How His Life Changed Mine!

My tall, strong, handsome son turned 18 this month and informs me that, soon, he'd like to try a place of his own. Where did the years go? In some ways it seems he's always been with me, but in others, it seems like yesterday when he was born!

I sit and remember so many adorable things he's said and done over the years. What a blessing!! I survived many hard times because he was there to love and care for me.

It sure didn't turn out the way people said it would. I was pregnant and unmarried at age 17. Having broken up with my boyfriend, I had to face it alone, afraid and confused. My parents, as many do, said that if I had the baby I would no longer be able to live at home. Everyone around me said I should have an abortion because a baby would tie me down and ruin my life. No man, they said, would want to marry into a "ready made" family.

Even two months into my pregnancy I loved my child very dearly. After I decided to keep my baby, people continued to tell me I would regret my decision, as if having a baby was a curse.

In the past, I'd never really felt there was much to live for. I took drugs and was careless with my life because I just didn't care. The life inside me changed all that. Now that someone was depending on me, I no longer wanted to take drugs, drink, or be careless with my life. I didn't want him to grow up and do those things, so I had to be an example! Eventually, I sought the Lord and became a Christian because I felt responsible for his spiritual well-being.

Through the years I've thought what a terrible loss to me had I chosen to abort this precious life. It was legal and so terribly accessible. We have all heard that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. So is abortion!