Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

As a single parent, I always entrusted by children to St. Joseph, to protect them as he protected Jesus and Mary since they did not have a dad active in their lives.  

In my room at home, I also have a small fetal model in the arms of my statue of St Joseph to symbolize my aborted son Joshua, safe within his arms along with the baby Jesus.

Sometimes, I do not think of him as often as I used to now that my sons are grown men, but I still do believe that he is watching over them… all three of them.

There is a quiet peacefulness in my heart regarding St. Joseph, an advocate in healing and a gentle source of comfort, knowing he is a protector.

As we celebrate his feast day today, may we thank God for the gift of this humble man, who by his trustful surrender, accepted Mary as his wife and nurtured and protected the child Jesus as he does each of us today.