the murder that take innocent HUMAN life. Why can't we praise a woman like Sarah Palin for rallying the gift of life, even when it is hard. A down syndrome child is not easy. An unplanned teen pregnancy is not easy. But, are we not much more valuable than mere animals? Yet, she is slain for killing wolves.
As I sit here & write this, I am overflowing with emotion. Mainly because I am carrying a sweet 13 week old baby within me and I know that it is alive & well. I heard the heartbeat yesterday for the first time and it was one of the most incredible sounds I have ever heard in these 29 year old ears. Over three years ago, when BG was in my womb- I did not understand the miracle of life as I do now. Watching my little baby grow up into a little girl has been nothing short of miraculous. Knowing that the heartbeat that began during the first weeks of her growing inside me and that it has never stopped beating is a miracle. Waiting for God to provide us with a child and then hearing the essence of life within you can stop you in your tracks. Life is a gift and a miracle.
I know I don't have to convince many of you on this fact- no matter where you stand politically. All I ask of you is to think about what this means for you, personally & inter-personally. If you are reading this & you have had an abortion in the past. God loves you & He forgives you. His grace is sufficient to cover all of our sins. But, what are we going to do with our sadness, outrage, and disappointment? I have a few things up my sleeve that I pray will come to fruition in the coming months. Please pray that God will move and allow doors to be open. Also, pray for your hearts to be moved to action. Hopefully, you will be able to join me in the coming months to help bring about change in our country for the heartbeats that do matter to God.