About the Author

An Overdue Beginning & an Introduction

If you're reading this within the week or so of this post's being posted, chances are you already know me. But for those who've stumbled here otherwise, I figured I probably should introduce myself as I finally take the initiative and jump to get this thing rolling.

I'm Julie, a married mother of three boys. As I write this, they are 5 yrs., 3 yrs., and 6 weeks old, and all napping. As you can imagine, our home often feels more like a zoo than anything else, and I fully expect that to get more exaggerated before things calm down. I am also a Graphic Designer, currently working outside the home part-time. Though my perfectionist and procrastinator tendencies may make it difficult, I will be the primary blogger, but I hope to employ help from others in the future.

Having been raised Catholic and now as my husband and I raise our children in the same faith, pro-life issues hold a lot of weight for me. I come from a family where children have always been celebrated and welcomed: we would rather have a "fire hall wedding" than a to-the-nines affair if that's what it takes to have the kids included in the party. We know from experience that the blessing of children does not always come at the most convenient times. We also have seen that "waiting for the right time" can lead a couple to being denied the blessing altogether. It is stressful, to say the least, to bring a child into the world when you're already living paycheck to paycheck, your house is too small, or you thought you were beyond the child-rearing part of your life. Or maybe the mother is a child herself. Or maybe there are even more complicated problems.

And of course, pro-life issues don't stop at the birth of a child. Rather, they continue by caring for the poor, the hungry, the less fortunate. They continue through the natural end of life, no matter the age of a person or the person's mental capacity, physical capability, or any other qualifier.

Being pro-life doesn't mean having a by-the-book solution for every complicated situation. Rather, when pro-life beliefs are driven by a Biblical worldview, it means having a straight-forward answer to the challenge at hand. By keeping true to this life-affirming way of life, including the morality the Bible teaches, the question of Pro-Life vs. Pro-"Choice" is no question at all.

And that's the primary goal of this blog: to help honor the sanctity of life by sharing those answers, including the truth about abortion, euthanasia, and bio-ethical issues. I'm not sure where to start, but after six months since establishing this site, it's about time I run with it.