Don't you know what causes that?

I just wanted to let you know, I’m pregnant! Yeah, congratulations, I’m so happy for you! Is that what you just said? Oh sorry let me finish, I’m pregnant with my 6^th baby! Oh. Again? How many are you going to have? Don’t you know what causes that? Where does your husband work? He does work doesn’t he? Why would anyone want that many children? What do you already have? One boy and four girls!! What if this one is a girl? Five girls, wait till they are teenagers! Ha, ha, ha, is that what you were thinking?  Don’t worry I get it all the time.

 I hesitate to tell people I’m pregnant because I know what they are thinking, but it is so hard to contain my excitement. I know the value of my womb, I know the blessing of the life that is being formed inside of me, and I am honored to carry that life. With my history of miscarriage, I don’t even know if I will ever see the face of this life, but for now I am honored to have whatever joy, anticipation, and happiness this life brings me in the meantime.

 I am saddened by what is going on in our world, when it comes to the womb. We argue whether life in the womb is life or not life. We argue choice or child. We argue legal or illegal, what has this world come to when we start killing our own offspring?  We should not be arguing about whether abortion is okay or not, we should be arguing about the fact that this is even an argument.

Throughout the book of genesis men married, had children, those children married, had children, and so on. These family trees are so important. A fruitful womb for a woman was a blessing to her husband and a barren woman would cry out to God to open her womb so she would not be a shame to her husband. Children were considered a blessing and the womb was very valuable. These women knew the value of their wombs. Pharaoh tried killing all the Hebrew boys that were born but the midwives feared God and they would not do it.  Maybe if the abortion doctors feared God they would not listen to the law of the land either?

 But you know what, it wouldn’t even matter. Take away Planned Parenthood, doctors willing to do abortions, and abortion clinics. You are still left with women that don’t want their babies. Now that is the root of the issue. I’m telling you, we are focusing on the wrong things. The women of this world are crying out. How come no one has taught them the value of their womb? We are a product of multiple generations where priorities have been placed on careers and materialism. We say to our children, "Going to college is more important than having a family. Establishing your career is more important than having a family.  Being financially stable and buying all the things you desire is more important than starting a family. Wait until you fulfill all your selfish desires and then have one or maybe two children, but that is enough. You don’t want them to take too much of your time or money." Meanwhile our children can’t control their sexual desire. So we incorporate sex education into our schools and we say it is natural and okay to feel this way and you are probably going to give into these desires and that is okay. So when you do, just use birth control because you wouldn’t want a baby to mess up your materialistic driven future plans. So you wonder why when these girls end up pregnant they despise that life, they are afraid of what people will think of them, and worry about their future. Please I am begging you. Please stop this ridiculous immoral behavior. The key to stopping abortion starts in your own home! Please for the sake of our families. Teach your daughters the proper order and the amazing ability they have of bringing life into this world. “Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.” (Lamentations 4: 3) As a childbearing woman and a mother of four daughters this issue is close to my heart. So I write now to my daughters.

To my precious daughters, know your value, as a wife and as a mother. Grow up in training, instruction, and discipline to be a good mother and a loving wife. May this be your goal. There is no  greater position, and understanding your place, you will find true peace and contentment there. Seek a man that is like daddy, not just a God fearing man, but one that loves and cherishes you like he does. Make sure he sees the treasure he has found, when he finds you.  Remain pure. Get married young. Suppressing your sexual desires until your wedding day, will strengthen your marriage bond and will save you from many troubles. Know the value of your womb.  I pray that you will not take this for granted. If God blessings your womb with life see this for the gift it is. Take heed to the warning in Job 39: 14-17 pertaining to the ostrich, “which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, and forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; because god hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding”.  Plead with God for this true wisdom and understanding! He gives to all liberally. 

This is going to be the race least run. Run it with strength and integrity.

They say ha, ha, ha wait till they are teenagers. No, I will not wait till they are teenagers, I will start instructing them now to know the value of family and their womb. I will also show them by example. One day I will consider myself very blessed if my daughters face the same crowds.  Again? Don’t you know what causes that? And we will answer yes we do and we call him God.