Kindness Unto Life

Kindness Unto Life

Awhile back, we served a client who was 17, had a 2-year-old, and was pregnant. Our hearts went out to her as she talked through the details of her difficult situation. Then, she looked at us and said “I just cannot do this again!” Our client advocate gently reviewed her options with her, including the option of…

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10 Weeks, 10 Million Heartbeats

10 Weeks, 10 Million Heartbeats

There’s a prenatal education app we use with clients which has a live counter showing the number of heartbeats a preborn baby has had with each passing week. At 10 weeks that heartbeat counter starts at 10,787,551 beats, and goes up from there. So, in a nutshell, when a preborn baby is 10 weeks old – meaning 10 weeks…

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Babies, Little Children, and The Kingdom of God

Babies, Little Children, and The Kingdom of God

The mission at Align is that we align with God to proclaim the gospel of Jesus and champion the sacredness of human life. A tangible way we carry out our mission is through pregnancy center ministry, which draws our focus to babies and the precious parents who bring babies into this world. So, I guess it’s no wonder…

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Look Again

Look Again

When people consider women who are facing a crisis pregnancy, some might be tempted to lump them together and wonder “how anyone could be so flippant as to consider abortion”. But, friends, so many of the clients we encounter agonize deeply about their pregnancy decision. One abortion-determined client recently cried…

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A Soothing Special Delivery

A Soothing Special Delivery

One of our clients had a miscarriage several months ago, and has been grieving the loss of her baby. One day when she was feeling down, she thought maybe some flowers on her kitchen counter might cheer her up. So, she decided to go to the grocery store and buy herself some. Before she left, however, her doorbell rang. It…

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Setting our Minds

Setting our Minds

We recently served a client who was undecided about her pregnancy when she left us. A few weeks later she texted to say: “ I didn’t have an update to give you until recently. We decided to keep this baby.” She went on to say, “When I met you, I felt almost certain that my husband and I were not ready for another…

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