Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

As always, "Silent no More "was great at the March thank to Georgette Forney and Janet Morano.It is so wonderful to meet up with other women and men from across the country speaking out about abortion's harm and the loss we have all shared.

I am just going to share a few thoughts I had while with SNM…they may be unique to me, or perhaps other felt them as well. In any case, this is what it brought up on my end… as we marched past the people gathered on the route, many
clapped (to show their support). I personally found that humbling
and hard to hear. I realize they wanted to give the people of SNM support and thank them for coming forward, but I kept praying uncomfortable that I was getting applauded for my gravest sin in spite of the fact that I knew it was for being public about it to show the truth.

Another thing that struck me this year were the people thanking us for being there(which they do every year).
While I truly understand and am grateful for their support , there is a
part of me that wanted to say to them, "You do not have to thank me…I
was his mom. That was my son I aborted. We are family and I am happy to be here claiming him as my own."

Lastly, as I stood in front of the Supreme Court and listened to many of the testimonies by those brave and wonderful women and men, I heard so much pain. I wondered if anyone was free of the pain and recognized how very blessed I am. I honestly do not feel pain anymore. Do I forget? Never. And I would never want to, that was my son who was aborted, but, when I think of him I do not feel pain anymore. do I wish it never happened? Of course, but I feel a joy and peace now when I think of my son Joshua. He is as alive to me as Jesus Christ, living with the Lord  and I communicate with him all the time,especially after receiving Communion.

I recognize what a great gift God has given me through my healing and my gratitude cannot be expressed enough. God who is Mercy itself has given me peace and I know that this healing, though it takes time, (as it did for me), is available to all post abortive women and men,and so when I hear some say they will suffer their entire lives I want to tell them, no you won't…you will remember your entire life as well you should, but God will take away your pain.

Jesus, I trust in You!