Rejecting Abortion: A16-Year-Old’s Selfless Act of Love
LOVE :: {luhv} noun, verb, loved,
lov-ing, a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a
parent, child, or friend.
I’m one of those people that can
throw around that word a lot. LOVE. My husband. My kids. My girl friends. My Embrace Grace
mommas. My grandmother. My housekeeper (she’s amazing). “I LOVE
YOU!”
January of 2011 began a season that
awakened my heart and opened my eyes to a profound level of LOVE that I had
never encountered before. This stirring happened from the most unlikely of
sources that eventually turned into a friendship that I will treasure forever.
Her name was Jayd.
When I met Jayd, she was pregnant
with a baby girl. Every time I saw her she would be talking about her baby
nonstop with so much enthusiasm. She loved to proudly show off her sonogram
photos to anyone that she could. She loved hearing her baby’s heartbeat and
talking about her doctor appointments. She updated me on her baby’s growth in
utero and how her baby was developing. She always would grab my hands to feel
her belly when her baby would kick. She loved throwing out ideas for her baby’s
first and middle name and see what her friend’s thoughts were. Her heart was
filled with anticipation and excitement just like every momma does during her
pregnancy … but her situation was a little different than what you would
expect.
Jayd was only 16 years old.
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