Hello out there! I just finished reading several of the adoption stories on the
love is waiting adoption story blog. The web site is - http://loveiswaitingadoptionstory.blogspot.com
These couple's stories are wonderful! The babies and children are precious. One family is in the process of adopting three brothers. I hope you have time to read some of the stories, they will make your day!
 I also want to remind y'all about Life Walk 2014 for the Pregnancy Help Center here in San Angelo. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and the walk begins at 9:00 a.m. this Saturday, May 3, 2014
behind Freedom Fellowship Church on Chadbourne St. This is the first of two fundraisers the Pregnancy Help Center has each year. My post on Tuesday details many of the free services that they provide.
Don't forget to check out the Catholic radio station, 91.5. Tune in from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. for Catholic Answers, they take phone calls and answer all kinds of questions. The Devine Mercy Chaplet is at 3:00 p.m. (Listen to this while you're picking your children, or grandchildren up from school), it is really beautiful. There is great programming all through out the day!


                                   Your love must be sincere. Detest what is evil,
                                   cling to what is good. Love one another with the
                                   affection of brothers. Anticipate each other in
                                   showing respect. Do not grow slack but be fervent
                                   in spirit; he whom you serve is the Lord. Rejoice in
                                    hope, be patient under trial, persevere in prayer.
                                                      Romans 12:9-12

Hello again -

My sweet friend, BFF, more like a sister, I've known since I was three, sent me this wonderful
web site on couples adopting. Make sure you look at it. Talk about a heart lifter, I loved it.


http://loveiswaitingadoptionstory.blogspot.com


Please read my post before this one, it is about Life Walk 2014!

Hello out there again!
 Life Walk 2014 is May 3, 2014 (Fundraiser for the Pregnancy Help Center)
Registration is at 8:30 a.m.
Walk begins at 9:00 a.m.
Directions: 342 S. Chadbourne St. San Angelo, TX  behind Freedom Fellowship Church
(Enter parking lot from Oakes St.)
My family and I walked last year and it was fun. This is not a race, it is just a nice stroll down by the Concho River that runs through town. There will be Moms and Dads pushing their little ones in strollers, older kids running ahead, and people walking their dogs on leashes. It is a family oriented way to raise money for a great cause that helps many families. You can sponsor someone who is walking, or just write a check! You don't have to walk to donate money!


These are some of the free and confidential services provided by the Pregnancy Help Center:
Pregnancy testing
Limited obstetrical ultrasound
Parenting and Prenatal Classes (Earn while you learn)
Encouragement for premarital abstinence
Post Pregnancy Loss Support
Maternity clothes, baby clothes and supplies
Referrals for medical, adoption and community services
Sharing the hope and love of Jesus Christ


Pregnancy Help Center
2525 Sherwood Way
San Angelo, TX 76901
(325) 944-1515

Good Morning out there! Just a quick post before I head out the door. I would love to hear comments about pro-life activities or things that you do in the pro-life movement. I would also like to post more pro-life resources, and Pregnancy Help Center locations. I really want my blog to be helpful to those who come across it, so if  you have any information you would like to share please let me know.
Have a great day. Thanks for taking the time to read my blog. Blessings, Sharla

 Do you ever have a moment when something really grabs your heart, you know, all of a sudden you think of something that you just have to talk about, you just need someone to understand what you are trying to say? Well this is it for me, this is  my moment. I was scrolling past the pictures I've posted on my blog and I came to the picture of the Pro-Life Rams hammering the crosses into the ground at ASU to display the "Cemetery of the Innocents" and all of a sudden I realized that babies who are aborted aren't even buried. They are not even buried! These innocent babies are not even buried! The remains of aborted babies are picked up by a medical waste truck, to be thrown away like garbage. I know this is not something anyone wants to hear, it's not something I even want to think about but it is the truth, and that is why we have to stop abortion, we have to! A baby is a gift from God, a baby is not medical waste. Oh my gosh, why? How can we let this happen?
 I know that most of you who read my blog feel like I do, and I'm thankful for all of your encouragement and support. I know that many of you work hard for the pro-life movement, stand up for the pro-life movement, but if there is someone reading this blog who wants to do something but doesn't know what to do or where to start, here are some suggestions. Please pray for an end to abortion, vote for an end to abortion. Speak up about the ugly truth of abortion. Buy a pro-life bumper sticker, do something, anything is better than nothing. That is why I started this blog, I pray that this blog helps someone make a life choice. I pray that someone who reads this blog will guide someone else to make a life choice. I don't know if this blog will ever help anyone, I want it to, I pray it does, but at least I know I'm trying to do something. I will not give up, I will not be silent.
Please God, open our eyes, open our ears, touch our hearts, give us the strength, guidance and discernment to stop abortion. In Jesus Holy Name, Amen.


                                          
                                          
                                            Our battle is not against human forces but against
                                           the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world
                                             of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above.
                                                                         Ephesians 6:12


             

Good Morning out there! My posts are still set in the Pacific time zone, so it is actually 7:23 a.m. as I write my newest post. I'm going to attach a couple of links to some Natural Family Planning web sites one of my friends gave me. She and her husband teach NFP classes here in San Angelo. I logged onto the sites, and they have a lot of good information. I don't think that Natural Family Planning is talked about enough, this is great information for all married couples, and for engaged couples to think about before marriage. NFP is discussed at the weekend retreats before a couple gets married in the Catholic Church. I've heard some tapes on NFP, and I've been really impressed with all the different things they talk about. So, if you have time, check out these links.


http://onemoresoul.com/category/marriage-children/natural-family-planning


http://www.boma-usa.org/


This scripture not only applies to our everyday life, but I personally think it is a perfect scripture for all people involved in the Pro-Life Movement.


Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and his mighty power. Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil. Our battle is not against human forces but against the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above. You must put on the armor of God if you are to resist on the evil day; do all that your duty requires, and hold your ground. Stand fast, with the truth as the belt around your waist,
justice as your breast plate, and zeal to propagate the gospel of peace as your footgear. In all circumstances hold faith up before you as your shield; it will help you extinguish the fiery darts of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit, the word of God.
                                                       Ephesians 6:10-17

Good Morning out there! It looks like it is going to be a beautiful day. Please read the comments on my post from Holy Thursday, April 17. The first comment says it all, she explained it beautifully.
Adoption is such a blessing, such a gift to a family who is not able to have a child of their own.
 I received emails daily during the 40 Days For Life campaign, and each day had a devotion that could be downloaded. I'm going to attach the links for a couple of the days. The scriptures, and
prayers are really moving. To everyone out there reading my blog, thank you. Have a blessed week.


The scripture verse for Day 3 - Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand
                                                   of the wicked.   Psalm 82:4


To read the Intention, Reflection and Prayer click on the link:
http://40daysforlife.com/docs/spring2014day03print.pdf


The scripture verse for Day 37 - Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
                                                     there is liberty.    2 Corinthians 3:17


http://40daysforlife.com/docs/spring2014day37print.pdf