“My baby isn’t a year old yet, and I can’t handle another one—my boyfriend just left me.” Savannah let out a deep breath and held her head in her hands. “I hope I’m not too far along to take the abortion pill. My friend said it’s not really a baby yet if I’m only a few weeks pregnant.” We talked with…
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This advent season, I’ve been drawn to scripture to read again about the birth of Jesus. It never fails to amaze me that no matter how many times I read those verses, the Lord helps me see something new. This time, two short words really caught my attention - in Matthew 1:8: “Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place…
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"You should get an abortion." Her parents’ words rang in Kara’s ears as she sat in her car outside an Align Pregnancy Services location. She’d gotten pregnant after a sexual assault, and her parents didn’t want the baby to be a constant reminder. “After all, can anything good come out of rape?” they reasoned. But…
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I wonder how a woman who recently had an abortion might feel this time of year. Statistically, in Pennsylvania, nearly 600 women had an abortion just this past week. I wonder if these women, now that their babies aren’t with them anymore, might they be more keenly aware of babies at Christmas – even nativity scenes with…
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One of our pregnant clients and her boyfriend have a toddler daughter and they brought her along to their ultrasound appointment. The little girl was a delight! AND – she repeated everything she heard. At one point during the scan, the dad said, ‘There’s a baby in there!” That’s all it took. The little girl heard…
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Behold to Become: Reflecting on Jesus to Reflect Jesus. That’s something we’ve been pondering for the past several months at Align. We’ve been mindful of beholding Christ – seeing Him, listening to Him, allowing Him to fill us with a sense of wonder and awe. We behold Him as though we’re looking in a mirror……
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You may have heard the term “Sanctity of Human Life Sunday” before, or perhaps you’ve heard it as it’s acronym “SOHLS” (pronounced like “souls”). But what is it? Why acknowledge it? The commemoration of Sanctity of Human Life Sunday traces its roots to a U.S. Supreme Court decision made in 1973, and the…
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